28 Costumes, also known as the Cossies, are a Liverpool

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 pop

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 band. They signed to Spank Records in late 2003 and released four singles

Single (music)

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 and an album

Album

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 with the label

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. Their album, The Fake Death Experience

The Fake Death Experience

The Fake Death Experience is the debut album from 28 Costumes, released on 1 November 2004 on Spank Records.The album gained excellent reviews in the UK music press, with reviews in The NME, Artrocker, The Independent and a plethora of online sites from the likes of Drowned In Sound and...

was reviewed positively in, amongst other publications, The Independent

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and Artrocker magazine. The band have since released the EP

Extended play

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 Electrical Fever on Invicta Hi Fi Records, and self released the single "Erika" / "Death Mask".

Their records

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 have been featured on UK

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 based radio station

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s by DJs

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 Steve Lamacq

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, Huw Stephens

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, Janice Long

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 and John Kennedy. The single "Erika" was featured on Hollyoaks

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and on BBC One

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 programming.

The band played at the South by Southwest

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 festival

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 in Austin, Texas

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 in 2007, at Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival

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 in 2008, and supported Editors and Futureheads on tour.

In April 2010, lead singer Chris moved to Berlin, where he is currently based. There was a farewell concert held at Le Bateau, Liverpool, in which the original line-up of the band re-united. The band have 2 albums recorded and finished that are yet to be released. The first (Adnventure Stories) was recorded shortly after the release of their debut album and the second (This Band Has Eaten All Our Money) was recorded in the summer of 2008. Currently the band are working on the 4th Long Player as well as pursuing various other musical projects including Hallo...I Love You! Silent Sleep, Elle S'Appelle and House That Jack Built.

Line-up

Current lineup:

• Christopher McIntosh - Vocals/Guitar (2003–present)
• Tony Reilly - Guitar/Backing vocals (2003–present)
• Andy Donovan - Guitar/Backing vocals (2008–present)
• Paul Green - Keyboards/Percussion/Backing Vocals (April 2010 – present)

Previous members:

• Alastair McPhie - Drums (2005–2009)
• Joanne Body - Bass (2008–2009)
• Geoff Williams - Bass (2007–2008)
• Liam Keightly - Drums (2003)
• Nick Hoare - Drums (2003–2005)
• Paul Green - Bass/Backing vocals (2003–2007)

Singles

• "Hurricane" (2004)
• "21 Years" (2004)
• "Cash Advance" (2005)
• "Inside/Outside" (2006)
• "You Excite Me" (2006)
• "Erika" (2008)

External links

• Video interview with 28 Costumes on Cult Cargo
• NME Review
• Official Site
• Myspace Band Site