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Whereas many bands
proclaim to have come storming from the underground, few can
make this claim so literally... The chemistry was cornered in the
basement in Leicester where Ben
Allen (guitar/samples) and Chris Holloway (vocals/guitar)
used to meet to write and record songs. Joined by Rich Herrington
(drums) and Mike Williams (bass) SHORTWAVE FADE have begun to
trace an upward arc from these
roots to a wider audience... Early material owed
a debt to such bands as Husker Du, Teenage Fanclub and Dinosaur Jr,
whose mixture of melody and
mayhem was shared but their own sound was swiftly
developed to encompass the crashing guitars, swirling keyboards,
sampled electronica and
impassioned vocals that the songs of SHORTWAVE FADE have
come to signify. Their first eponymous ep was met enthusiastically
and the initial run sold
out as the band set out playing venues all over the country
supporting the likes of The Datsuns, Keane The Subways and Pure
Reason Revolution along the way.
Poised at the point of discovery, one listen
to Shortwave Fade will show you why...
28 July 2005
30 March
2006
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