The Chapman Family were an English

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band from

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, that formed in 2006. The band's final lineup consisted of Kingsley Chapman (lead vocals, keyboards), Pop Chapman (lead guitar), Owen Chapman (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Kevin James Chapman (bass guitar) and Scott Chapman (drums, backing vocals). The band's debut album ''

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'' was released on 7 March 2011. They were notably part of the "10 Tips for 2009" shortlist published by ''

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History

The band were formed in 2006 and played their first gig on 5 May of that year at KuBar in Stockton-on-Tees. Singer and guitarist Kingsley Chapman claims that they formed because they were "bored of watching bands who sounded f-k all like anything". The band originally consisted of Kingsley, Paul, Phil and Lucy, the latter was replaced by Pop in 2007. The band released their first single, the double

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"You Are Not Me" / "You Think You're Funny", on 8 October 2007 through local Stockton label Don't Tell Clare Records. In 2008, the Chapman Family performed at the

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, following a promotion on

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, 'In New Music We Trust'. They were chosen by a panel that included DJs

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, and

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. In 2008, the band were chosen as one of the closing bands for the Manchester In The City music conference, along with

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. They have played shows with the likes of We Are Scientists, 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster and Future of the Left. They recorded a session for

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at Maida Vale studios in London which was aired in September 2008. In April–May 2009, the Chapman Family played alongside

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, Heartbreak and

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on ''NME's Samsung Radar tour, playing in Nottingham, Bristol, Wrexham, Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Preston, Glasgow, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Stoke, Norwich and London. The Chapman Family's second single, "Kids", was released on 27 April 2009, and accompanied by a promo video from director Blake Claridge. In September 2009 they announced the release of "Virgins", and their first full headlining UK tour. In November 2009, the band featured in ''

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s "New Band of the Day" series, where

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wrote "these noisniks just sound like tepid punk and kiddie goth." In March 2010, the band played alongside

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and

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as part of the ''NME'' Showcase at the annual

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. In October 2010, they released their fourth single, "All Fall". Following this they released their debut album ''Burn Your Town'' on 7 March 2011. Critics claimed this was a late release for the band, consequently due to the amount of hype they had created the years previously. Nevertheless, ''Burn Your Town'' was still sighted as a top album of 2011, with critical acclaim from the likes of ''NME'', ''

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History

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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