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Hard-Fi are an English
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band, formed in 2003 in
Staines-upon-Thames Staines-upon-Thames is a market town in northwest Surrey, England, around west of central London. It is in the Borough of Spelthorne, at the confluence of the River Thames and Colne. Historically part of Middlesex, the town was transferred to ...
,
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. The band's most recent lineup before going on hiatus consisted of
Richard Archer Richard Archer (born 18 January 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter and main composer of indie rock band Hard-Fi. Hard-Fi have produced several top 10 hits and two No. 1 ...
(
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and
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), Kai Stephens (
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and backing vocals) and Steve Kemp (
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and backing vocals). Founding member Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals) left the band on 6 May 2013 but returned in 2014 to promote the release of their greatest hits album, '' Best of 2004 – 2014'', and the one-off gig on 13 February 2014. They achieved chart success with their third single, " Hard to Beat" and then followed by other successful singles such as " Living for the Weekend" and " Cash Machine", which all reached the top 20 of the
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. Their debut album ''
Stars of CCTV ''Stars of CCTV'' is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was first released on 4 July 2005 through Necessary Records and Atlantic Records. It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for the 2005 Mercury ...
'' was released on 4 July 2005, and although receiving critical acclaim (''
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'' called it the 23rd best album of 2005 and it was nominated for the
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and two Brit Awards; Best British Group and Best British Rock Act), it did not reach No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart until six months later on 22 January 2006."Music Charts: "Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV"
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It originally entered the charts at number 6. The band's second album ''
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'' was released on 3 September 2007 and reached number 1 in its first week. Their third album ''
Killer Sounds ''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' ...
'', which features the singles " Good for Nothing", "
Fire in the House ''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' ...
" and " Bring It On", was released on 19 August 2011 and debuted at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart.


History


Contempo band

Richard Archer Richard Archer (born 18 January 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter and main composer of indie rock band Hard-Fi. Hard-Fi have produced several top 10 hits and two No. 1 ...
decided to return to his hometown of Staines, crushed by the lack of success of his former band Contempo and the death of his father from cancer. He said "I moved back to Staines because I ran out of money and it was quite a shock." Archer claims that music business insiders tried to dissuade the band's manager Warren Clarke from managing him. When Archer asked his publishers for some money to record the new songs that he had written, they terminated his contract instead. "People told him, don't bother with Archer, he's damaged goods, you're wasting your time."


Formation and early success

While Archer was making demos to produce an album, he went into the Staines hi-fi shop where Ross Phillips worked, simply so he could listen to his latest demos on the shop's best equipment. Philips apparently asked Archer who had played guitar on his demos and Archer said that it was himself. Phillips said it was "shit" and was therefore recruited to play guitar for the new group. Steve Kemp was already an old friend of Archer, while it took Kai Stephens little persuasion to leave his job as a "pest killer" at
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. When Stephens played guitar before joining Hard-Fi, he liked to copy chords from bands such as Led Zeppelin and
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who are two of his favourite artists along with The Clash and hip-hop acts such as Run DMC and N.W.A. The band were signed to newly formed independent label
Necessary Records Necessary Records is a record label based in the UK, founded by Warren Clarke, a former A&R executive at London Records and Edel, in 2003. Clarke describes that the label was born out of a creative necessity. "It's an outlet for records that s ...
, owned by Clarke. The majority of ''Stars of CCTV'' was recorded in a variety of unusual acoustic environments - in bedrooms, in pubs, and played back in their producer, Wolsey White's, BMW. 1000 copies of this record were pressed with only 500 going on public sale, and the initial plan was to sell 1000 each time. However, it quickly sold out, receiving critical acclaim and radio play, proving a lot more successful than the band had imagined. Most of the album was recorded in a disused mini cab office, which cost them about £300 and is known to this day as the "Cherry Lips" Studio. The band used to try to make their music sound more atmospheric by putting a microphone in the corridor to add echo; listening closely to the record reveals that this also picked up passers-by humming and whistling and the occasional aeroplane flying overhead. Archer desperately tried to generate publicity for the band through the ''Staines Observer'', to no avail; "We sent them a press release and a photo," said Archer. "The press release was all like, the hard-hitting sound of the streets and stuff. And the article came out going, 'Richard Archer, former pupil of Thamesmead School ...' Whatever you say, they seem to be most interested in what school you went to." The band were then licensed to the major label
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in December 2004, where they were given the chance to re-record the album in the renowned
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, among other well known studios, however they went back to the cab office to maintain their sound.


