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A are a British
alternative rock
band from Suffolk
, England
, that formed in 1993. They have released four albums, and two live mini-albums.
In 2002, the band enjoyed a brief period of commercial success, in which "Nothing", the first single from Hi-Fi Serious
(their 3rd studio album), charted at #9 on the UK singles chart. Chart performances after this were a far distance from that of "Nothing", in which the follow-up "Starbucks" charted at #20; the closest the band ever came to matching the success of their only top 10 hit, although the album Hi-Fi Serious reached #18, this was still a disappointment after "Nothing" was a top 10 single only two weeks previously to the album's release.
Shortly after releasing their fourth album, Teen Dance Ordinance
in 2005, the band took a hiatus. In 2007 'A' reunited for a one-off gig, and have been touring sporadically ever since, most recently with Bowling for Soup
, on their October 2010 UK tour.
, England in the late 80s, as 'Grand Designs'. The band was founded by twins, Jason and Adam Perry, and their friend Mark Chapman, with bassist Stevie Swindon, and the twins' younger brother Giles Perry joining in the early 90s. The members cited their influences as: Rush
, The Beach Boys
, Van Halen
and the Beastie Boys
.
-inspired sound for a more punk rock
style, they signed a European recording contract with British (Warner Bros. Records
) in 1996 and released their debut LP How Ace Are Buildings
in 1997. Also in 1997, the band briefly appeared in the music video for "Anthem" by The Wildhearts
. The band found a healthy underground reception and even had a couple of low-charting singles in the UK. After the mild success brought to the band by How Ace Are Buildings, bassist Stevie Swindon decided to quit the band. He was replaced by bassist and future BBC Radio 1
Rock Show DJ Daniel P Carter
. A licensing agreement for the American music market was reached with the North Carolina
-based Mammoth Records
. Future releases would be distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Mammoth. A second album 'A' Vs. Monkey Kong
followed in 1999. The band then toured the world and enjoyed a small degree of success worldwide, especially in Germany. They released a live album, Exit Stage Right
in 2000.
was their third album, released in 2002. It was preceded by their biggest single to date, "Nothing", which saw the band reach the UK top ten for the first time, hitting number 9, and the further top 20 hit "Starbucks", named after the coffee chain. The release of the album was highly anticipated, and charted at #18. The tour following Hi-Fi Serious
saw the band playing their largest venues to date, headlining the 5,000 capacity Brixton Academy as part of their 'Inner-City Sumo' Tour. At the end of the year they won the Kerrang!
award for "Best British Band". In 2004, their single "Nothing" was added to Beyblade
's Let It Rip! official soundtrack
. In 2007, "Something's Going On" and "The Distance" were added to the Surf's Up
video game soundtrack.
'A' released their fourth album, Teen Dance Ordinance
(TDO), on June 27, 2005. The album had been recorded two years earlier, but was heavily delayed due to Jason Perry's illness and disputes with the record company. It featured a more straight-rock sound and displayed an almost complete absence of the keyboards and sampling that marked the early sound of the band. Unlike their last two albums, Teen Dance Ordinance was not released in the US. Hollywood Records
agreed early on to release it in the US, but ultimately did not. The album charted at a disappointing #95 on the UK charts. The band later toured at smaller venues than those seen on the gigs in support of Hi-Fi Serious, in which a gig which was supposed to be played at the now demolished London Astoria
in October 2005, was moved to the smaller Astoria 2 due to lower than anticipated ticket sales. After this gig, the band announced that they finished their touring and had no plans for the future after being dropped by Warner, the following year then seen the band not play any live shows until 2007.
, formerly of Busted, and has now become a successful producer, working with the likes of The Blackout
, Kids in Glass Houses
, and McFly. Adam Perry and Daniel P Carter have become full time members of The Bloodhound Gang
, Adam replacing drummer Willie the New Guy in 2005, and Daniel replacing guitarist Lupus Thunder in 2009. Daniel P Carter has also been hosting BBC Radio 1
's Rock Show since 25 September 2006. He continues writing material with Jason Perry, and artists such as McFly, as well as previously playing bass in Matt Willis' band for his first album. He is also playing guitar and lead vocals in new hardcore punk band, Hexes
. Mark Chapman is currently teaching, and has played in the bands Malpractice,, alongside drum n bass producer Adam F
, and MiLLS, fronted by former Cable
drummer Richie Mills. Giles Perry currently works for the BBC, and has also produced videos for Hundred Reasons
and Biffy Clyro
.
In August 2008, Adam Perry revealed six tour dates supporting The Wildhearts
on the band's forum, noting that: "This is going to be wicked and we are grateful to The Wildhearts for dragging us from our retirement! Plus there are now big plans afoot to start the new record for next year."
