The Hoosiers
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| The Hoosiers | |
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| Image:HoosiersClubNMEglasgow.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Pop rock, Odd Pop (invented by the band.) |
| Label(s) | RCA Label Group |
| Website | http://www.thehoosiers.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Irwin Sparkes Martin Skarendahl | |
The Hoosiers (formerly known as The Hoosier Complex) are an English indie pop band from Reading, Berkshire and Sweden. The band members are Irwin Sparkes (vocals, guitar), Martin Skarendahl (bass) and Alfonso (Alan) Sharland (drums). Their first single "Worried About Ray" reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2007. Their second single "Goodbye Mr A" reached #4 in the UK in October. On 22 October, 2007 they released their debut album The Trick to Life which reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart.
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[edit] History
Hailing from Exeter, Reading and Stockholm, the band claim to create a sound that they call "we want to be indie but we're not cool enough", combining a number of musical genres. The band members cite their influences as The Cure, Jeff Buckley, The Flaming Lips and XTC.
According to their band biography, Sharlando and Sparkes spent some time in the United States, encouraged by their chemistry teacher, in an attempt to broaden their horizons. The pair won themselves a football scholarship at the University of Indianapolis despite a reputed claim to be 'allergic to running'. Having gathered enough material to compile an album, Alfonso and Irwin returned to London where they met Martin Skarendahl, a Swedish ex-fireman who was then working as a recording studio engineer.
The trio signed to RCA and released their first album The Trick to Life on 22 October, 2007. The band have spoken of their desire to write songs that are about "more than just boy meets girl after a night on the lash"[1], and say that the album will surprise people who only know their two singles. They have recently performed on the BBC Radio 2 Music Club.[2]
They are produced by ex-member of Jamiroquai, Toby Grafty-Smith.
The band's second single Goodbye Mr A appeared in the game FIFA 08.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | UK[1] | IRE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Trick To Life | 1 | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK Singles Chart[2] | UK Download Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Worried About Ray" | 5 | 4 | The Trick to Life |
| "Goodbye Mr A" | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | "Worst Case Scenario" |
[edit] Trivia
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Irwin has asthma, as was shown on BBC 2's Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 13th December 2007. Irwin went to Waingels College, Reading
[edit] References
- ^ "Hoosiers - The Trick To Life worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 30 2007.
- ^ "Hoosiers worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- MySpace site
- BBC Radio 2 Music Club Introduces ...The Hoosiers
- The Hoosiers video interview with stv/music, October 2007
The Hoosiers | |
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| Alan "Alfonso" Sharland • Martin Skarendahl • Irwin Sparkes | |
| Studio albums | The Trick to Life |
| Singles | Worried About Ray • Goodbye Mr A • Worst Case Scenario |
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