Eamon Hamilton (born 20 August 1975) is a

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of Brakes and formerly played keyboards for

Sea Power Sea Power, previously known as British Sea Power and initially as British Air Powers, are an English alternative rock band. The group's original lineup consisted of Jan Scott Wilkinson, known as Yan; Martin Noble, known as Noble; and Alison Co ...

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Biography

Eamon Peter Hamilton is the singer and songwriter for the band Brakes, born on 20 August 1975 in Stewart, BC, Canada and raised in

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, UK. Hamilton moved to

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in 2000 and in 2002 was recruited to play keyboards for British Sea Power live. The band were reportedly impressed that—without warning and during a song without keyboards— Hamilton went off into the crowd banging a drum. Due to touring commitments with Brakes, Hamilton left British Sea Power in January 2006. Hamilton has recorded and played live under a number of different guises. One of his main projects was Brighter Lunch, also featuring Matt Eaton, now of Actress Hands. In August 2002, Tom and Alex White of

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saw Hamilton performing solo and offered to play guitar and drums, respectively, with him. They were joined by Marc Beatty, of Mockin' Bird Studios and The Tenderfoot, to play bass. Brakes was born. Their debut single, '' Pick Up the Phone'', was released in 2004 on Tugboat Records and an album, '' Give Blood'', followed in July 2005. In October 2006 they released their second album '' The Beatific Visions''. They released their third album ''

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'' in 2009. On 1 September 2008, Hamilton married the American author Koren Zailckas in

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near Paris.

Selected discography

Brighter Lunch

*"Going My Way" – 2001, self-financed *"Call A Medic" – 8 October 2001 on Monkey Tennis

Brakes

Albums

*'' Give Blood'' – 4 July 2005 on

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*'' The Beatific Visions'' – October 2006 *''

'' – 20 April 2009 on Fat Cat Records

Singles and EPs

*" Pick Up the Phone" – 20 September 2005 on Tugboat Records *"

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" – 13 June 2005 on

*" Ring A Ding Ding" – 17 October 2005 on Rough Trade Records *" Hold Me in the River" – 4 December 2006 on Rough Trade Records *"

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" – 26 February 2007 *" Beatific Visions" – 20 August 2007

References

External links

Sea Power official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Eamon 1975 births Living people Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian indie rock musicians People from the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine Musicians from Gloucestershire Sea Power members Musicians from Brighton and Hove Brakes (band) members People from Stroud