Bassist Daniel P Carter
did not return to the band, however, and was replaced by John Mitchell
, current frontman of It Bites and producer (Enter Shikari
, Hexes
). Carter posted on the forums:
John Mitchell played his first show with the band on 3 December 2008 at the Sheffield Carling Academy supporting The Wildhearts
.
. On 13 May 2010, 'A' were announced as a support band for the Bowling For Soup
Autumn tour by their singer Jaret Reddick
on his Twitter account. It was announced via the band's own Twitter on 26 May 2010, that Daniel P. Carter would be returning to the band for this tour.
On 20 June 2011, 'A' announced via their Twitter
feed that they would be heading into the studio to record some new tracks. No further details have been released. Later on that year, The Subways
released their third studio album Money & Celebrity
, in which its fourth track "I Wanna Dance With You" sees Perry and Carter being credited with songwriting duties alongside the band.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
alternative rock
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...
band from Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, that formed in 1993. They have released four albums, and two live mini-albums.
In 2002, the band enjoyed a brief period of commercial success, in which "Nothing", the first single from Hi-Fi Serious
Hi-Fi Serious
Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1...
(their 3rd studio album), charted at #9 on the UK singles chart. Chart performances after this were a far distance from that of "Nothing", in which the follow-up "Starbucks" charted at #20; the closest the band ever came to matching the success of their only top 10 hit, although the album Hi-Fi Serious reached #18, this was still a disappointment after "Nothing" was a top 10 single only two weeks previously to the album's release.
Shortly after releasing their fourth album, Teen Dance Ordinance
Teen Dance Ordinance (album)
Teen Dance Ordinance is the fourth album by the Alternative rock group A. It was released on 25 June 2005 in the United Kingdom and later in the United States. The title refers to a law passed in 1985 by Seattle City Council and repealed in 2002 which prohibited minors and adults from attending the...
in 2005, the band took a hiatus. In 2007 'A' reunited for a one-off gig, and have been touring sporadically ever since, most recently with Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
, on their October 2010 UK tour.
History
The band known as 'A' formed in SuffolkSuffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England in the late 80s, as 'Grand Designs'. The band was founded by twins, Jason and Adam Perry, and their friend Mark Chapman, with bassist Stevie Swindon, and the twins' younger brother Giles Perry joining in the early 90s. The members cited their influences as: Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
, The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
, Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
and the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
.
How Ace Are Buildings and A vs. Monkey Kong
After changing their name to 'A' in 1993, and abandoning their early progressive rockProgressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
-inspired sound for a more punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
style, they signed a European recording contract with British (Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
) in 1996 and released their debut LP How Ace Are Buildings
How Ace Are Buildings
How Ace Are Buildings is the debut album by British alternative rock band A, released in 1997.The album was re-released in 1998, in the form of cassette and LTD Edition 12"...
in 1997. Also in 1997, the band briefly appeared in the music video for "Anthem" by The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
. The band found a healthy underground reception and even had a couple of low-charting singles in the UK. After the mild success brought to the band by How Ace Are Buildings, bassist Stevie Swindon decided to quit the band. He was replaced by bassist and future BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
Rock Show DJ Daniel P Carter
Daniel P Carter
Daniel P. Carter is a British musician and radio DJ. He is currently the singer and guitarist for hardcore punk band Hexes, bassist for A, and guitarist for alternative rock group Bloodhound Gang...
. A licensing agreement for the American music market was reached with the North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
-based Mammoth Records
Mammoth Records
Founded by Jay Faires in 1989 in Carrboro, North Carolina, Mammoth Records was one of the premiere independent record labels of the 1990s. Its roster featured such diverse talent as Antenna, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Far Too Jones, Frente!, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu...
. Future releases would be distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Mammoth. A second album 'A' Vs. Monkey Kong
A vs. Monkey Kong
* Track 1 is an alternate version to the one which originally appeared as a b-side on the "Summer on the Underground" single.- Singles :A vs. Lake Tahoe * CD1:# "I Love Lake Tahoe" – 3:26# "I Love Lake Tahoe" – 3:57...
followed in 1999. The band then toured the world and enjoyed a small degree of success worldwide, especially in Germany. They released a live album, Exit Stage Right
Exit Stage Right
Exit Stage Right is a live album by rock band A, released in 2000 on London Records. It reached #3 on the UK Indie Chart. The title is a parody of Rush's 1981 live album Exit...Stage Left.-Track listing:All songs written by Jason Perry#"Intro" - 0:24...
in 2000.
