The Idlers
Momentum/Silhouettes
© 2007 The Idlers (634479692482)
Dance-trendy indie rock with a haunting catchy style. Dark, energetic and extremely enjoyable.
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The Idlers are Andrew Tipler (drums), Joe Oughtred (vocals and bass), Craig Beasley (guitars and songs) and Chris Pearson (guitars and backing vox).
Formed in November 2005, The Idlers are a four piece indie band based in Lincoln. The group write and play their own, original material.
From their debut gig in March, The Idlers' 2006 was a hectic one, featuring two UK tours and an EP release.
2007 saw the band continue to gig around the country and in July record a new 2 track demo that is available for FREE download from this page. The tracks 'Cause and Consequence' and 'Appropriate Plan of Action' were recorded at 2Fly Studios in Sheffield, and produced by Alan Smyth, the man responsible for much of the Arctic Monkeys' early work, and for many other influential acts such as Pulp.
In August the band played their biggest gig to date, the Leeds Festival. After winning many plaudits over their live performance, the band were selected to represent Lincolnshire on the Topman Unsigned Stage, the first to do so. The weekend involved BBC coverage (both radio and television), and after great promotion work, even Radio One's Colin Murray was wearing a pin badge!
Recently, the band have finished the recording of their new single, the AA-side 'Momentum/Silhouettes'. These tracks will be released on CD and download on Monday 10th December.
The band have supported the likes of Dirty Pretty Things, Bromheads Jacket, Tiny Dancers, GoodBooks and Cosmic Rough Riders.
Visit us at www.theidlers.com, www.myspace.com/theidlersindie and join our Facebook group (simply search 'The Idlers' in the Group Search).