| The Montrose Avenue | |
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Thirty Days Out album cover |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Wokingham, Berkshire, England |
| Genres | British rock |
| Years active | 1996–1999 |
| Past members | |
| Robert Lindsey-Clark Scott James Paul Williams James Taylor Matt Everitt |
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The Montrose Avenue were a British rock band, formed in 1996[1] and were based in Wokingham, Berkshire. The group were composed of lead singer and guitarist Robert Lindsey-Clark, pianist, guitarist and vocalist Scott James, vocalist and guitarist Paul Williams, bassist James Taylor and drummer Matt Everitt who left Menswe@r to join the group. The Montrose Avenue were signed to a major label, but never made a commercial breakthrough.
James and Williams met at school in Reading, and first performed together as a duo covering material by The Byrds and Moby Grape. They met Lindsey-Clark at a folk club and the trio formed Montrose Avenue in 1996. Taylor and Everitt then completed the line-up and signed a recording contract with Columbia Records the following year. The limited edition She's Looking For Me EP, released in 1997, charted at #118 in the UK singles chart.[2] This was then followed by their first mainstream single in March 1998, in which "Where Do I Stand" proved to be their only top 40 hit, charting at #38.[2] "Shine" then followed up three months later charting at #59,[2] before their final single "Start Again" released in October, charted at #58.[2]
Their only album, Thirty Days Out, was released a week after the release of "Start Again" on 24 October 1998 before charting at #102 in the UK and at #69 in Japan.[2][3] Despite establishing a cult following in the Far East, The Montrose Avenue never released another album only to disband in 1999.[1] James later went on to work with Welsh rock band Stereophonics as a touring guitarist between 2001–2004, while also appearing in the band's music videos "Have a Nice Day" and "Step On My Old Size Nines".[4] Everitt now works on the news team at radio station BBC 6 Music after starting off at London-based rock station XFM.[5] Before working in radio and after The Montrose Avenue disbanded, Everitt was a music journalist.[5]
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