Thirteen Senses
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Post-Britpop
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band
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from Penzance
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Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
, Cornwall
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. The group released the album
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The Invitation on 27 September 2004, along with several singles: "Thru the Glass", "Do No Wrong", "Into the Fire" and "The Salt Wound Routine", of which the first three have reached the UK
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Top 40. Their second album, Contact
Contact (Thirteen Senses album)
Contact is the second major label album from Thirteen Senses. Released in the UK on the 2 April 2007, it includes the single All the Love in Your Hands. It was originally scheduled for release on 22 January 2007, however, due to more songs being written and recorded, the release was postponed...
, was released in April 2007.
Thirteen Senses are the only Cornish band to have a Top 20 single.
Band members
- Will South (vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Tom Welham (guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
) - Adam Wilson (bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Brendon James (drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
)
History
Thirteen Senses started out as Soul Magician, which began in school when Will South started writing songs which he showed Adam Wilson. He in turn liked the songs and left the other band he was in at the time. Soul Magician took off when South and Wilson met Tom Welham. The latter knew Brendon James and they all became friends.In 2002 Soul Magician released an EP
Extended play
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, Inside A Healing Mind, which was produced
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by Leon Phillips. It consisted of four tracks, one of which was later released as a B-side
A-side and B-side
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. "Attracting Submission" is found on the "Do No Wrong" 7" vinyl
Gramophone record
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. After that came in 2002 the No Other Life Is Attractive EP: the first Thirteen Senses release, produced by Dare Mason. This had five tracks. Four of them have been released as B-sides, the exception being "Sound". They then issued in 2003, Falls In The Dark, a self-released and independent demo album.
The band's next release and major label debut album was The Invitation. This consisted of twelve tracks and reached number 14 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The 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...
on its re-release.
At the beginning of 2004 and before The Invitation, Thirteen Senses released their first single, "Thru the Glass". This was released on both CD
Compact Disc
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and 7" vinyl. The B-side was identical on both releases: "No Other Life Is Attractive". Later, the next single was "Do No Wrong" and it reached number 38 in the official UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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. To promote it, Thirteen Senses went on tour, including a homecoming gig
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
at the Hall for Cornwall
Hall for Cornwall
The Hall for Cornwall is a major venue in Truro, Cornwall having one large main auditorium which places host to West End musicals, opera, ballet, musical acts and other entertainers...
in Truro.
The third single from the band was "Into the Fire". This was also released on two CDs and vinyl "Into The Fire" was used on BBC One
BBC One
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's Match of the Day
Match of the Day
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. After this came a re-release of "Thru the Glass" which broke the group into the UK Top 20.
The band toured both in the UK
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...
and Europe
Europe
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in 2005 and made several appearances at festivals such as Glastonbury
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
, T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
and V Festival
V Festival
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.
The band spent much of the latter part of 2005 and early 2006 in the recording studio
Recording studio
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, working on their next album, Contact
Contact (Thirteen Senses album)
Contact is the second major label album from Thirteen Senses. Released in the UK on the 2 April 2007, it includes the single All the Love in Your Hands. It was originally scheduled for release on 22 January 2007, however, due to more songs being written and recorded, the release was postponed...
. It was released on 2 April 2007. It was originally planned to be released in February 2007 but after playing three pre-album gigs at The Luminaire in London (on the thirteenth of the months of October, November and December), the band produced new tracks. "Talking to Sirens", one of the new tracks from Contact, was only played at the last gig. Due to the new album release date, their UK tour was rescheduled for March.
On 28 August 2007 Thirteen Senses announced through their website that they had begun recording their third album, and between April–July 2008 they previewed samples of 8 demo recordings
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
on their MySpace
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page. After several months without official contact from the band, on 28 May 2009, Brendon James announced that their third studio album is close to completion and it will, "all being well, be released within the next 2-3 months".
On 16 March 2010 the band made their third album, "Crystal Sounds" available to stream on their website, www.thirteensenses.com. A day later they announced this on their MySpace page and said the album would be available to stream "for a limited time". The physical version of "Crystal Sounds" was released on February 21, 2011 with four tracks not featured on the early release.
