Clearlake are an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band, based in Brighton

Brighton

Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

, 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...

. The members of the band are:

• Jason Pegg (vocals, guitar, keyboards)
• David 'Woody' Woodward (bass, guitar, vocals)
• Toby May (drums)
• Jim Briffett (guitar, vocals)

History

The band formed in 1999, and released their debut single, "Winterlight", in January 2000. The limited edition release was awarded Single of the Week in a number of music publications, gained airplay on 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...

 as Mark and Lard's

Mark and Lard

Mark and Lard, the stage name of Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley , are former BBC Radio 1 disc jockeys. Mark and Lard joined Radio 1 in October 1993 and left in March 2004...

 record of the week and sold out within a fortnight, making the UK Top 100. A number of other singles followed, and the band went on to support Pulp

Pulp (band)

Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....

 and The Delgados

The Delgados

The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...

 and played at Scott Walker

Scott Walker (singer)

Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...

's Meltdown

Meltdown (festival)

Meltdown is an annual, English festival, held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held in June at Southbank Centre, the arts complex covering and including the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Hayward...

 with Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...

.

By April 2001, they had recorded and released their debut album, Lido

Lido (album)

Lido is the debut album by Clearlake. Released in March 2001, it features the singles "Winterlight", "Don't Let The Cold In", and "Let Go".-Track listing:#"Clearlake Lido" – 1:06#"Sunday Evening" – 3:38#"Don't Let the Cold In" – 4:32...

. After a slot on Later... with Jools Holland, their television debut, and the release of a fourth single, "Let Go", the band started work on their second album. Cedars

Cedars (album)

Cedars was the second album released by Clearlake, two years subsequent to debut release Lido. It includes the single "Almost the Same", and both tracks from the double a-side "The Mind is Evil"/"Come Into the Darkness". The album also includes a secret hidden track...

was released in February 2003. The third, Amber

Amber (Clearlake album)

Amber is the third album by indie rock group Clearlake, released on January 23rd 2006. The seventh track from the album "Finally Free", was featured on Eden Games' 2006 videogame release, Test Drive Unlimited...

, was released in January 2006.

Clearlake have written their fourth album and played their only show of 2007 at The Brunswick, Hove, on 1 September 2007. Seven new songs were debuted at the show.

2008 was a far more active year for Clearlake than the one that preceded it. On 6 May 2008 the band supported Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....

 (their first show of 2008), before recording new track "One Of A Kind" which was released as a web-only single on the 9 May via their website. A further single, "Dark Blue", was recorded in the same way in August 2008 and released on 1 September 2008.

The band have started 2009 by releasing one final single from the new album, "The Credit Or The Blame".

In December 2010, a Jason Pegg cover version of the Sea Nymphs song "Tree Tops High" appeared on Leader of the Starry Skies - A Loyal Companion

Leader of the Starry Skies - A Loyal Companion

Leader of the Starry Skies - A Loyal Companion is a limited edition compilation album featuring cover versions of songs by Tim Smith . It was released on CD on December 13, 2010 on the Believers Roast label...

, a fundraising compilation album to benefit the hospitalised Cardiacs

Cardiacs

Cardiacs are an English alternative rock/psychedelic pop band formed in 1977 and led by Tim Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by bands as diverse as Blur, Faith No More and...

/Sea Nymphs leader Tim Smith.

Albums

• Lido
  Lido (album)
  Lido is the debut album by Clearlake. Released in March 2001, it features the singles "Winterlight", "Don't Let The Cold In", and "Let Go".-Track listing:#"Clearlake Lido" – 1:06#"Sunday Evening" – 3:38#"Don't Let the Cold In" – 4:32...
  
  (26 March 2001)
• Cedars
  Cedars (album)
  Cedars was the second album released by Clearlake, two years subsequent to debut release Lido. It includes the single "Almost the Same", and both tracks from the double a-side "The Mind is Evil"/"Come Into the Darkness". The album also includes a secret hidden track...
  
  (3 February 2003)
• Amber
  Amber (Clearlake album)
  Amber is the third album by indie rock group Clearlake, released on January 23rd 2006. The seventh track from the album "Finally Free", was featured on Eden Games' 2006 videogame release, Test Drive Unlimited...
  
  (23 January 2006)

Singles and EPs

• "Winterlight" (7 February 2000)
• "Don't Let the Cold In" (22 May 2000)
• "Something to Look Forward To" (12 March 2001)
• "Let Go" (28 May 2001)
• "Almost the Same" (24 February 2003)
• "The Mind Is Evil" (23 June 2003)
• "Can't Feel a Thing" (10 November 2003)
• Wonder if the Snow Will Settle (7 March 2005)
• "Good Clean Fun" (5 December 2005)
• "Neon" (27 March 2006)
• "It's Getting Light Outside" (7 August 2006)
• "One Of A Kind" (9 May 2008)
• "Dark Blue" (1 September 2008)
• "The Credit Or The Blame" (20 February 2009)