Liam Bailey

Liam Bailey (born in Nottingham, England) is an English musician, who has released three EPs; So Down, Cold, 2am Rough Tracks & "Its Not The Same". Bailey also co wrote & performed on the Chase & Status single "Blind Faith", which was released on 24 January 2011 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number five in the UK Singles Chart & the song Big Man which was released late 2012. Bailey's debut single "You Better Leave Me" was released on 2 March 2011 on Polydor. It was chanpioned by British DJ Zane Lowe. Along with his collaborations with DJ Fresh & Delilah he is known for his work with Shy FX which including two remix's of You Better Leave Me & a new single Soon Come which has been given massive praise from David Rodigan, Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and more.

Bailey is noted for his soul, reggae, blues vocals & has been compared to Otis Redding, Dennis Brown, Jimmy Hendrix & BB King. Its Not The Same was released by Polydor in 2011 but no promotion was put in place by both parties. According to his Twitter account Bailey has stated that he intends his album to have a "Heavy Soul" 'Duppy Rock" sound.

Career

In 2008 he was a member of the folk collective - The Accidental, On their Album - There were wolves, along with Hannah Caughlin, Stephen Cracknell and Sam Genders [formally of Tunng]. In 2010, Bailey released two EPs; 2am Rough Tracks and So Down, Cold on Lioness.^[1] Recorded entirely by Bailey and his guitar, the debut EP 2am Rough Tracks was released on 23 September 2010, following the recording some weeks before. The three track consisted of "Your Heart's Not Safe", "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want". This was followed by a second three track EP So Down, Cold, released through Lioness on 29 November 2010. So Down, Cold featured the tracks; "Fool Boy", "Breaking Out" and "So Down, Cold".^[2] He has been performing around the world with Chase & Status since 2010.

The video for single ‘When Will They Learn’ was shot with Bailey's friends in Nottingham for the relatively small sum of £1,750.^[3] Manager Sarah Stennett told HitQuarters that its homegrown, low-key nature was a perfect fit saying: "The video with Liam is amazing because his friends capture him so well. He was signed to a major label previously and they never quite captured it."^[3]

Discography

Extended Plays

As featured artist

Singles

Notes

• ^A - The track was released as a free download from his website.

References

1. ↑ Lester, Paul (11 June 2010). "New band of the day – No 806: Liam Bailey". The Guardian (London). 
2. ↑ Liam Bailey: Soul pride
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Interview with Sarah Stennett (part 2)". HitQuarters. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013. 
4. ↑ 2am Rough Tracks: Liam Bailey: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
5. ↑ So Down, Cold: Liam Bailey: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
6. ↑ 5 February 2011 - UK Singles Chart - Top 40 The Official Charts Company, Retrieved 2011-01-31.
7. ↑ 5 February 2011 - UK Dance Chart - Top 40 The Official Charts Company, Retrieved 2011-01-31.
8. ↑ Denmark Singles Chart - Chase & Status ft. Liam Bailey 'Blind Faith' - Chart Details, Retrieved 2011-03-04.

External links

• Official website
• Liam Bailey video interview in the Virgin Red Room
• Liam Bailey interview, LeftLion magazine, May 2011