Albums
- The Invitation (27 September 2004) MercuryMercury RecordsMercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
#14 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... - ContactContact (Thirteen Senses album)Contact is the second major label album from Thirteen Senses. Released in the UK on the 2 April 2007, it includes the single All the Love in Your Hands. It was originally scheduled for release on 22 January 2007, however, due to more songs being written and recorded, the release was postponed...
(2 April 2007) Mercury #76 UK - Crystal SoundsCrystal SoundsCrystal Sounds is the third album from Thirteen Senses. It was released in the UK on the 21 February 2011, including the single "The Loneliest Star". The album was recorded and produced by the band in their own studio....
(21 February 2011) b-sirius
EPs & Demo Albums
- Inside A Healing Mind EP (2002)
(As Soul Magician)
- Glow – 4:27
- Bittersweet – 4:17
- Attracting Submission – 2:04
- The Spring – 3:50
- No Other Life Is Attractive EP (December 2002)
- No Other Life Is Attractive – 5:47
- Little Unrest – 5:39
- The Questions – 5:02
- Sound – 7:34
- Falling To The Ground – 6:36
- Falls In The DarkFalls in the DarkFalls in the Dark is a self-released and independent debut demo album by Thirteen Senses. It was released in 2003 and was engineered, mixed and produced by Dare Mason....
Demo Album (April 2003)
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 |
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| 2004 | "Thru The Glass Thru The Glass (limited release) "Thru the Glass" is a song by English Alternative rock band Thirteen Senses. It was released in compact disc and 7" vinyl formats, as a strictly limited single in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2004 on Vertigo Records.... " |
– | Falls In The Dark Falls in the Dark Falls in the Dark is a self-released and independent debut demo album by Thirteen Senses. It was released in 2003 and was engineered, mixed and produced by Dare Mason.... |
| 2004 | "Do No Wrong Do No Wrong "Do No Wrong" is a song by English alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their debut album The Invitation. It was the first single to be released from that album in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2004... " |
#38 | The Invitation |
| 2004 | "Into The Fire" | #35 | |
| 2005 | "Thru The Glass Thru the Glass "Thru the Glass" is a song by English Alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their debut album The Invitation. However it was originally released on March 01, 2004 as the debut single Thru The Glass on Vertigo Records when it didn't chart, before later being re-released as the third single... " |
#18 | |
| 2005 | "The Salt Wound Routine The Salt Wound Routine "The Salt Wound Routine" is a song by English alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their debut album The Invitation. It was the fourth single to be released from that album in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2005 .... " |
#45 | |
| 2007 | "All The Love In Your Hands All the Love in Your Hands "All the Love in Your Hands" is a song by English Alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their second album Contact. It was the first single to be released from this album in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2007 .... " |
#108 | Contact Contact (Thirteen Senses album) Contact is the second major label album from Thirteen Senses. Released in the UK on the 2 April 2007, it includes the single All the Love in Your Hands. It was originally scheduled for release on 22 January 2007, however, due to more songs being written and recorded, the release was postponed... |
| 2007 | "Follow Me Follow Me (Thirteen Senses song) "Follow Me" is a song performed and composed by the Cornish band Thirteen Senses. It was the second single from their second album Contact and was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2007.... " |
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| 2011 | "The Loneliest Star" | – | Crystal Sounds Crystal Sounds Crystal Sounds is the third album from Thirteen Senses. It was released in the UK on the 21 February 2011, including the single "The Loneliest Star". The album was recorded and produced by the band in their own studio.... |
| 2011 | "Home" | – |
Videography
- Thru The Glass [first version] (2004)
- Do No Wrong (2004)
- Into The Fire (2004)
- Thru The Glass [second version] (2005)
- Thru The Glass [alternative version] (2005)
- The Salt Wound Routine (2005)
- All The Love In Your Hands (2007)
- Follow Me (2007)
- The Loneliest Star (2011)
- Home (2011)
Songs in other media
| Year | Title | Type | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
TV series episode: "Thou Shalt Not" | "Do No Wrong Do No Wrong "Do No Wrong" is a song by English alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their debut album The Invitation. It was the first single to be released from that album in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2004... " |
| 2005 | The Best Man The Best Man (2005) The Best Man is a comedy film starring Stuart Townsend, Amy Smart, Seth Green and Kate Ashfield. It was directed by Stefan Schwartz from a script by Schwartz and Ed Roe.- Plot :Childhood friends Olly Pickering and Murray go their separate ways Olly goes to university... |
