The Lodger (band)
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| The Lodger | |
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 The Lodger
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Leeds, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Years active | 2005 — present |
| Label(s) | Angular Recording Corporation, Slumberland Records, Fabtone Records, Noise Deluxe, Double Dragon, Dance to the Radio, Fabtone, On The Bone, Dogbox, Wrath |
| Website | thelodger.net |
| Members | |
| Ben Siddall (Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards) Joe Margetts (Bass Guitar) Bruce Renshaw(Drums/Percussion) |
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| Former members | |
| Lisa Harker (Bass Guitar) Katie James (Drums) |
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The Lodger was formed inside the mind of Ben Siddall inside the squalor of an LS6 bedsit.
After 3 sold-out limited 7s ("Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion" Dance to the Radio, "Watching" Double Dragon, "Let Her Go" Angular Records) and touring around the UK and Europe with bands such as The Long Blondes and The Research, the group released their debut album “Grown-Ups”, produced by Alan Smyth and James Ford, in June 2007 on Angular Records in the UK, Slumberland Records in the US, Fabtone in Japan and Speak N Spell in Australia.
Critical acclaim for the album followed, particularly on the blogs; the band have featured heavily on the elbo.ws charts since the release along with heavy rotation on US college radio and other stations worldwide.
The album was voted as 62nd best of 2007 on www.amazon.com and 95th in Woxy.com's Top 97 of '07.
The Lodger recently completed their first tour of the USA in October 2007 and then entered the studio to record their 2nd album in November.
The 2nd album is titled "Life Is Sweet" and will be released later in 2008.
[edit] Band Members
- Ben Siddall: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
- Joe Margetts: bass guitar
- Bruce Renshaw: the drums, percussion
- Timothy Corbridge: lap steel, 2nd guitar
[edit] Discography
CD compilation - Dance to the Radio: Leeds featuring Unsatisfied (Dance to the Radio) April 2005
7" single - Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion (Dance to the Radio) May 2005
Split 7" single - Getting Special (Wrath) June 2005
CD compilation on front of Thee Humbug Issue 3 featuring Unsatisfied (Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation) September 2005
7" single/download - Watching/Not So Fast (Double Dragon) December 2005
CD compilation - What We All Want featuring You Got Me Wrong (Dance to the Radio) February 2006
7" single/download - Let Her Go (Angular Recording Corporation) May 2006
CD compilation - Blue Skies Up: Welcome to the New Pop Revolution featuring Not So Fast (Dogbox) May 2006
CD compilation - Future Love Songs featuring Simply Left Behind (Angular Recording Corporation) Nov 2006
CD compilation - On the Bone Vol 1 featuring Let's Make A Pact (On the Bone) Feb 2007
Download single - Kicking Sand/Centuries (Angular Recording Corporation) Apr 2007
CD/LP/download album - Grown-Ups (released in various countries through Fabtone, Angular Recording Corporation, Noise Deluxe, Slumberland, Speak N Spell/Etch N Sketch) May 2007
