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Starsailor
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United Kingdom (2001 – present)
A rock quartet heralded on the release of their debut single, “Fever,” in February 2001 as “Britain’s best new band,” Starsailor has continued the rich lineage of its predecessors such as Travis, Stereophonics and many others. Formed in Wigan, UK by music students James Walsh (vocals/guitar), James Stelfox (bass), and Ben Byrne (drums), the band went through several guitar-heavy embryonic lineups before the arrival of Barry Westhead (keyboards) cemented their sound.
Influenced by Tim Buckley (whose 1970 album gave the band their name), Van Morrison, and Neil Young, they played their first London show at the Heavenly Social in April 2000. At the same time, a demo tape containing the tracks “Fever,” “Coming Down,” and “Love Is Here” began circulating rapidly around the music industry. By the summer there was a queue of record companies to sign the nascent band. EMI won the race for their signature. After spending January 2001 on an NME-sponsored tour with JJ72 and Amen, Starsailor released their debut single, “Fever,” to unanimous critical praise.
A sold-out headline U.K. tour at the end of March preceded the release of their second single, “Good Souls,” in April. Once again it was ecstatically received and reached the Top 20. As the single was released, the band went to Wales to record their debut album. They re-emerged in June to begin a summer of festival appearances sandwiched between an American tour supporting Doves and a couple of headline dates of their own.
Influenced by Tim Buckley (whose 1970 album gave the band their name), Van Morrison, and Neil Young, they played their first London show at the Heavenly Social in April 2000. At the same time, a demo tape containing the tracks “Fever,” “Coming Down,” and “Love Is Here” began circulating rapidly around the music industry. By the summer there was a queue of record companies to sign the nascent band. EMI won the race for their signature. After spending January 2001 on an NME-sponsored tour with JJ72 and Amen, Starsailor released their debut single, “Fever,” to unanimous critical praise.
A sold-out headline U.K. tour at the end of March preceded the release of their second single, “Good Souls,” in April. Once again it was ecstatically received and reached the Top 20. As the single was released, the band went to Wales to record their debut album. They re-emerged in June to begin a summer of festival appearances sandwiched between an American tour supporting Doves and a couple of headline dates of their own.
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Starsailor - Get Out While You Can
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Starsailor - Four To The Floor (Thin White Duke Mix)
Top Albums
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Tie Up My Hands
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Shoutbox
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helloor wrote:
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Daytrippera wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Starsailor+Fans
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Picoleze wrote:
Muito lindo , perfeito
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Traeumerle86 wrote:
Yay for Way To Fall <3 It truly is an amazing song!
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Hao1 wrote:
Way to Fall is pretty amazing. MGS3 anyone?
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yolimiguel wrote:
¿Cómo se puede ser tan bueno???, No me creo que tanta genialidad sea posible.
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BroomBroom wrote:
I can relate to the lyrics for Alcoholic. Starsailor have a lot to offer, the songs are so well written, have so much depth and a powerful rocky and melodic sound. Some songs leave tingles up your spine....what a group.
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iurydias wrote:
It's a nice song, nice voice and harmony.
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yugman wrote:
Ditch EMI. The album delay is disgraceful, go the way of NIN and Radiohead and don't just sit on your amazing content, release it yourself!
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lolita7 wrote:
love is here is the best album I've heard from them..i agree =) starsailor rocks!
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ether-girl wrote:
you can help , by leaving a shout if you want Starsailor back on Fabchannel. http://www.fabchannel.com/starsailorparadiso_concert/
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miss_drivel wrote:
I'm slowly rediscovering my love for this band. Love Is Here is one of the most amazing albums ever...
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davidwallace84 wrote:
fenomeni
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GayCub wrote:
Such a beautiful voice!
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MarielleOwl wrote:
hello there :) just wanna share this beautiful song to you....I'm sure you'll love the deep voice...it's simply beautiful! enjoy.....
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Sabotage84 wrote:
very great band ;-)
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travisryan wrote:
I love this band! Check out some of my tunes and let me know what you think! tR
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ether-girl wrote:
german fanpage :) http://www.starsailorfanpage.de/
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Menita86 wrote:
Great band!
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SchwarzAlessa wrote:
1- Tie up my hands 2-poor misguided fool 3-good souls
Including Travis, Thirteen Senses, Athlete, Embrace, Doves and more…
Events
- Oct 20 Starsailor The Barnyard Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Oct 22 Starsailor Monte Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Oct 24 Starsailor Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
Listeners
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Recent Activity
- lenolution tagged Starsailor with ‘seen live’. 51 minutes ago
- mikhailova and plan1690 added Starsailor to their libraries. 1 hour ago
- rfj82 added Starsailor to the lineup of Starsailor en concierto. Concierto benéfico "Pinktober" at Hard Rock Cafe. 1 hour ago
- lyns0185, llzz44, toff63 and 4 other people added Starsailor to their libraries. 3 hours ago
- FM-MoMO tagged Starsailor with ‘uk-rock’. 8 hours ago
- sparklypixie, aromag, katyDid74 and 13 other people added Starsailor to their libraries. 9 hours ago
- Perica_000 tagged Starsailor with ‘indie rock’ and ‘rock’. yesterday evening
- NeoOhanahan, alwardemshire, Helgane and 8 other people added Starsailor to their libraries. yesterday evening
- coolcat77 tagged Starsailor with ‘british’. yesterday afternoon
- jackFrt, Manatus, florung and 16 other people added Starsailor to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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