Film | "Into the Fire" |
| Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
TV series episode: "Pilot" | "Gone" | |
| ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
TV series episode: "The Show Must Go On" | "Into the Fire" | |
| Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
TV series episode: "A Hard Day's Night" | "Into the Fire" | |
| Les Chevaliers du Ciel Les Chevaliers du ciel Les Chevaliers du ciel is a 2005 French film directed by Gérard Pirès about two air force pilots preventing a terrorist attack on the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris... |
Film | "Into the Fire" | |
| Match of the Day Match of the Day Match of the Day is the BBC's main football television programme. Typically, it is shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings during the English football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in English football's top division, the Premier League... |
TV sports program | "Into the Fire" | |
| Rescue Me Rescue Me (TV series) Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show... |
TV series promos: Season 2 | "Into the Fire" | |
| Tru Calling Tru Calling Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled.... |
TV series episode: "The Last Good Day" | "Into the Fire" | |
| 2006 | The 4400 The 4400 The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie... |
TV series episode: "The New World" | "Into the Fire" |
| Celebrity Big Brother 2006 | TV series episode: "Show 33" | "Into the Fire" | |
| MTV Movie Awards | TV awards ceremony: Jim Carrey Jim Carrey James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario... clip show |
"Into the Fire" | |
| 2007 | Dragons' Den: Where Are They Now? Dragons' Den (UK) Dragons' Den is a British television series, hosted by Evan Davis. The format of the show is owned by Sony Pictures and is based on the original Japanese series, which has been sold around the world... |
TV series episode | "All the Love in Your Hands All the Love in Your Hands "All the Love in Your Hands" is a song by English Alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their second album Contact. It was the first single to be released from this album in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2007 .... " |
| Guiding Light Guiding Light Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009... |
TV series episode: "Episode 15261" (September 21, 2007) |
"Do No Wrong Do No Wrong "Do No Wrong" is a song by English alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their debut album The Invitation. It was the first single to be released from that album in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2004... " |
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| Kyle XY Kyle XY Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle... |
TV series episode: "The Prophet" | "Follow Me Follow Me (Thirteen Senses song) "Follow Me" is a song performed and composed by the Cornish band Thirteen Senses. It was the second single from their second album Contact and was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2007.... " |
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| Kyle XY Kyle XY Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle... |
TV series episode: "House of Cards" | "The Salt Wound Routine The Salt Wound Routine "The Salt Wound Routine" is a song by English alternative rock band Thirteen Senses, from their debut album The Invitation. It was the fourth single to be released from that album in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2005 .... " |
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| 2009 | Andra Avenyn Andra Avenyn Andra Avenyn was a Swedish drama series and soap opera, produced by SVT and broadcast from 2007 to 2010. Three series were produced. The show was created by Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander, who also created the Swedish soap operas Varuhuset, Rederiet and Tre kronor... |
TV series episode (season 3) | "Into the Fire" |
| ITV3 ITV3 ITV3 is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom that is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. The channel was launched on 1 November 2004. ITV3 is the second largest UK multi-channel, second only to ITV2.-History:... |
TV station promos: Drama | "Into the Fire" | |
| Kyle XY Kyle XY Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle... |
TV series episode: "It Happened One Night" | "Home" | |
| MasterChef | TV game show episode: July 8, 2009 | "Into the Fire" | |
| WrestleMania XXV WrestleMania XXV WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas... |
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"Into the Fire" | |
| 2011 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
Sky Sports: Real Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur – Live | "Thru The Glass Thru The Glass (limited release) "Thru the Glass" is a song by English Alternative rock band Thirteen Senses. It was released in compact disc and 7" vinyl formats, as a strictly limited single in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2004 on Vertigo Records.... " |
| Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,... |
TV game show episode: "Blind Dates" | "Into the Fire" |