New Rhodes were a British indie-

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four-piece. The band was formed in 2001 when James, Joe and Jack were students together at college. During their early years the band were based in their hometown

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but moved to Hackney,

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in 2004.

Career

The band regularly

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the UK and Europe, and tours with the likes of

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, The Dears,

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and

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. helped build a loyal fan base and community. They put out seven

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and two albums. Released through

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, Kate Nash,

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, Tom Vek and Architecture in Helsinki) and their own label Salty Cat Records. In 2005 their second single, "You've Given Me Something That I Can't Give Back", made the UK

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, charting at number 38 and In 2006 the band won a 'Vodafone Live Music Award'. Their line-up was finalised in the summer of 2006 after Desmond became their fourth drummer. Previous drummers included Dave Hounsome (2001-2002), Chun Leek (2002-2003), and Steve Bishop (2003-2006). During their career the band worked with major producers and directors including

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, James Ford, Ian Grimble, Rich Wilkinson and

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. In spring 2010 the band decided to split, playing their final gig at the Fleece & Firkin,

– the same venue they played their first gig in 2001.

Members

* James Williams - Vocals/Guitar * Joe Gascoigne - Guitar * Jack Ashdown - Bass/Vocals * Tim Desmond - Drums/Vocals Past members: * Steve Bishop - Drums * Chun Leek - Drums * Dave Hounsome - Drums

Discography

*"The Life Story of Nelson Scamp" P- CD, Self-released 2002 *"I Wish I Was You" ingle- CD + 7", Moshi Moshi 2004 *"You've Given Me Something That I Can't Give Back" ingle- CD + 7", Moshi Moshi 2005 *"From The Beginning" ingle- CD + 7", Moshi Moshi 2005 *"EP"

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EP] - CD, So Sweet 2006 *"The History of Britain" ingle- CD + 7", Salty Cat 2006 *''Songs from the Lodge'' lbum- CD, Salty Cat 2006 *"Everybody Loves a Scene" ingle- CD, Salty Cat Records 2009 *"The Joys Of Finding And Losing That Girl" ingle- 7", Salty Cat Records 2009 *''Everybody Loves a Scene'' lbum- CD, Salty Cat Records 2009 *"Quando Quando Quando" ingle- CD, Salty Cat Records 2010

Press clippings

* "Thrilling dancefloor burning stuff" - ''

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'' * "Startlingly fresh and utterly absorbing ... our jaws dropped" - ''Logo'' * "If the demise of painfully hip indie rock has left a void in your world, look no further than New Rhodes ... all the tunes and talent of Casablancas and Co without the pretension. ... So cool it hurts and they don't even know it" - ''Rocksound'' * "Reminds you why you first fell in love with singles" - ''

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'' - Culture Section * "Great songs that make the Ordinary Boys look ordinary 5/5" - ''

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'' * "Perfectly illustrates why we tipped them for stardom way back at the start of the year" - ''NME''

References

External links

*http://www.newrhodes.com/ The band's website *https://www.youtube.com/user/newrhodes/ YouTube channel *http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Rhodes/7565462561/ facebook page *https://open.spotify.com/artist/5re8VeTYmO50AThjKIvVwM?si=zWGxujptSm2KUx80U2bHHw Spotify page *http://www.audiojunkies.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=63 Audiojunkies Interview with New Rhodes] {{Authority control English indie rock groups Musical groups from Bristol Moshi Moshi Records artists