The Race is an English

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band formed in 2004 in

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, England. Likened to bands such as U2 and

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by music magazines the ''

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'' and '' The Fly''. Buchanan's vocals have a strong, Cure-like quality, the band released their first long-playing album in 2006 through Shifty Disco Records (home to Young Knives and

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, including

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, as well as appearances at Truck Festival and Reading and Leeds Festivals, Reading Festival. In January 2007, the band recorded a Recording session, session for Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) at the Maida Vale Studios. The band already had secured radio airplay, having previously performed a session for

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in June 2005. The band's second album, ''In My Head It Works'', was released in 2009. Marketing for the record included a "Pass It On" campaign - a chain letter-style process that distributes promotional copies of the album across the country.

Band members

* Dan Buchanan (

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, casiotone,

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) * Jessica del Rio (

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, vocals) * James del Rio (guitar) * Graeme Moorcroft (

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) * Andrew Aitken (

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)

Discography

Singles

*"Raising Children" / "Go Figure" (Shifty Disco, 13 June 2005) *"Amersham Road" / "Hope Song" (Shifty Disco, 3 October 2005) *"When It Falls" (Shifty Disco, 13 November 2006) *"Comfort, Comfort" (Shifty Disco, 19 March 2007)

Albums

*''

Be Your Alibi Be Your Alibi is the debut studio album by indie rock band The Race. Track listing #Find Out #Go Figure #Comfort, Comfort #When It Falls #Tom Song #Research #Raising Children #So Young And Beautiful #Smile #Amersham Road #Hope Song #They're Not ...

'' (Shifty Disco, 11 September 2006) *''In My Head It Works'' (Shifty Disco, 9 March 2009)

References

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