| Christian Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christian Guy Hardy Perrins |
| Born | June 7, 1979 |
| Origin | Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | Indie |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2005 - Present |
| Associated acts | The Leisure Society, The Climbers, Sons of Noel and Adrian |
| Notable instruments | |
| Piano, Guitar, Banjo | |
Christian Hardy (born June 7, 1979) is a British singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He performs in The Leisure Society and is a member of Brighton's Willkommen Collective. His full name is Christian Guy Hardy Perrins.
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Christian produced The Leisure Society's debut album 'The Sleeper' (released March 30, 2009) with Nick Hemming, a friend from Burton Upon Trent. The album entered the iTunes folk chart at number one and received lavish critical praise,[1] going on to be named iTunes Singer/Songwriter album of 2009 and a Rough Trade Album Of The Year.[2]
The album was picked out by Brian Eno as his favourite record from a new band, prompting a meeting with Christian and Nick at his London studio.[3]
The first single from the album, 'The Last of the Melting Snow', was released on December 15, 2008, receiving an Ivor Novello nomination for 'Best Song Musically & Lyrically'[4] plus extensive radio play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.[5] Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show.[6] Lauren Laverne's 6 Music show[7] and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show, where they were voted 'Record of the Week' by listeners with a record 90% of the vote.[8] The track has also been championed by Elbow frontman Guy Garvey who named it his favourite song of 2008.[9] The second single by The Leisure Society is called 'A Matter Of Time' and was released on March 16, 2009. Like the first single, it was voted 'Record Of The Week' on Radcliffe & Maconie's show. The Leisure Society signed to UK label 'Full Time Hobby' in July 2009 and re-released 'The Sleeper' with bonus EP 'A Product Of The Ego Drain' on October 5, 2009. The third single 'Save It For Someone Who Cares' was also nominated for the Ivor Novello in the same category as the previous year.[10]
In November 2009 Willkommen Records announced that they would be releasing 'The Good Ship' by 'The Climbers'.[11] BBC 6 Music DJs such as Marc Riley and Guy Garvey gave the record early radio play and very positive feedback and it received a very warm critical reception upon its release.[12]
Hardy wrote, performed and produced the Christian Silva album Onward! which was released in April 2008 by UK label Something In Construction (home to The Silent League, Loney, Dear and Air France).[13] Several tracks were mixed by Dave Bascombe (Funeral For A Friend, Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen). The album received glowing critical acclaim[14] and was featured in the ABC TV drama series Brothers & Sisters.[15] In 2008 Christian Silva toured with The Silent League, White Rabbits, Peter, Bjorn & John and Maps.[16]
Christian Silva
The Leisure Society
Sons of Noel and Adrian
The Climbers
Showaddywaddy
The Silent League