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Brakes
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Brighton, United Kingdom (2002 – present)
Brakes were formed when Tom White (guitar) and Alex White (drums) of The Electric Soft Parade saw Eamon Hamilton (vocals, guitar) then of British Sea Power perform a solo gig supporting The Lonesome Organist in Brighton. Marc Beatty (bass) of Mockin’ Bird Studios and The Tenderfoot (and who also worked with British Sea Power, when recording their debut album) was also soon recruited, and the band set about recording their debut single, “Pick Up the Phone”, which was released on Tugboat Records in 2004.
In early 2005 the band recorded their debut album, Give Blood, for Rough Trade Records. The album was released in July of the same year. The album features 16 songs (including re-recordings of the 3 tracks from their debut single) and runs for 29 minutes. It features duets with Leila Moss of The Duke Spirit on a cover of the Johnny Cash / June Carter Cash classic “Jackson” and with The Pipettes on a version of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Sometimes Always”.The album was voted the best of 2005 by Rough Trade shops.
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Brakes 'On Your Side'
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Cease And Desist
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Porcupine Or Pineapple
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If I Should Die Tonight
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Spring Chicken
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SpikeySpikey wrote:
porcupine or pineapple? yaaaaa----oooooouuuttttttshhhh
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Rahaha24 wrote:
this is from SweepingtheNation, about Eamon's set at Truck.... "Hamilton meanwhile plays all the Brakes favourites, even the ones like All Night Disco Party he admits he can't really do justice solo (Marc Beatty is lurking at the back, he could have helped), plus three new songs, concerning alien abduction, a response to Hamilton's bank overdrawn letter and Consumer Producer Chicken Egg, which lasts as long as Comma Comma Comma Full Stop.".. haha cannot wait!
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panicattract wrote:
hello brakes fans, we have brakes/esp side project restlesslist playing wednesday 16th july at the flea pit on columbia road, london e2. its a fiver in and should be a cracker. for more go to www.myspace.com/recentfuturesounds. starts at 8pm!!!
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conditionals wrote:
I like the 'sets of Brakes' pun in the bio.
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3lIOns wrote:
Anyone got any info on the next album? Seen Eamon Hamilton is doing some acoustic gigs on his own which seems odd...
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RiseAgainst2 wrote:
Dissapointed Lads, was let down when you cancelled at bath, was looking forward to that, seen you at reading were smashing, hopefully see you in bath November 15th
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Plasticanimal wrote:
Brakes kick the shit out of every indie band. COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No return is the best break up song ever as well.
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pj_harvey wrote:
they're amazing from live
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Jaraelephant wrote:
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michael_wood wrote:
Whatever duuuuuuuude! Seriously though - good cause and endangered and vulnerable animals are worth helping.
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Jaraelephant wrote:
Hiya Brakes, Ghosts, The Feeling, The Ordinary Boys and many more bands are booked to play a music festival supporting endangered and vulnerable animals. More information can be found on the totallywild website. You can also find out more about me and my friends at www.totallywild.net/jara1 love from Jara xxx www.totallywild.net/jara1
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Jaraelephant wrote:
Hiya Brakes, The Ordinary Boys and many more bands are booked to play a music festival supporting endangered and vulnerable animals. More information can be found on the totallywild website. You can also find out more about me and my friends at www.totallywild.net/jara1 love from Jara xxx www.totallywild.net/jara1
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antisecurity wrote:
Fun.
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Slobbers wrote:
www.myspace.com/redredribena
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ChrisChinchilla wrote:
If you enjoy Brakes, check out Macaca Mulatta : www.last.fm/music/Macaca+Mulatta
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motionpicture wrote:
WHO WON THE WAR? WHAT THE FUCK WAS IT FOORRR!?
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motionpicture wrote:
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. Cheney, Cheney, Cheney.... Cheney, Cheney, Cheney, Cheney... STOP BEING SUCH A DICKKKKK
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StNick_ wrote:
Why is the wiki essentially a review of 'Give Blood'?
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YouGotAPinkSock wrote:
Porcupine or pineapple spiky spiky
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el_mad wrote:
i even loved them before i mean XD
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