Laruso are an English rock band formed by Darren Smith in Sheffield

Sheffield

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 in 2003. They released their debut album, Bring It On, in May 2005 on Casket Music. Their second album, A Classic Case of Cause and Effect

A Classic Case of Cause and Effect

A Classic Case of Cause and Effect is the second album by English rock band Laruso, released in May 2009 on Autonomy Recordings. Laruso toured with Fightstar during April and May 2009, to promote the album, generating a lot of new fans throughout the tour. The final track of the album, cause and...

, was released in May 2009 on Autonomy Recordings. The album was produced by the band's guitarist Carl Bown and featured a guest appearance by his uncle, pop singer Tony Christie

Tony Christie

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. in April/May 2009 Laruso toured with Fightstar

Fightstar

Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...

 and In Case of Fire

In Case of Fire

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 to promote the relsease of A Classic Case of Cause and Effect. They also did a Tour in August 2009 to support the album and release of the single Plain Paper Napkins.
On 4th May 2010 Laruso recorded the video for new single It's not over (till we're dead) inviting fans to attend the shoot and appear in the video.

But the single is yet to surface, and nothing has been heard from the band since early 2010. It is currently unclear what the status of the band is.

Discography

• Bring It On (Casket, 2005)
• A Classic Case of Cause and Effect
  A Classic Case of Cause and Effect
  A Classic Case of Cause and Effect is the second album by English rock band Laruso, released in May 2009 on Autonomy Recordings. Laruso toured with Fightstar during April and May 2009, to promote the album, generating a lot of new fans throughout the tour. The final track of the album, cause and...
  
  (Autonomy, 2009)

Members

• Carl Bown (guitar)
• Simon Hills (bass)
• Liv Puente (vocals)
• Darren Smith (guitar)
• Max Williams (drums)