Freeheat
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Freeheat are a British
Indie rock
band formed by Jim Reid
and Ben Lurie
of The Jesus and Mary Chain
and Romi Mori and Nick Sanderson
of The Gun Club
.
After releasing an EP
, Don't Worry Be Happy (later released with a bonus track as Retox), their debut album, Back on the Water was released, after several delays, on 13 June 2006, on Planting Seeds Records, a label mostly known for indie pop
recordings.
Jim Reid has also continued recording and touring under his own name, both solo, and with his sister's act, Sister Vanilla.
)
Retox EP (2002
)
Back on the Water (2006
) (official site)
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...
Indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band formed by Jim Reid
Jim Reid
Jim Reid is the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid -The Jesus and Mary Chain:...
and Ben Lurie
Ben Lurie
Ben Lurie is an Australian musician, best known as a member of the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain from 1989 to 1998.-Biography:...
of The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...
and Romi Mori and Nick Sanderson
Nick Sanderson (musician)
Nick Sanderson was an English musician, most famous for being the front man in Earl Brutus, and a short-term member of the critically acclaimed Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain.-Musical career:...
of The Gun Club
The Gun Club (band)
The Gun Club was an American punk blues band from Los Angeles, California that existed from 1979 to 1996. Led by flamboyant singer and guitarist Jeffrey Lee Pierce, The Gun Club merged the contemporary genre of punk rock with the more traditional genres of blues, rockabilly and country music.Along...
.
After releasing an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Don't Worry Be Happy (later released with a bonus track as Retox), their debut album, Back on the Water was released, after several delays, on 13 June 2006, on Planting Seeds Records, a label mostly known for indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
recordings.
Jim Reid has also continued recording and touring under his own name, both solo, and with his sister's act, Sister Vanilla.
EPs and albums
Don't Worry Be Happy EP (20002000 in music
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)
- The Two of Us
- Facing Up to the Facts
- Shine On Little Star
- Nobody's Gonna Trip My Wire
Retox EP (2002
2002 in music
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)
- The Two of Us
- Facing Up to the Facts
- Shine On Little Star
- The Long Goodbye
- Nobody's Gonna Trip My Wire
Back on the Water (2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) (official site)
- Keep On Truckin'
- What Goes Around (live)
- Back on the Water (live)
- The Story So Far
- Everything
- Dead End Kids (live)
- Get On Home
- Facing Up to the Facts (live)
- Shine On Little Star
- Get On Home (live)
- Down
- The Two of Us (live)
- The Real Deal
- Shine On Little Star (live)
- Don't Look Back
- K Moon (live)
- Baby G2 (live)
External links
- Freeheat Official Home Page
- Planting Seeds Records, Freeheat's US label
- Some Candy Talking forum for fans