''Stars of CCTV''

The band were one of the acts opening for
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, alongside Taking Back Sunday and
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on their two-day residency of the
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in June 2005.
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were initially booked though cancelled only a few weeks before the show, and Hard-Fi were made as a last minute booking and opened on both days. Their debut album's launch party was scheduled to be 7 July 2005 at Cheekees nightclub in Staines, however this was cancelled due to the ill health of Richard's mother, and the
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also occurring that day. Her death resulted in the band pulling out of the
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. The launch party was rescheduled for 13 July 2005 and the venue changed to Ladbroke Grove, London. The ''Stars of CCTV'' album re-entered the official UK album chart at No. 4 on 1 January 2006. Two places higher than it originally went in on the week of its release, the album climbed from No. 33. ''Stars of CCTV'' finally got to No. 1 on 22 January. The band's re-release of "Cash Machine" entered the official Top 40 singles chart at No. 14 on 1 January. The album has reached sales of 1.2 million copies worldwide and sales of over 600,000 in the UK alone. Hard-Fi gained increased prominence in the UK when ''Stars of CCTV'' was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize. ''Stars of CCTV'' scored 74 out of 100 on Metacritic. In February 2006, the band were nominated for two BRIT Awards, Best British Group and Best British Rock Act, alongside international superstars such as
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, Franz Ferdinand and
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. Richard spoke about the nominations, "I don't think we'll win it, especially best group when you've got Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand and Gorillaz in there, they're kind of big hitters, but you never know, Burton drew with Man United". "Last week I would have probably said 'nah it's all rubbish', but now I'm nominated it's great but what is good is that there's a real wide spread of stuff there, but there's no Best Dance award and the urban category is more pop than what's quality."


''Once Upon a Time in the West''

Hard-Fi expanded the "Cherry Lips", their taxi cab office which they used to record, making more room for equipment after having searched fruitlessly for a space. Archer described the record as "darker and more expansive". A working title for the Album was "Bat out of Staines". The first single from the album was "
Suburban Knights "Suburban Knights" is the first single from British rock band Hard-Fi's second studio album ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. The physical format of the single was released on 20 August 2007, the digital version was released on 6 August 2007. ...
", released on 20 August. The single had its first play on 18 June 2007, at 7:20 pm (BST) on Radio 1. The album ''
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'' was released on 3 September 2007 when the band launched it at midnight in Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street, London with a live performance from a selected set list followed by a CD signing. The following day, the band performed at Maida Vale Studios to a small audience who earned their tickets through Radio 1. The album cover of ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' has an orange background with the album title at the top, and "NO COVER ART." written in large, white letters below. The artwork has received criticism, however, top cover art designer Peter Saville has described it as "a 'White Album' for the digital culture." On 9 September 2007, ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' went straight in at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, giving Hard-Fi a second No. 1 album. It received positive reviews including five stars from '' The Observer Monthly'' and four stars from ''Q'' Magazine, scoring 70 out of 100 on Metacritic. The album was more popular than their debut album ''Stars of CCTV'' in other countries, as it reached Japan's Top 10 chart. Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Central America began to show interest in the band as the first single from the album, "Suburban Knights", charted in all of their respective charts, reaching No. 5 in Peru, No. 3 in Guatemala, No. 2 El Salvador, No. 8 Mexico alongside their second single " Can't Get Along (Without You)" which spent two weeks on No. 1 in Peru and Argentina. On 10 March 2008, the third single, "
I Shall Overcome "I Shall Overcome" is the third single from English indie rock band Hard-Fi's second album '' Once Upon a Time in the West''. It was released on 29 February 2008. Written and co-produced by Richard Archer, it features a gospel choir and acou ...
" was released in the UK, where it reached No. 35, whilst making the top five in South America just like the previous two singles entering in at No. 4.


''Killer Sounds''

During the 2008
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, Hard-Fi released a Christmas message to their fans announcing that they would be back in the new year with "a wicked new album". On 2 February 2009, Phillips released a blog on the band's official Myspace page, saying "me and the boys are now back in the cherry lips recording facility working hard on the new tunes. Sounding great by the way. We're really pleased with how the album's shaping up. Hopefully over the next few months we'll put some bits and pieces up for you to have a listen." On 29 October 2010, Hard-Fi made a blog posting on their website stating that they were starting production on their new album. On 14 February 2011, Archer posted an update on the band's Facebook page, which revealed that six of the eleven album tracks had been mixed. Producers that worked with Hard-Fi on their third album include Stuart Price and Greg Kurstin. On 7 March, Hard-Fi confirmed that they are getting closer to completing the album. Archer posted a status on Facebook, saying "going back into the studio to mix the final tracks for the album, we've got two weeks booked to finish off and tweak a few bits and pieces from the last batch. Thinking about photos, a video, artwork and getting out and doing a few gigs - sooner than you might think." On 28 April, Hard-Fi's latest single " Good for Nothing" was premiered on Zane Lowe's
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show receiving airplay as the 'Hottest Record in the World'. In an accompanying Archer announced that the album is called ''
Killer Sounds ''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' ...
''. On 7 May, "Good for Nothing" was featured on '' Soccer AMs Premier League goals portion of the show. The single was then made available to listen to on Hard-Fi's official YouTube channel. Having been made available for listening on Hard-Fi's website since 22 May, "Good for Nothing" was finally released on 17 June and debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number No. 10 and on the UK Rock Chart at No. 2. The second single to be released from the album was "
Fire in the House ''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' ...
" on 7 August 2011. Despite suggestions that it would struggle due to strong competition from contestants competing on the eighth series of ''The X Factor'', which was ongoing at the time, ''Killer Sounds'' was officially released in the UK, Ireland and other European territories on 22 August and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 9. " Bring It On", the third and final single, was released on 24 October 2011. Following unspecified legal difficulties, the album's USA & Canada release date was delayed until 15 March 2013.


