| Joe Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph Edwards |
| Born | The Wirral, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupations | Bassist, Backing Vocals |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Labels | Deltasonic Records |
| Associated acts | The Rascals, The Little Flames |
| Website | [1] |
Joe formed The Little Flames, playing bass, with Eva Petersen (Vocals), Miles Kane (Guitar), Greg Mighall (Drums) and Mat Gregory (Guitar) in December 2004. The band went on to be vaguely successful, achieving comparisons to The Coral and high profile fans such as the Arctic Monkeys. They also went on to tour with bands like The Coral, The Zutons, The Dead 60s and Arctic Monkeys. However, the band decided to go their separate ways following a dispute with their label over their musical direction.
Three of the existing Little Flames members, decided to take a new direction, taking up the initiative from the Little Flames.[1] With Kane on vocals and lead guitar, Mighall on drums and Joe Edwards on bass guitar and occasional backing vocals, they formed The Rascals. Kane has taken the main songwriting duties for the band. The band who had known each other from childhood, continued where The Little Flames had left off, still signed with Deltasonic Records, only with less members this time. They were adamant to keep their own distinct sound of 'beautiful pop melodies' with a 'psychedelic quirk' and a 'compelling and unique dark underlying spirit'1. They released their debut EP in December 2007, just 7 months after they got together. Entitled Out of Dreams it featured 4 tracks, but did not achieve chart success. Yet they soon became tipped to be one of the bands of 2008, championed in particular by NME, following a well received support slot on Arctic Monkeys' 2007 tour. Their first album Rascalize was released on 23 June 2008.
The Rascals have a small role in the upcoming film Awaydays playing an Echo & the Bunnymen cover, Miles has several lines such as "Sorry, I have to help the guys with the gear..." The band are managed by Mighall's brother, Jay Mighall.