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Part one of FEEDER's plans for the summer of 2010 is 'RENEGADES', theirseventh studio album. Released on the 5th July 2010, it features eleventracks including new single 'Call Out' and captures the heavier side ofthe band as witnessed on two 'undercover' tours earlier this year(where they performed under the name of Renegades and showcased newmaterial to fans). The band will be appearing at several festivals overthe summer and will embark on the first Feeder tour since 2008 inOctober 2010. Part two to be announced soon ...
Fifteen yearssince the bands first release (which they sold at their own gigs) theyare once again relea...
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Short Biography
Part one of FEEDER's plans for the summer of 2010 is 'RENEGADES', theirseventh studio album. Released on the 5th July 2010, it features eleventracks including new single 'Call Out' and captures the heavier side ofthe band as witnessed on two 'undercover' tours earlier this year(where they performed under the name of Renegades and showcased newmaterial to fans). The band will be appearing at several festivals overthe summer and will embark on the first Feeder tour since 2008 inOctober 2010. Part two to be announced soon ...
Fifteen yearssince the bands first release (which they sold at their own gigs) theyare once again releasing music for themselves. With 25 hit singlesunder their belt, 4.5 million record sales, 6 full length-studio albums- as well as the double platinum 'Singles Collection' from 2006 -founder members vocalist Grant Nicholas and bassist Taka Hirose withdrummer Karl Brazil are going back to their roots, self-releasing ontheir new label Big Teeth Music.
As passionate as ever, but witha renewed sense of energy and excitement the band entered the studiolast year to record songs written over the last 18 months. With nolabel to appease or interfere, Nicholas felt like the band werestarting over again and the energy and chemistry of the early dayscomes over on the new record. The energy of 'Call Out' is infectiousand sets the tone for this very raw, very honest album. Production isstripped down but they have kept the melodies and dynamics of whatmakes the classic Feeder sound.
In-depth Biography
British pop-metal outfit Feeder were formed in London by singer/guitarist Grant Nicholas and drummer Jon Lee, who first teamed in the Welsh band Temper Temper. Originally dubbed Reel, the new group's lineup was complete with the addition of Tokyo-born bassist Taka Hirose. After signing to Echo in 1995, Feeder issued their debut EP, Two Colours, followed by the six-track Swim; a series of well-received singles -- "Stereo World," "Tangerine," and "Cement" -- expanded Feeder's fan base further, and in mid-1997 they launched their full-length debut, Polythene. The hit "Day In, Day Out" preceded the release of the trio's sophomore effort, 1999's Yesterday Went Too Soon. Despite not catching on in America, Feeder maintained their popularity in Europe. In 2001, after touring the world relentlessly, Feeder achieved their breakthrough hit in the U.K. with "Buck Rogers." The first single from the band's third album, Echo Park, eventually hit number five on the charts. Before the year's end, the band scored another Top 20 hit with the Just a Day EP and hit the road with the Stereophonics.
Tracks for a fourth album were already in the works when tragedy struck. Founding member Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home in early January 2002. He was 33. Nicholas and Hirose saw it fit to continue with Feeder, and they resumed recording with former Skunk Anansie drummer Mark Richardson behind the kit. The Gil Norton-produced Comfort in Sound was released the following October. In August 2004, Feeder issued a fan-friendly B-sides collection called Picture of Perfect Youth, and Norton was again behind the boards for the Pushing the Senses LP, which followed in 2005. A year later, with tours of Japan and Europe under their belts, Feeder released The Singles in mid-2006. The career-spanning release collected 20 tracks from the band's five previous albums and a brand-new track entitled "Lost & Found." Select shows in Milan, Berlin, and London opening for the Rolling Stones followed that summer. Two years later, in June 2008, Feeder's sixth studio album, the self-produced Silent Cry, was released.~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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