Spector (band)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spector

Spector performing at The Leadmill in Sheffield, United Kingdom
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres Indie rock
Years active 2011–present
Labels Fiction Records
Website spector.co.uk
Members Fred Macpherson
Thomas Shickle
Jed Cullen
Danny Blandy
Past members Christopher Burman

Spector is a four-piece indie rock[1][2] band from London,[3] composed of Frederick Macpherson (vocalist previously of Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man), Thomas Shickle (bass), Jed Cullen (synth, guitar) and Danny Blandy (drums).[4] The band's debut album Enjoy It While It Lasts reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart and went to number one on the Official Record Store Chart on the week of its release.[5]

The group's musical output has been compared to a variety of artists by areas of the media, with The Guardian describing them as "somewhere between Roxy Music and the Strokes, The Killers and Kanye West, Pulp and Frank Sinatra",[3] and NME delineating them as "reminiscent of The Walkmen mainlined into The Killers’ chugga-train drive."[6]

History

Formed in 2011 by former Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man frontman Fred MacPherson, Spector practiced and performed their first gigs in Efes Snooker Club in East London.[7] Later that year, they were granted a session on BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens's radio show, and performed on the BBC Introducing stage at the 2011 Reading and Leeds Festival.[8]

They appeared on the live broadcast of Later... with Jools Holland on 22 November 2011[9][10] and performed their single "What You Wanted".[11] On the longer, Friday-night show later that week they performed "Chevy Thunder" as well as "Never Fade Away", and it was announced that they would be releasing an album in 2012.[11]

On 5 December 2011, the BBC announced that Spector had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll.[8]

The band performed a headline UK tour in February 2012 and played as a support act for Florence and the Machine's March 2012 tour.[9] Spector also performed their first gig in America at the Coachella Festival in April 2012.[12]

After releasing new single "Celestine" on 20 May 2012,[13] the band revealed that their debut album would be called Enjoy It While It Lasts.[14] The album was released on 13 August 2012 to mixed reviews, reaching number 12 in the UK Album Charts and topping the Official Record Store Chart.

In August 2012, the band played at the Reading and Leeds Festival for the second time, this time on the much larger NME/Radio 1 stage. Following the two dates, Spector announced album track "Friday Night, Don't Ever Let It End" would be released as a single on Monday 12 November 2012.[15] The release date was later changed to Monday 31 December.[16] A music video for the single, directed by Alan Del Rio, was released on 7 October 2012.[17]

In October 2012, Spector embarked on promotional tours in Singapore and Malaysia respectively, sponsored by Topman and Universal Music Asia. Following this, the band underwent their third UK tour, supported by British indie rock bands Swim Deep, Splashh and LULS.

Spector performed at XFM's 'Winter Wonderland' event in December 2012, alongside acts including Bloc Party, Maximo Park and Everything Everything.[18] Frontman Fred Macpherson was nominated in the "Best Twitter" and "Villain of the Year" categories at the 2013 NME Awards.[19] In March 2013, the band performed as main support act for Suede at an Alexandra Palace concert.[20]

It was announced on 12 July 2013 that Christopher Burman had left the band, with touring members set to fulfil his duties on guitar & synthesizer in upcoming concert dates.[21] The group are set to perform at the Reading & Leeds Festival for the third consecutive year in August 2013.[22]

Discography

Singles

  • "Never Fade Away" – 29 April 2011[23]
  • "What You Wanted" – 19 September 2011[24]
  • "Grey Shirt and Tie" – 5 December 2011[25]
  • "Chevy Thunder" - 26 January 2012
  • "Celestine" - 20 May 2012
  • "Friday Night, Don't Ever Let It End" - 31 December 2012

EPs

  • "The Luv Luv Luv Singles" - 20 November 2011

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[26]
Enjoy It While It Lasts 12

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2011 BBC Sound of 2012 Sound of 2012[8] Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Suh, Jennifer (11 January 2012). "New indie rock band Spector hits the music radar". Daily North Western. Retrieved 15 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ Kitty Empire, Killian Fox and Rebecca Nicholson (1 January 2011). "Our music tips for 2012: Spector, Noah Stewart and Cold Specks". The Observer. Retrieved 15 February 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lester, Paul (26 May 2011). "New Band of the Day: Spector (1,031)". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  4. ↑ Gourlay, Dom (19 December 2006). "DiScover: Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  5. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/spector-top-the-official-record-store-chart-1539/
  6. ↑ "Radar Band Of The Week No:59 - Spector". NME. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  7. ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/watch/meet-spector
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 BBC - Sound of - 2012 - Spector
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Spector announce headline February 2012 UK tour – ticket details". NME. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Artists who have appeared on Later...". BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Later... with Jools Holland". Series 39. Episode 9. 22 November 2011. BBC Two.
  12. ↑ http://www.prefixmag.com/features/at-the-drive-in-coachella-dr-dre-jeff-mangum-santigold-snoop-dogg-spector-the-vaccines-wu-lyf-yuck/coachella-2012-highlights/64430/
  13. ↑ Twitter / Spector: Hello 'music fans'. Spector's
  14. ↑ Twitter / Spector: Our début album: "Enjoy It
  15. ↑ http://www.mediaessentials.co.uk/2012/09/spector-announce-next-single-friday-night-dont-ever-let-it-end/
  16. ↑ "Spector - Our Take Five feature continues as Spector drummer Danny Blandy picks his dream five-a-side team". Sky Sports News. 14 November 2012. 
  17. ↑ Del Rio, Alan. "Spector - Friday Night, Don’t Ever Let It End". Retrieved 10 October 2012. 
  18. ↑ http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/winterwonderland/manchester-headliner-revealed-for-xfms-winter-wonderland-with-rocksmith
  19. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a462143/nme-awards-2013-winners-in-full-arctic-monkeys-the-killers-more.html
  20. ↑ http://hootingandhowling.com/live-suede-spector-temples-alexandra-palace-london-300313/
  21. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=613738391992665&set=a.254992997867208.68129.185764688123373&type=1
  22. ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/69942
  23. ↑ "Luvluvluv online Store". Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  24. ↑ "Luvluvluv online Store". Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  25. ↑ "Luvluvluv online store". Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  26. ↑ "SPECTOR - Artist - Official Charts". Retrieved 2 September 2012. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.