Cherubs (band)
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Cherubs were a five-piece band
from the United Kingdom
(UK) and Norway
. The band comprised Staale Krantz Bruland, Espen Dahl, Matthew Orchard, Jørgen Raa and Glenn Wange. The band formed in 2003, and disbanded in September 2007.
, Bloc Party
, The Cribs
, The Rakes
, Razorlight
, Maxïmo Park
, The Departure
, Moving Units
, The Others
, Art Brut
and many more, as well as supporting The Libertines
for their legendary reunion gig in Kent
2004.
Debut single "Hey Bunny
" was out October 2004, second single
was the non-album track "Club Hoola Hoop's Walls
" out in February 2005. Their debut album Uncovered by Heartbeat
was released 18 April 2005 on Cargo Records. The album was produced by Howard Gray
and engineered by Ashley Krajewski at Apollo Control Studios.
The single "A Man of No Importance" is another non-album track, and was out 15 August on CD single and ltd. edition 7". It was produced by Mercury Prize
nominee producer Gareth Parton
(Ikara Colt
, The Go! Team
, The Killers, The Futureheads
, Shellac
, The Breeders
, Foals).
In the summer of 2005 the band played at the Wireless Festival
, T in the Park
, and at the Reading and Leeds Festivals
.
In Autumn 2005, Glenn Wange informed the band he intended to leave at the end of the year to continue his studies, and he played his last gig with the band 24th November at the Barfly
in London
. In February 2006, Glenn Fryatt joined as the new drummer.
Cherubs' record label is the London
-based Cargo Records.
The band broke up in September 2007.
There was also a Texas hardcore punk band in the 1990s also called The Cherubs on the Trance Syndicate Label. The band released two albums, Icing and Heroin Man. Trance Syndicate released an album of singles, outtakes and odds and ends after the band broke up called Short of Popular.
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
from the United Kingdom
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...
(UK) and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The band comprised Staale Krantz Bruland, Espen Dahl, Matthew Orchard, Jørgen Raa and Glenn Wange. The band formed in 2003, and disbanded in September 2007.
History
The band came together in December 2003, and in a short period of time played all over the UK and abroad with bands such as The LibertinesThe Libertines
The Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
, Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
, The Cribs
The Cribs
The Cribs are an English three-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr who was made a formal member of the group...
, The Rakes
The Rakes
The Rakes were an English indie rock band from London. They split up in October 2009.-History:The Rakes formed in 2004. Since coming to fame in 2005, they were associated with the British post-punk/art rock scene, a genre shared by bands such as Bloc Party, Maxïmo Park, and The Futureheads...
, Razorlight
Razorlight
Razorlight are a UK based indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in the UK, having topped the charts with the 2006 single "America" and its parent self-titled album, their second...
, Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2000. They are signed to Warp Records. The band consists of Paul Smith , Duncan Lloyd , Archis Tiku , Lukas Wooller and Tom English...
, The Departure
The Departure
The Departure was an English rock band from Northampton, formed in October 2003. Their debut album, Dirty Words, was released 13 June 2005 by Parlophone. A second album, Inventions, was expected to be released in early 2008, but was not...
, Moving Units
Moving Units
Moving Units is a dance-punk band from Los Angeles, California.-History:The band was formed in 2001 by Chris Hathwell, Blake Miller, and Johan Boegli, when Hathwell's previous band, Festival of Dead Deer, broke up. They released their debut EP, Moving Units, on Three One G in early 2002...
, The Others
The Others (band)
The Others are an English rock band, signed to Poptones in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album was released on 31 January 2005.-Career:...
, Art Brut
Art Brut (band)
Art Brut are a Berlin-based English and German indie rock band. Their debut album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, It's a Bit Complicated, released on 25 June 2007...
and many more, as well as supporting The Libertines
The Libertines
The Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
for their legendary reunion gig in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
2004.
Debut single "Hey Bunny
Hey Bunny
"Hey Bunny" is the first single by the British band Cherubs, released on October 2004....
