THE EARLIES BIOGRAPHY 2007
The Earlies are a band that defies easy definition. But it hasn't stopped people trying. The group, who came to prominence in 2004 with the release of These Were The Earlies, have sent journalists the length and breadth of the English language in search of a description that captures their unique sound. They have been called "woozy cosmic wunderkinds" who play "free-wheeling orch-pop" and have been compared to everyone from Brian Wilson to the Flaming Lips. That debut album bowled over both music fans and writers alike, leaving them nowhere to go except right back to the thesaurus. The record received deserved praise. It was called both "intergalactic" and "beguiling" and described as "a work of baroque detail". Sometimes the dictionary just isn't the best place to turn.
Because what the Earlies do is produce music that evades categories, refusing to sit still and rest on any laurels gained. Sometimes they float, sometimes they soar, the purpose always to progress forward. Their second album, The Enemy Chorus is released in January 2007 and it does just that. The band has described it as "heavier and harder than the last record". A progression. Until it's time to move on again.
Between the release of the first record and the recording of the second, the band's versatility has seen them record with King Creosote, Micah P Hinson and Plan B. It has also seen them develop a mean live reputation, the core four band members growing to a 10-piece to produce one inspiring performance after another, as comfortable playing the Queen Elizabeth Hall as they are on the festival circuit. The intrigue of a band that has members from Burnley, Manchester and Texas finally replaced by the power and depth of the sound that they produce. A sound that will continue with The Enemy Chorus. A sound that once again will prove that The Earlies are bigger than words.
The Earlies are Christian Madden, Giles Hatton, Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham.
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