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band, formed in Epsom & Ewell (just outside

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) in 2000. After deciding in 2005 to take music seriously, they spent their university vacations gigging and recording. They have recorded with Liam Watson ( The White Stripes,

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) and on 14 August 2006 released their debut

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, "That Much Better" on Hungry Kid Records. This was enough to convince

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to sign them up to a

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that week. The band spent time in 2007 recording tracks with

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, John CornfieldJohn Cornfield Soundscape Interview, 3 October 2006
(

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), and have recorded their début album for

with producer

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), which had been scheduled for release in Summer 2008. The album was leaked through several

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sites on 13 July, without even having a title. After eighteen months on Island Records, in which time they had completed five UK tours and recorded an album's worth of material, they parted company with the label. The band have cited global financial factors as the primary reason for this. Clocks had been forced to pull their UK headline tour in May 2008 after only one show, due to lack of financial support from the record label. Although promotional copies of the debut

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, tentatively titled 'Miniskirts & Cigarettes', were issued, it remains commercially unreleased.

Members

*Tom Hewitt – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards *Ed Hilliam – vocals, lead guitar *Rich Farris – drums, vocals *John Ricketts – bass

Discography

*"That Much Better" (14 August 2006) – Hungry Kid Records *"All I Can" (7 January 2008) –

*"Old Valve Radio" (14 April 2008) – Island Records

Touring

Clocks undertook three UK tours; November 2006,Clocks in Epsom Guardian, 30 October 2006

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(with Grace) and September/October 2007
(with

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). The band have also played one-off shows with The Fray and The Feeling. In 2008 they went on tour to support Scouting For Girls. Clocks played at the

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in 2007 in the Orange Tent.

References

External links

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