The Lea Shores are a
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five piece band from
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History
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,
London,
England.
History
The Lea Shores formed in 2005. Their name was taken from a song written by
David Crosby for
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, called "The Lee Shore", which is a nautical term for a sheltered shoreline. The band members liked the idea of a place that can be close to but protected from stormy weather, so they changed ''Lee'' to ''Lea'', to make it sound more pastoral and British.
On 2 April 2007, they released their debut EP, "Guillotine" (Weekender Records), containing two tracks – the eponymous "Guillotine" and "Say What You Will".
They released their first album, ''The Lea Shores'', on 1 July 2009, which was
produced
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by
Ben Hillier. It was made available digitally, as well as on a limited edition 3x10" white vinyl EP
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, which featured two bonus tracks not available on the download version. The album was marked by a launch gig in
London on 3 July 2009, where the band played on , which was docked at the
Victoria Embankment on the
River Thames.
The band has supported
The Brian Jonestown Massacre (on their European Tour),
Kasabian twice (once at
The Royal Albert Hall) and
The Dandy Warhols in London. They have also played most of the UK's major summer festivals (including Glastonbury, Wireless and Latitude).
Andy Bell (formerly of
Ride, currently of
Oasis
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) had this to say about the band's live performance: ''The Lea Shores are my favourite new band… I saw them supporting the Brian Jonestown Massacre in Stockholm and was hooked straight away. The music is psychedelic and layered…distorted guitars and harmonies but underneath it’s almost folk music. They should be big…they’re already fucking epic!''
Band members
*Simon Webb (vocals)
*Nick Webb (guitars, vocals)
*Jamie Smith (guitars)
*Gabriel Lloret (bass)
*Nick Foot (drums)
Discography
LPs
*''
The Lea Shores'' (2009)
EPs
*''
Guillotine'' (2007)
*''
Karoline
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'' (2011)
References
External links
Official siteThe Lea Shores on MySpaceThe Lea Shores on FacebookThe Lea Shores on Last.fmThe Lea Shores on Bebo
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English alternative rock groups