Hi-Fi Serious and commercial success
Hi-Fi SeriousHi-Fi Serious
Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1...
was their third album, released in 2002. It was preceded by their biggest single to date, "Nothing", which saw the band reach the UK top ten for the first time, hitting number 9, and the further top 20 hit "Starbucks", named after the coffee chain. The release of the album was highly anticipated, and charted at #18. The tour following Hi-Fi Serious
Hi-Fi Serious
Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1...
saw the band playing their largest venues to date, headlining the 5,000 capacity Brixton Academy as part of their 'Inner-City Sumo' Tour. At the end of the year they won the Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
award for "Best British Band". In 2004, their single "Nothing" was added to Beyblade
Beyblade
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...
's Let It Rip! official soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
. In 2007, "Something's Going On" and "The Distance" were added to the Surf's Up
Surf's Up (video game)
Surf's Up is the video game based on Sony Pictures Animation film of the same name. Surf's Up the video game follows the basic story of Cody Maverick in the movie...
video game soundtrack.
Teen Dance Ordinance
Teen Dance Ordinance (album)
Teen Dance Ordinance is the fourth album by the Alternative rock group A. It was released on 25 June 2005 in the United Kingdom and later in the United States. The title refers to a law passed in 1985 by Seattle City Council and repealed in 2002 which prohibited minors and adults from attending the...
(TDO), on June 27, 2005. The album had been recorded two years earlier, but was heavily delayed due to Jason Perry's illness and disputes with the record company. It featured a more straight-rock sound and displayed an almost complete absence of the keyboards and sampling that marked the early sound of the band. Unlike their last two albums, Teen Dance Ordinance was not released in the US. Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
agreed early on to release it in the US, but ultimately did not. The album charted at a disappointing #95 on the UK charts. The band later toured at smaller venues than those seen on the gigs in support of Hi-Fi Serious, in which a gig which was supposed to be played at the now demolished London Astoria
London Astoria
The London Astoria was a music venue, located at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England. It had been leased and run by Festival Republic since 2000. It was closed on 15 January 2009 and has since been demolished...
in October 2005, was moved to the smaller Astoria 2 due to lower than anticipated ticket sales. After this gig, the band announced that they finished their touring and had no plans for the future after being dropped by Warner, the following year then seen the band not play any live shows until 2007.
Hiatus
Since the release of Teen Dance Ordinance in 2005, the band had been working on other projects. Jason Perry spent time writing, recording, and touring with Matt WillisMatt Willis
Matthew James Willis is an English singer-songwriter. He found fame as a founding member of the band Busted.- Early years :...
, formerly of Busted, and has now become a successful producer, working with the likes of The Blackout
The Blackout (band)
The Blackout is a post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. After some time backing Lostprophets on their Liberation Transmission Tour, along with Dopamine, Covergirl, Kids In Glass Houses, The Guns and Men, Women and Children, they released their first mini-album The Blackout!...
, Kids in Glass Houses
Kids in Glass Houses
Kids in Glass Houses are a Welsh rock band from Cardiff, and are considered a significant part of the Cardiff music scene. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics "not throwing stones at you anymore" from Glassjaw song "Tip Your Bartender". The band achieved success on the strength of the singles...
, and McFly. Adam Perry and Daniel P Carter have become full time members of The Bloodhound Gang
The Bloodhound Gang
The Bloodhound Gang may be a reference to:*The Bloodhound Gang , a segment on the program 3-2-1 Contact*The Bloodhound Gang, a band that took its name from the TV show segment...
, Adam replacing drummer Willie the New Guy in 2005, and Daniel replacing guitarist Lupus Thunder in 2009. Daniel P Carter has also been hosting BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's Rock Show since 25 September 2006. He continues writing material with Jason Perry, and artists such as McFly, as well as previously playing bass in Matt Willis' band for his first album. He is also playing guitar and lead vocals in new hardcore punk band, Hexes
Hexes (band)
Hexes is a British hardcore punk band featuring the former A bassist, current guitar player for Bloodhound Gang and presenter of BBC Radio 1's Rock Show, Daniel P. Carter...
. Mark Chapman is currently teaching, and has played in the bands Malpractice,, alongside drum n bass producer Adam F
Adam F
Adam F is an English jungle and drum and bass DJ, and film actor.-Career:An early album was the techstep effort, Metropolis/Mother Earth, released in 1997 on the Metalheadz record label. His other early successes were the tracks "F-Jam" and "Circles"...
, and MiLLS, fronted by former Cable
Cable (British band)
Cable were a British alternative rock band, formed in the early 1990s by Matt Bagguley , Darius Hinks , Suza Ward , Pete Darrington and Martin Syvret , followed by Neil Cooper, formerly of The Beyond . Cooper left in 1995 to form Gorilla with other ex-members of The Beyond, and was replaced by...
drummer Richie Mills. Giles Perry currently works for the BBC, and has also produced videos for Hundred Reasons
Hundred Reasons
Hundred Reasons are an English rock band from Farnborough, Hampshire, composed of Colin Doran , Larry Hibbitt , Andy Gilmour , Andy Bews and Ben Doyle . Originally, the band was signed to Columbia Records in mid April 2001, after fourteen months of near-constant touring...
and Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...
