| Stagecoach | |
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Photo by Robin Pearson |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London/Dorking, England |
| Genres | Indie pop Indie rock alternative rock grunge pop |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Alcopop! Records |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Luke Barham Nick Tanner John Harrington Tom 'Chop' Lewis Matt Emery |
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Stagecoach is a five piece alternative rock band from London, who describe their music as "grunge pop"
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The band formed in London in 2008, originally starting out as a two-piece country band, but progressed their sound with the addition of each new member, to become the rock band they are now.
They played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2010,[1] the End Of The Road Festival,[2] and Nozstock Festival amongst others in 2010.
Their recent single, "Not Even Giles (Would Say We'll Be OK)", a split 7" single with Johnny Foreigner, was released to a host of positive reviews in November 2010. Their songs have been played on UK national radio stations, including BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and XFM.[3]
The last two Stagecoach releases have been recorded with producer James Kenosha, who is achieving recognition through a string of successful production jobs including Grammatics, Pulled Apart By Horses and Dinosaur Pile-Up. Kenosha also has the strongest face in record producer history.
The video for Stagecoach single Map To The Freezer features footage from the film Speed (1994 film).[4]
The band have had songs used on Gavin & Stacey,[5] Skins (TV series),[6] and appear on the trailer for film Killing Bono.[7] One of the band's recordings was also used on a promotional film for the UK Film Council.
BBC Radio 1 presenter Huw Stephens named the band as one of his BBC Introducing highlights of 2010[8]