The Crescent 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

Musical ensemble

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 formed in 2000 by Sean Longsworth (bass

Bass guitar

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) and Joey Harrison (drum

Drum

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s) from Huyton

Huyton

Huyton is a suburb of Liverpool within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, with some parts belonging to the borough of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area and has close associations with its neighbour, Roby, having both formerly been part of the Huyton with...

, Merseyside

Merseyside

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, England

England

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.

Career

Longsworth and Harrison were still in their teens

Adolescence

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 when they formed The Crescent. They were soon joined by Karl Rowlands (guitar

Guitar

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). The band backed fellow Huytonian Lee Mavers

Lee Mavers

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, formerly of The La's

The La's

The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, originally active from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers, the group is most famous for their hit single "There She Goes". The band was formed by Mike Badger in 1984 and Mavers joined soon after...

, at gigs

Concert

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. However, Maver's erratic personality soon led to difficulties.

After Wayne Whitfield (vocals

Singing

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) joined the band they were signed by Hut Records

Hut Records

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. Their debut single

Single (music)

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, "On The Run" made the Top 50 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 in May 2002. Two further singles followed, each reaching the UK

United Kingdom

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 chart

Record chart

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, before a self-titled album

Album

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 was released in September 2002.

Their track "Spinnin' Wheels" was featured on the 2002 Virgin

Virgin Records

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/EMI

EMI Records

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  compilation

Compilation album

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, The Album: Volume 4.