The LaFontaines

The LaFontaines are a five piece Scottish band from Motherwell.^[1] Their style is a unique blend of hip-hop and rock. They made their break in 2011 at T in the Park. Although so far their career has been relatively brief, they have gained a huge fan base all over the UK. The band are named after American voice actor, Don LaFontaine.^[2] They signed with the Manchester based record company, LAB Records in 2013.^[3] The band consists of the frontman Kerr Okan, guitarists Iain Findlay,Darren McCaughey, bassist John Gerrard and drummer Jamie Keenan. The band picked up the Best Live Act award at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards.^[4] In 2013 they won the Big Apple award and they were picked to perform in New York as part of the Scotland week.Furthermore they been hailed as 'the best live band in Scotland' by the Sunday Mail.^[5] Throughout their career so far, the band has supported the likes of: Twin Atlantic, All Time Low, The Ting Tings, 3OH!3, The Blackout, N-Dubz, The Cool Kids, Professor Green and Tinchy Stryder.^[6] The band’s lyrical content is often a social commentary on today’s modern culture. Their record ‘All She Knows’ produced by Matt O’ Grady, secured daytime airplay on BBC Radio 1 as well as commercial stations across the UK. It received its audio premier on the Rock Sound website, which earned the band a double page feature in the national newspapers, Sunday Mail and The Sun.

Performances

The band has performed all over the UK and Europe. Their biggest festival was appearance was at T in the Park (2014) where they played in the King Tut's tent. Some of their other festival appearances across the UK are at Belladrum, Crooked Ways, Redfest and Underground Festival. More live performances around the UK are: at Barrowland Ballroom (Glasgow), at the Ironworks (Inverness), at The Garage (Glasgow), at Wickerman Festival (Dumfries), at the Glasshouse (Glasgow), at the Stereo (Glasgow) and at 02 ABC(Glasgow). Also, in 2012 they performed at the O2 Academy Oxford in Oxford (England).They joined George Watsky on his full European tour through September & October 2014, including dates in Denmark, Germany, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Austria.The band has also played in New York City as part of Scotland Week.^[7] Their latest appearance was at O2 ABC Glasgow on October 31, 2014.^[8]

European Tour 2014

The LaFontaines joined the rapper George Watsky on his European tour in 2014. In more details, their performances were:

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Singles

The LaFontaines have released three records. Their first single, "Light up the Background" was released in June 2012, followed by their second single "All She Knows" the following year. Their latest single "Under the Storm" was released in April 2014; this track was chosen as the soundtrack to T in the Park's viral announcement video.^[10] These albums are available to be purchased from iTunes, Amazon and all major digital retailers. Also to accompany their records they have a Sound Cloud account which allows people to access pieces of their music. The LaFontaines are currently working on new music however no dates have been set for its release.

VEVO

The LaFontaines have their own VEVO channel in YouTube. Their channel counts more than 1000 subscribers. Most of their videos have more than 60,000 views. Alongside this they also have a channel with all their tracks and a clip from the T in the park 2013 live concert on the BBC's website.^[11] Their most viewed songs on their BBC channel are "All She Knows" and "Under the Storm".

Music Videos

Paper Chase - Light Up The Background - Shark In The Water - All She Knows - Under The Storm.

All videos were directed by Oscar Sansom - The Forest of Black.

Upcoming Events

The LaFontaines debut album is scheduled for release in 2015!

References

External links

• The LaFontaines Official Site
• The LaFontaines at iTunes.
• TheLaFontainesVEVO channel on YouTube.