.
Reunion
When questioned at the Download Festival in 2007, Daniel Carter said the band would be reuniting for a "few shows" at the end of the year. In a 2008 interview, Jason Perry explained the hiatus and expressed how much he had enjoyed being in the band, reiterating the desire to record and tour again in the future.In August 2008, Adam Perry revealed six tour dates supporting The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
on the band's forum, noting that: "This is going to be wicked and we are grateful to The Wildhearts for dragging us from our retirement! Plus there are now big plans afoot to start the new record for next year."
Bassist Daniel P Carter
Daniel P Carter
Daniel P. Carter is a British musician and radio DJ. He is currently the singer and guitarist for hardcore punk band Hexes, bassist for A, and guitarist for alternative rock group Bloodhound Gang...
did not return to the band, however, and was replaced by John Mitchell
John Mitchell (musician)
John Mitchell is guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the UK band It Bites. He also plays guitar for a number of other progressive rock bands including Arena, The Urbane, Kino, Frost*, and John Wetton.In 2008, Mitchell joined A, playing bass in place of original bass player Daniel P...
, current frontman of It Bites and producer (Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari are a British band, that combine post-hardcore with elements of various electronic genres, formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of...
, Hexes
Hexes (band)
Hexes is a British hardcore punk band featuring the former A bassist, current guitar player for Bloodhound Gang and presenter of BBC Radio 1's Rock Show, Daniel P. Carter...
). Carter posted on the forums:
'A' was some of the greatest times I have ever had playing music and I love those boys. I don't think I am 'too good' to be playing in 'A' and its not because I am too busy with my job at Radio 1. Its simply that when we drew a line in the sand and said we were done, I felt like we were. We played the one off show a while back and though it was fucking great whilst we were playing, as soon as it was finished I felt a bit confused as to what had just happened. So, to cease any speculation and so no one thinks there is any weirdness, I won't be playing the shows because I am trying to sort out my new band and focus on that for a little bit... If there are going to be more 'A' shows in the future, I may play them, I may not, depends if they still want me after John has shown his bass skills, but whatever happens I will be at the London show watching my brothers play some rocking tunes and I will sing along. The end.
John Mitchell played his first show with the band on 3 December 2008 at the Sheffield Carling Academy supporting The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
.
Recent events
'A' played a 10-date UK tour in December 2009, supported by This CityThis City
"This City" is a song by American singer and songwriter Patrick Stump from his debut solo album Soul Punk . A remix featuring rapper Lupe Fiasco was released as the album's first single...
. On 13 May 2010, 'A' were announced as a support band for the Bowling For Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
Autumn tour by their singer Jaret Reddick
Jaret Reddick
Jaret Ray Reddick is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and lead songwriter for the Grammy Award-nominated pop punk band Bowling for Soup. He plays a Music Man Axis that has a flag of Texas design on...
on his Twitter account. It was announced via the band's own Twitter on 26 May 2010, that Daniel P. Carter would be returning to the band for this tour.
On 20 June 2011, 'A' announced via their Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
feed that they would be heading into the studio to record some new tracks. No further details have been released. Later on that year, The Subways
The Subways
The Subways are an English alternative rock / indie rock band. Their debut album, Young For Eternity, was released on 4 July 2005 in the UK and February 14, 2006 in the U.S. Their second album, All or Nothing, was released on 30 June 2008 and their third album Money and Celebrity debuted on the...
released their third studio album Money & Celebrity
Money & Celebrity
Money and Celebrity is the third studio album by English trio The Subways, produced by Stephen Street. It was released on 18 September 2011. The album is assisted by fans with them providing photos and cover artwork to the band through their pledgemusic project in which donations are made to the...
, in which its fourth track "I Wanna Dance With You" sees Perry and Carter being credited with songwriting duties alongside the band.
Studio albums
- How Ace Are BuildingsHow Ace Are BuildingsHow Ace Are Buildings is the debut album by British alternative rock band A, released in 1997.The album was re-released in 1998, in the form of cassette and LTD Edition 12"...
- (1997) - 'A' vs. Monkey Kong - (1999)
- Hi-Fi SeriousHi-Fi SeriousHi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1...
- (2002) - Teen Dance OrdinanceTeen Dance Ordinance (album)Teen Dance Ordinance is the fourth album by the Alternative rock group A. It was released on 25 June 2005 in the United Kingdom and later in the United States. The title refers to a law passed in 1985 by Seattle City Council and repealed in 2002 which prohibited minors and adults from attending the...
- (2005)