The Answering Machine
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Biography
The band formed in October 2005 at the University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. Martin and Pat wrote songs together in their final year at university, and Gemma joined on bass shortly afterwards. Their first gig was at Retro Bar in Manchester on 1 March 2006. The band played as a 3-piece (Martin, Pat and Gemma) until August 2007. Until this point they used a drum machine called Mustafa Beat.
The Answering Machine released their first single, "Oklahoma" on 16 October 2006 through High Voltage Sounds. The single was limited to 500 vinyl copies, and sold out in 2 days. Second Single, "Silent Hotels" was released with High Voltage Sounds on 18 June 2007. The single was again limited to 500 vinyl copies. They released their third single, "Lightbulbs" on 5 November 2007 with Regal Records. The band released their single "Cliffer" in March 2009 with Heist Or Hit Records
Heist Or Hit Records
Heist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
.
The band played at Glastonbury festival 2007 and SXSW festival 2008 and again in 2011. They have performed a UK headline tour in May/June 2007, and a support tour with The Rumble Strips
The Rumble Strips
The Rumble Strips are an English band from Tavistock, Devon. The band take their name from Rumble Strips, which are small, continuous lines of bumps along the edge of a road. Having known each other since childhood, a precise conception date for the band doesn't really exist. The current line-up...
in October/November 2007. In April 2009, the band toured in the USA playing at the Viper Room
Viper Room
The Viper Room is a nightclub located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. It was opened in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp until 2004. The club became known for being a hangout of Hollywood elite, and was the site where actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on...
and the Mercury Lounge
Mercury Lounge
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in New York. In May 2009 the band toured extensively throughout the UK firstly with Twisted Wheel and later in the same month a major venue tour with Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
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. . In October 2009, the band visited the USA again to perform at CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon
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and a month's residency at CoCo66 in Greenpoint, NY. . In December 2009, the band played at British Anthems festival in Japan.
The Answering Machine completed recording their debut album produced by Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa is an English record producer from Essex who has engineered, mixed, produced, and played on albums by such bands as Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Idlewild, 3 Colours Red, South and Johnny Boy...
at Warren House Farm Studios in Yorkshire and mixed at Beethoven Street Studios, London. The debut album Another City, Another Sorry was released on June 15, 2009.
Their song "It's Over! It's Over! It's Over!" is featured on the video game FIFA 10
FIFA 10
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. The band also had two songs featured on the BBC TV show Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey is a British comedy television series. A romantic comedy-drama, the show follows the long-distance relationship of Gavin from Billericay in Essex, England, and Stacey from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The writers of the show, actors James Corden and Ruth Jones, also...
during the second episode of the third series.
The Answering Machine announced they were disbanding on May 16, 2011.
Facts
- The Answering Machine performed an acoustic version of "Obviously Cold" at BETA Records TVBETA Records TVBETA Records TV / BETA TV - is a nationally syndicated weekly music-centric TV series filmed and produced in the heart of Hollywood, showcasing at least 3 acoustic artist videos from newly signed and Indie bands in episode format...
Studios in Hollywood, California in early 2009. The acoustic song segment was taken in June 2009 for the BETA Records Music TV Series, directed by Eric MacIver and produced by Chris Honetschlaeger.
Members
- Martin Colclough - Vocals, Guitar
- Pat Fogarty - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Gemma Evans - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Ben Perry - Drums
Studio albums
- Another City, Another SorryAnother City, Another Sorry-Personnel:*Design - Sean Mort*Management - Amul Batra*Mastered by - Ed Woods*Performer - Ben Perry, Gemma Evans, Martin Colclough, Patrick Fogarty*Photography - Nicola Chipman*Photography [Band Shots] - Emily Dennison*Producer, mixed by, engineer - Dave Eringa...
(Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 2009 - LifelineLifeline (The Answering Machine album)Lifeline is the second and final studio album by Manchester band The Answering Machine. It was released on 21 February 2011 in the United Kingdom on Heist or Hit Records.-Track listing :-Personnel:*Martin Colclough - Vocals, guitar...
(Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 2011
Singles
- Oklahoma (High Voltage Sounds) - 16 October 2006
- Silent Hotels (High Voltage Sounds) - 18 June 2007
- Lightbulbs (Regal Records) - 5 November 2007
- Cliffer (Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 3 March 2009 - Obviously Cold (Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 1 June 2009 - Oklahoma (Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 10 August 2009 - Emergency/It's Over! It's Over! It's Over! (Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 23 November 2009 - Animals (Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 17 October 2010 - Lifeline (Heist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit RecordsHeist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
) - 14 February 2011