Seven Summers
Encyclopedia
Seven Summers is a British alternative
and indie rock
group from Essex
. The band originally featured Matt Cardle
, the winner of the seventh series
of The X Factor
, as the lead singer and acoustic guitar player. Cardle joined the band after leaving his earlier band Darwyn
. The other Seven Summers band members are Alex Baker (drums, ex-Earthtone9
), Jon Holland (bass) and Neillo (guitars).
Not having a record contract, they distributed their music independently reaching #30 on the Official UK Album Downloads Chart, #11 on the Official UK Independent Album Charts for week ending 25 December 2010. and #1 on the Official UK Independent Album Breakers Charts for week ending 25 December 2010.
Following Cardle's success on The X Factor, the band saw an upsurge in popularity, with their music videos gaining large numbers of views on YouTube
.
The band performed live on Sue Marchant's BBC radio program on 8 December 2009. They also won 'Panic Awards Best Band 2010' award.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and 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...
group from Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. The band originally featured Matt Cardle
Matt Cardle
Matthew Sheridan "Matt" Cardle is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to fame after winning the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. He received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music by winning, and his debut number one single "When We Collide" was released immediately...
, the winner of the seventh series
The X Factor (UK series 7)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle and...
of The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
, as the lead singer and acoustic guitar player. Cardle joined the band after leaving his earlier band Darwyn
Darwyn (band)
Darwyn are an alternative rock/acoustic band from Essex. The band featured Matt Cardle, the winner of the seventh series of The X Factor, as the lead singer and acoustic guitar player. The other Darwyn members are Ali McMillan on drums and percussion and Richard Grace on piano...
. The other Seven Summers band members are Alex Baker (drums, ex-Earthtone9
Earthtone9
earthtone9 is an alternative metal band hailing from Nottingham, UK. Their line-up on most of their major releases was Karl Middleton on vocals, Owen "Oz" Packard, Joe Roberts on guitar, Graeme Watts on bass and Simon Hutchby on drums .-History:Signing to Copro Records in 1998, the band's first...
), Jon Holland (bass) and Neillo (guitars).
Career
The band with alternative Rock, pop, urban and folk influences released a self titled debut rock album Seven Summers on 22 January 2010 including hits "Youngblood", "Way to Be" and "Dirt" with the follow-up single being "Picture of You".Not having a record contract, they distributed their music independently reaching #30 on the Official UK Album Downloads Chart, #11 on the Official UK Independent Album Charts for week ending 25 December 2010. and #1 on the Official UK Independent Album Breakers Charts for week ending 25 December 2010.
Following Cardle's success on The X Factor, the band saw an upsurge in popularity, with their music videos gaining large numbers of views on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
The band performed live on Sue Marchant's BBC radio program on 8 December 2009. They also won 'Panic Awards Best Band 2010' award.
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Seven Summers
|