Greatest hits album and hiatus

In March 2012, Archer told
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that Hard-Fi are hoping to release their next album in a shorter interval than the four years between ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' and ''Killer Sounds'', although no estimated release date was set. The band released some samples of studio material from their upcoming album via their official Facebook page in March 2013. On 6 May 2013, the band announced via their Facebook page that Phillips was leaving the band to concentrate on 'different things'. On 27 November 2013, it was announced that Hard-Fi would be releasing a greatest hits compilation album called '' Hard-Fi: Best of 2004 – 2014''. The album was released on 27 January 2014. They also played a one-off sell out gig at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in London on 13 February 2014 along with Phillips. The band hasn't released any music since and said on Twitter they're on a hiatus when some people believed they had disbanded.


Reunion

In January 2022, a photo was posted from the band's official Twitter account from inside a recording studio, possibly hinting toward an end to their nearly 8 year hiatus. In April 2022, posters were posted in various London underground stations featuring the band's trademark yellow and black camera logo, with the text "London 01.10.22" suggesting the band will be playing their first live show since 2014. On 24 April, during a Facebook Live stream, Archer shared details of the gig, which will take place at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town on 1 October. He confirmed all original members, including Ross Phillips who had previously left the band, would be present.


Musical style

Hard-Fi's lyrics are based mostly on working class life, the band themselves coming from a self-sufficient suburban lifestyle in Staines. This is notable in tracks such as "
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" ("Those bills keep dropping through my door") and " Living for the Weekend" ("I've been working all week - I'm tired"), while other songs such as "Tonight", despite still being about suburban life, focus more on ambitions. Some songs are also based on social realism, "Feltham is Singing Out" is inspired by
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who was sent to the Feltham Young Offenders' Institution and was murdered by his racist cellmate. Other songs, such as "
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" and "Move on Now", are centred around the premise of how hard romantic relationships can be. Once Hard-Fi were becoming successful, Richard's mother died and the song "Help Me Please" is about how difficult it was for him having his dreams come true after many unsuccessful bands but realises he has no parents to share the joy with. Similarly, "The King" is about Richard returning to Staines and finding everything completely different, and realising everything of which he knew and loved had disappeared. He describes "Little Angel" as Christina Aguilera having a fight with The Clash in a Northern Soul club. Archer stated that they were heavily influenced by soul and dance music.


Name

"Hard-Fi" is the name given to the sound produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, a reggae and dub artist, at his
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. Being admirers of Perry's work, the band named themselves after his distinctive sound. Archer said "Since then I've been desperately trying to find the biography where I read it; but I may have dreamt it."


Live

Hard-Fi's first live performance was at Manchester's "In the City" music event in 2003 before they were signed to a record label. They played London's Brixton Academy from 14 to 18 May, making them one of the few bands to play five consecutive sold-out nights there and the first to do so off the back of their debut album. After the success of the ''Stars of CCTV'' album and of hit single " Hard to Beat", it allowed them to end up in a mini-reunion of The Specials, performing " Ghost Town" with Jerry Dammers and
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at the Love Music Hate Racism gig. Mick Jones of The Clash is a renowned fan of the band, while Paul Weller came to their rehearsal rooms and jammed a version of "
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", something of which Kaichen Stephens says "gives us bragging rights over all of Staines". All of these artists were quite inspirational towards Hard-Fi while they were recording ''Stars of CCTV'', perhaps The Specials and The Clash being the larger influences. Jones also appeared with them performing " E=MC²" by his former band
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. Jones had previously helped produce tracks by Archer's prior band, Contempo who had recorded a cover of " London's Burning" by The Clash. Hard-Fi supported
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at their two gigs at
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, performing in front of approximately 65,000 people. During December 2005, the band played at London's Astoria. The performance was filmed and released ''
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'' on DVD. The performance features all the tracks on ''Stars of CCTV'' plus "You And Me" and the band's version of "
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" by The White Stripes. It also comes with ''CCTVersions'' – a CD featuring dubbed versions of album tracks, produced by guests including Roots Manuva and DJ Wrongtom. In February 2006, Hard-Fi played the Hammersmith Palais as part of the ''NME'' Awards shows with regular early touring partners
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. The band played a series of sold-out, intimate dates later in July 2007 previewing the record. The
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nominated the event in the category for Most Memorable Moment. Each concert from the band's December UK Tour was recorded in its entirety on audio CD which could be ordered online through Concert Live or bought at the venue for £20. The CD was titled
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. It was bundled with the next single "
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".


Discography

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'' (2005) *''
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'' (2007) *''
Killer Sounds ''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' ...
'' (2011) Hard-Fi have their own video podcast, which is known as ''Hard-Fi: Rockin' the City'', available on their website,
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, Myspace page and YouTube channel. In 2007 ''Hard-Fi: Rockin' the City'' was nominated for "Best Podcast" at the
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.


References


External links


Official website

Unofficial Fans' Forum
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