" was out October 2004, second single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
was the non-album track "Club Hoola Hoop's Walls
Club Hoola Hoop's Walls
"Club Hoola Hoop's Walls" is the second single by the UK-based band Cherubs, also known as "I Go to Whom I'm Dressed For". It was produced by Mercury Prize nominee Gareth Parton and released in February 2005...
" out in February 2005. Their debut album Uncovered by Heartbeat
Uncovered by Heartbeat
Uncovered by Heartbeat is the first album by UK based band, Cherubs.-Track listing:#"Telepathy"#"Kiss All Morning"#"9* Out of Ten"#"You Stay I Leave"#"Adult Video / Chinese Food"#"Eyes Only"#"Hey Bunny"#"This Awful Morning"#"Botox Bop"...
was released 18 April 2005 on Cargo Records. The album was produced by Howard Gray
Howard Gray
Howard Gray is a musician, sound engineer, programmer, composer, re-mixer and producer who has worked with, and on the work of Public Image Ltd, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Kirsty MacColl, The Armoury Show, The Pale Fountains, Japan, The Stranglers, Simple Minds, The Pretenders, XTC, UB40,...
and engineered by Ashley Krajewski at Apollo Control Studios.
The single "A Man of No Importance" is another non-album track, and was out 15 August on CD single and ltd. edition 7". It was produced by Mercury Prize
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British...
nominee producer Gareth Parton
The Go! Team
The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. Their songs are a mix of live...
(Ikara Colt
Ikara Colt
Ikara Colt were an English four-piece art rock band, formed by art students at London Guildhall University. They had a five-year career, beginning in 1999 and ending on 17 January 2005...
, The Go! Team
The Go! Team
The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. Their songs are a mix of live...
, The Killers, The Futureheads
The Futureheads
The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland. consisting of Ross Millard , Barry Hyde and David "Jaff" Craig...
, Shellac
Shellac (band)
Shellac is an American group composed of Steve Albini , Bob Weston and Todd Trainer...
, The Breeders
The Breeders
The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal , her twin sister Kelley Deal , Jose Medeles , Mando Lopez Todd the Fox...
, Foals).
In the summer of 2005 the band played at the Wireless Festival
Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is a music festival in England that takes place every year in Hyde Park, London, and took place at Harewood House, Leeds in 2006 and 2007. It is owned and managed by Live Nation....
, T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
, and at the Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
.
In Autumn 2005, Glenn Wange informed the band he intended to leave at the end of the year to continue his studies, and he played his last gig with the band 24th November at the Barfly
Barfly (club)
Barfly is a chain of live music venues nightclubs in the UK operating as part of the MAMA Group. It has venues in Brighton, London & York. They regularly feature live music. Their club nights tend to feature rock, alternative and independent music...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. In February 2006, Glenn Fryatt joined as the new drummer.
Cherubs' record label is the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based Cargo Records.
The band broke up in September 2007.
There was also a Texas hardcore punk band in the 1990s also called The Cherubs on the Trance Syndicate Label. The band released two albums, Icing and Heroin Man. Trance Syndicate released an album of singles, outtakes and odds and ends after the band broke up called Short of Popular.
Singles
- "Hey Bunny"Hey Bunny"Hey Bunny" is the first single by the British band Cherubs, released on October 2004....
(October 2004) - "Club Hoola Hoop's Walls"Club Hoola Hoop's Walls"Club Hoola Hoop's Walls" is the second single by the UK-based band Cherubs, also known as "I Go to Whom I'm Dressed For". It was produced by Mercury Prize nominee Gareth Parton and released in February 2005...
(aka "I Go to Whom I'm Dressed For") (February 2005) - "A Man Of No Importance" (August 2005)
- "Paper Cut Moon" (February 2006)
Other appearances
- Jørgen Raa joined the band XX TeensXX TeensXX Teens, formerly Xerox Teens are a five-piece band from London. They began performing in London in 2004 and since then have released six singles and an EP. Their debut album Welcome To Goon Island was released on 28 June 2008 on Mute Records. It includes the songs "Onkawara/B-54", "Darlin'",...
post Cherubs. - Espen Dahl appears on the album The Sailor Sessions by The LibertinesThe LibertinesThe Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
(2005), and joined the band Stricken City post Cherubs.