Steadman was a British indie rock band. Steadman's first album, ''Loser Friendly'', was released in the United Kingdom in 2000 on lead singer Simon Steadman's own label, Freeloader Recordings. Steadman released their second album, ''Revive'', in 2003 for

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. The album was produced by Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider.

Personnel

* Simon Steadman (lead vocals and guitar) * Russel Field (drums and vocals) * David Walton (bass) * Paul Phillips (guitar) * Ellie Wyatt (strings and keyboard)

History

Influenced by the Britpop-bands

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, Steadman were also compared to The Verve. When Elektra Records dissolved, the band lost their recording deal as a result. The band has played shows with acts including Jason Mraz,

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, Ash, Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen, Feeder, Michelle Branch and Stereolab. Their music has been featured on ''The Sims 2: University'' ("Come On") as well as the films '' Love Wrecked'' ("Wave Goodbye"), '' New York Minute'' ("Wave Goodbye"), '' Failure to Launch'' ("Forget My Heart"), ''

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'' ("Sad World") and '' According to Spencer'' ("Come Alive"), and has received airplay on several US radio stations. In addition the band appeared as themselves on the TV shows ''

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'', '' Las Vegas'', ''

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'' and '' Black Sash'', and '' American Dreams'' as the Dave Clark Five, as well as guest spots on '' The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'' and '' The Sharon Osbourne Show''. They also played a concert in a virtual world

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known as There.com on 16 November 2003. The band played their songs on a stage in the There headquarters while their corresponding avatars played virtual instruments and sang in There. In mid-2005 Steadman released all their music as free downloads on their website under a

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''Loser Friendly''

''Loser Friendly'' was the band's first album as Steadman. This album was released by Steadman's own label, Freeloader Recordings, in 2000. It sold approximately 2000 copies.

''Revive''

This is Steadman's most popular album to date. The track "Wave Goodbye" was featured in television shows, movies, and soundtracks such as ''Smallville'' and ''New York Minute''. "No Big Deal" was featured on ''Charmed''.

External links

Steadman collection
at the Internet Archive's live music archive * ''Loser Friendly'' review on all-music guide* ''Revive'' review on all-music guide {{Authority control English rock music groups Creative Commons-licensed authors