Candidate (band)
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Candidate are an indie band from the United Kingdom
, whose music has been described as folk rock
, "full of gentle, dark soundscapes" and an "overflowing sink".
Brothers Joel and Alex Morris are the co-writers of The Framley Examiner
website, and the book Bollocks to Alton Towers
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, whose music has been described as folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
, "full of gentle, dark soundscapes" and an "overflowing sink".
Members
- Joel Morris - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Alex Morris - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
- Ian Painter - bass guitar, vocals, production
Brothers Joel and Alex Morris are the co-writers of The Framley Examiner
The Framley Examiner
The Framley Examiner is a parody of a newspaper in a small provincial English town.Very little happens in Framley, so the highlights in the newspaper are the absurdist classified ads The Framley Examiner ('Framley's traditional favourite since 1978') is a parody of a newspaper in a small...
website, and the book Bollocks to Alton Towers
Bollocks to Alton Towers
Bollocks to Alton Towers: Uncommonly British Days Out is a humorous travel book written by Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris and Joel Morris , which showcases unusual attractions, left-field museums and one-off days out in the United Kingdom.The introduction describes the book as "a...
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Albums
- Taking on the Enemy's Sound (2000)
- Tiger Flies (2002)
- Nuada (2002)
- Under the Skylon (2005)
- Oxengate (2007)