Archie Bronson Outfit are an English

England

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 rock

Rock music

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 band. They met at Kingswood School

Kingswood School

Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748...

, Bath
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After leaving their native Somerset

Somerset

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, the band moved to London

London

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 where they were discovered by Laurence Bell, boss of Domino Records

Domino Records (1993)

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. The band were playing in Bell's local bar, "The Cat's Back" in Putney

Putney

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. The band released their debut album Fur in 2004. Fur was produced by Jamie "Hotel" Hince of The Kills

The Kills

The Kills is a rock band formed by American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their first three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, and Midnight Boom, have garnered much critical praise...

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The band released their second album, Derdang Derdang

Derdang Derdang

Derdang Derdang is the second full-length album by London-based band Archie Bronson Outfit. It was released on 3 April 2006.-Track listing:#"Cherry Lips" – 4:17#"Kink" – 2:43#"Dart for My Sweetheart" – 4:30#"Got to Get " – 3:14...

on 3 April 2006. The album was recorded in Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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 in the summer of 2005 and produced by Jacquire King

Jacquire King

Jacquire King is a record producer, mix engineer, songwriter/musician, and artist manager. Some of the artists he has worked with include Tom Waits, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, Mutemath, Cold War Kids, Norah Jones, Tim Finn and Buddy Guy. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner and nominee...

. The album received generally excellent reviews, with Uncut

UNCUT (magazine)

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, musicOMH.com and Mojo

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awarding it four stars out of five. The London listing magazine Time Out awarded it five stars out of five. They performed a showcase at the 2006 South by Southwest

South by Southwest

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 festival in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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. The band used to perform on stage accompanied by an illuminated plastic goose. In December 2006, Mojo voted Derdang Derdang fifth best album of 2006 in their end of year poll beating such notables as Cat Power

Cat Power

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 and Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

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In January 2007, they won the South Bank/Times Breakthrough Award and played a live gig at the T-Mobile Transmission

Transmission (TV series)

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 television event in April 2007.

Archie Bronson Outfit returned with a new album, Coconut

Coconut (album)

Coconut is the third full-length album by London-based band Archie Bronson Outfit and was released on 1 March 2010."Shark's Tooth" was the first single from the album and was released on 22 February 2010....

, on March 1, 2010. It is their first LP in almost four years and their third album for Domino Records. They will tour the UK in March 2010 to support the album release.

Line up

• Sam Windett – vocals, guitar
• Dorian Hobday – bass, guitar
• Mark (aka Arp) Cleveland – drums

Albums

• Fur (26 July 2004, Domino Records)
• Derdang Derdang
  Derdang Derdang
  Derdang Derdang is the second full-length album by London-based band Archie Bronson Outfit. It was released on 3 April 2006.-Track listing:#"Cherry Lips" – 4:17#"Kink" – 2:43#"Dart for My Sweetheart" – 4:30#"Got to Get " – 3:14...
  
  (3 April 2006, Domino Records)
• Coconut
  Coconut (album)
  Coconut is the third full-length album by London-based band Archie Bronson Outfit and was released on 1 March 2010."Shark's Tooth" was the first single from the album and was released on 22 February 2010....
  
  (1 March 2010, Domino Records)