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Seven Years (band)
Encyclopedia
Seven Years are a British
punk
band that formed in 2001 and broke up in 2006. Based in Northampton
, East Midlands, most of their shows were played to local audiences. The line-up at their breakup was El X, Joe Willes and Jonas House. The band released three records on Jaws 2 Records and toured England
once.
with Magic Skool Bus to promote both of their upcoming releases. The tour was promoted by Northampton
based label, Undereducated Music. Bands who Seven Years have played with include MC Lars
, The All New Adventures Of Us, Action Jackson, Tellison
, Fletcher, Magic Skool Bus and 4ft Fingers
.
Seven Years played their first show on the 11 May 2002, and their last on the 13 February 2006.
player. They broke up slightly before Seven Years. Jonas was guitarist in Tricycle Fucking Death, who broke up a year later. Nick Willes was recruited into Seven Years for the last few shows before they broke up. He currently plays various instruments for The All New Adventures of Us.
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...
punk
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...
band that formed in 2001 and broke up in 2006. Based in Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, East Midlands, most of their shows were played to local audiences. The line-up at their breakup was El X, Joe Willes and Jonas House. The band released three records on Jaws 2 Records and toured 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...
once.
Discography
- Abandon / Shallow (2001, Demo)
- Magic Skool Bus and Seven Years Split EP (2002, You Stab My Back, I Stab Yours 001)
- AngervilleAngerville (EP)Angerville is the third release by Seven Years of Northampton, UK, and the first release on Jaws 2 Records.-Track listing:# "Dickhead" – 2:02# "Dissatisfied" – 4:25# "Shallow" – 3:28# "Who to shoot?" – 2:10# "Abandon" – 3:23# "Problem" – 3:46...
(2002, Jaws 2 Records 001) - Tellison and Sevenyears (2003, Jaws 2 Records 002)
- Seven YearsSeven Years (EP)Seven Years is the fourth and final release by Seven Years of Northampton, UK.-Track listing:# "Biology" – 1:06# "I hope you drown" – 4:43# "It's all down from here" – 2:19# "Happy?" – 3:44# "Sick of failing" – 4:32# "Lack Ambition" – 3:16...
(2006, Jaws 2 Records 003)
Live
Seven Years only managed one tour of EnglandEngland
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...
with Magic Skool Bus to promote both of their upcoming releases. The tour was promoted by Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
based label, Undereducated Music. Bands who Seven Years have played with include MC Lars
MC Lars
Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands...
, The All New Adventures Of Us, Action Jackson, Tellison
Tellison (band)
Tellison is a four-piece indie rock band from London, England, formed in 2003. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Stephen Davidson, lead guitarist and vocalist Peter Phillips, bass guitarist and vocalist Andrew Tickell and drummer Henry Danowski.After releasing three 7" singles...
, Fletcher, Magic Skool Bus and 4ft Fingers
4ft Fingers
4 ft Fingers are an English punk rock band from Cheltenham, United Kingdom, formed in 1996.-History:4 ft Fingers were formed in Cheltenham in 1996. The mid nineties was a time of a minor musical revolution in Cheltenham, spearheaded by bands such as Vicious Rumour and the Axiom centre...
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Seven Years played their first show on the 11 May 2002, and their last on the 13 February 2006.
Other projects
Whilst Seven Years were still together, some band members were leased out to other bands. El X was temporarily in The All New Adventures of Us, and played a few shows and recorded with them. After Seven Years broke up, he formed Elfonso, and later recruited Joe as drummer. Joe was also in Saving Sunday as keyboardKeyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
player. They broke up slightly before Seven Years. Jonas was guitarist in Tricycle Fucking Death, who broke up a year later. Nick Willes was recruited into Seven Years for the last few shows before they broke up. He currently plays various instruments for The All New Adventures of Us.