The Madeleines

The Madeleines Formed After Childhood Friends James Guitar/vocals Matt Guitar/vocals And Dunc Formerly Drums Who Went To School Together In South Wales Where They Spent Their Teenage Years Playing Punk And New Wave Covers In Various Bands All Found Themselves A Few Years Later Living In London. Out For James’ Birthday Making Music Together Again Came Up Heatedly In Conversation And New Friend Mike Originally From Knebworth Drunkenly Promised To Buy A Bass. Thankfully Mike Is A Man Of His Word And A Couple Of Days Later They Found Themselves Writing Songs Together All Agreeing That The Smiths Television The Cure Ramones Pavement And A Few Others Were The Best Things On Earth. They Knew From Past Experience Not To Talk About What They Disagree On. After Spending 2004 Building A Fanbase With Shows At Truck Festival Young And Lost At Frog. White Heat And The WHORE All-Dayer Rough Trade Shops’ RoTa DrownedInSound At In The City Manchester Sensible Sundays UK Escalator And Others The Band Are Releasing Their Debut Single A Double-A Side 7” Of Live Favourites Trouble And Safety Net On Destructible Records. Unfortunately Dunc Left To Pursue A Different Creative Direction And Was Replaced By Brochan Watts Drums In Mid-2006. Discography The Sure Thing Track On Truck Festival 8 CD Compilation.
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