The Others (band)
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The Others are an English
rock
band
, signed to Poptones
in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album
was released on 31 January 2005.
crossing in London. The band, particularly lead singer Dominic Masters, maintain a close relationship with their fanbase, affectionately known as the 853 Kamikaze Stage-Diving Division. The band are also known for accessibility which resulted in the popularity of the websites forum, which played a key part in keeping the fanbase together and organizing the following to collect together for gigs.
Their self titled debut album divided critics and public alike on its release in 2005. Whilst NME
gave it 8/10, Q Magazine rated it one of the worst albums of the year, mocking Masters' boastful attitude towards drug abuse. In April 2006, the magazine
placed the album at Number 40 in a countdown of "The 50 Worst Albums Ever", claiming the band had taken "the freewheeling spirit of [contemporary band] The Libertines
... remove(d) all the talent and added even more crack. This [album] is what's left". By autumn 2006, the disappearance of their early promise and seeming fall from grace led NME to run an article entitled 'Whatever Happened to Dominic Masters?'
In an interview with Phoenix FM
in December 2005, the band confirmed that they had left Poptones and, in October 2006, they released their second album, Inward Parts
. In August 2007, drummer
Martin Oldham left the band for health reasons.
On September 24th 2011 The Others played their first live show in over 3 years, selling out The Lexington London.
Previous members:
Martin Oldham - Drums, James Moulson - Keys/Electronics/Guitar/Bass
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...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, signed to Poptones
Poptones
Poptones is a record label launched by Alan McGee after the demise of Creation Records in 1999. Named after a Public Image Limited song, it is seen as something of a return to the staunchly independent roots of Creation...
in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was released on 31 January 2005.
Career
The band were renowned for their live shows, particularly the so-called "guerilla gigs", which saw them play on a Hammersmith and City Line tube train, on the dodgems at the Leeds festival, and on the famous Abbey RoadAbbey Road (street)
Abbey Road is a thoroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London, running roughly northwest to southeast through St. John's Wood, near Lord's Cricket Ground...
crossing in London. The band, particularly lead singer Dominic Masters, maintain a close relationship with their fanbase, affectionately known as the 853 Kamikaze Stage-Diving Division. The band are also known for accessibility which resulted in the popularity of the websites forum, which played a key part in keeping the fanbase together and organizing the following to collect together for gigs.
Their self titled debut album divided critics and public alike on its release in 2005. Whilst NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
gave it 8/10, Q Magazine rated it one of the worst albums of the year, mocking Masters' boastful attitude towards drug abuse. In April 2006, the magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
placed the album at Number 40 in a countdown of "The 50 Worst Albums Ever", claiming the band had taken "the freewheeling spirit of [contemporary band] 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...
... remove(d) all the talent and added even more crack. This [album] is what's left". By autumn 2006, the disappearance of their early promise and seeming fall from grace led NME to run an article entitled 'Whatever Happened to Dominic Masters?'
In an interview with Phoenix FM
Phoenix FM
Phoenix FM is a community radio station serving the areas of Brentwood and Billericay, England. It was formed in 1996 and has broadcast twelve 28-day restricted service licence broadcasts on FM. The station's presenters include local snooker hero Steve Davis, Boxer Rebellion drummer Piers Hewitt,...
in December 2005, the band confirmed that they had left Poptones and, in October 2006, they released their second album, Inward Parts
Inward Parts
Inward Parts is the second album by the English band The Others. The album was released on 30 October 2006 in the UK on Lime Records.-Track listing:# Truth That Hurts# Guard My Kind# Always Be Mine# Thick As Thieves# Looking For A Product# Desolate...
. In August 2007, drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Martin Oldham left the band for health reasons.
On September 24th 2011 The Others played their first live show in over 3 years, selling out The Lexington London.
Members
The band is composed of:- Dominic Masters - Vocals
- Johnny Others - Guitar/Bass
- Jimmy Lager - Guitar
- Joseph Gardiner-Lowe - Drums
Previous members:
Martin Oldham - Drums, James Moulson - Keys/Electronics/Guitar/Bass
Singles
| Year | Song | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | "This Is For The Poor This Is For The Poor "This Is for the Poor" is a song by English indie rock band, The Others, and is featured on their debut album, The Others. Released on 17 May 2004, it was the first single from the album and charted at #42.... " |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... #42 |
"The Others" | CD - This Is For The Poor, How I Nearly Lost You (Demo), Almanac | 7" - This For The Poor, How I Nearly Lost You (Demo) | Original single release |
| Oct 2004 | "Stan Bowles" | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... #36 |
"The Others" | CD - Stan Bowles, Boy Is A Girl, This Is For The Poor (demo) | DVD - Stan Bowles, Guerrilla Gigging Pt 1 (The Tube Train)/ 7" - Stan Bowles, Stan Bowles (BBCRadio 1 Session), This Is For The Poor (BBC Radio 1 Session) |
Original single release |
| Jan 2005 | "Lackey" | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... #21 |
"The Others" | CD - Lackey, King Prawn | DVD - Lackey, Guerrilla Guide To Gigging Pt 2 (Abbey Road)/ 7" - Lackey (Radio Edit), Neil Armstrong |
Original single release |
| April 2005 | "William" | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... #29 |
"The Others" | CD - William (Single Mix), This Is For The Poor (Phones Bourgeois Mix) | 1st 7" - William, Psychovision (demo)/ 2nd 7" - William (Live at The Astoria), Stan Bowles (Live at The Astoria, Community 853 (Live at The Astoria) |
Original single release |
| Oct 2006 | "The Truth That Hurts" | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... -- |
"Inward Parts Inward Parts Inward Parts is the second album by the English band The Others. The album was released on 30 October 2006 in the UK on Lime Records.-Track listing:# Truth That Hurts# Guard My Kind# Always Be Mine# Thick As Thieves# Looking For A Product# Desolate... " |
CD - Truth That Hurts (single mix), It Alright You See, Truth That Hurts (Gang Of Four Remix) | 1st 7" - Truth That Hurts (single mix), Never Wanted You More 2nd 7" - Truth That Hurts (Filthy Dukes Remix), Truth That Hurts (demo) |
Original single release |
| Feb 2007 | "Always Be Mine" | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... --(Ineligible) |
"Inward Parts Inward Parts Inward Parts is the second album by the English band The Others. The album was released on 30 October 2006 in the UK on Lime Records.-Track listing:# Truth That Hurts# Guard My Kind# Always Be Mine# Thick As Thieves# Looking For A Product# Desolate... " |
1 track - Free "Valentines Day" Released Via YouTube.com | Video single release | |
| March 2008 | "Probate" | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... --(Ineligible) |
"Inward Parts Inward Parts Inward Parts is the second album by the English band The Others. The album was released on 30 October 2006 in the UK on Lime Records.-Track listing:# Truth That Hurts# Guard My Kind# Always Be Mine# Thick As Thieves# Looking For A Product# Desolate... " |
Probate (edit)/It Doesn't Matter To Me (demo)/Looking For A Product (Download Only "Tour Single") |
download only release | |
Albums
- The Others (31 January 2005) UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
Number 51 - Inward PartsInward PartsInward Parts is the second album by the English band The Others. The album was released on 30 October 2006 in the UK on Lime Records.-Track listing:# Truth That Hurts# Guard My Kind# Always Be Mine# Thick As Thieves# Looking For A Product# Desolate...
(30 October 2006)