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St. Jude (Album) by The Courteeners

Artist Biography For The Courteeners

Hailing From Manchester Indie Rock Quartet Courteeners Received Regular Comparisons In The U.K. Press To The Leading Lights Of Three Previous Waves Of Mancunian Brit-Pop The Smiths The Stone Roses And Oasis. The Band's Alternately Jangly And Bombastic Brand Of Indie Guitar Rock Bears The Influence Of All Three Acts As Well As Comparisons To Contemporaries Like Kasabian Editors And Kaiser Chiefs. They Debuted In The Late 2000s With The Hit Album St. Jude Evolving Over The Years By Incorporating Synth Pop And Dance Grooves On Albums Such As 2013's Anna And 2020's More. Again. Forever. Featuring Vocalist Liam Fray Lead Guitarist Daniel "Conan" Moores And Drummer Michael Campbell Courteeners Formed In Manchester In 2006 When The 22-Year-Old Fray -- Already Known Around Town For His Acoustic Singer/songwriter Gigs -- Brought Three Of His Childhood Friends Including Ex-Bassist Mark Cupello Together To Form A Proper Band. After Signing To Loog Records A Pseudo-Indie Label Owned By Polydor The Courteeners Released Their Limited-Edition Debut Single "Cavorting " In August 2007. Three More Singles "Acrylic " "What Took You So Long? " And "Not Nineteen Forever " Dotted The Charts Between October 2007 And March 2008 Prior To The Release Of The Group's Debut Album. Produced By Stephen Street Celebrated For His Work With The Smiths Blur And The Cranberries And Featuring Fray's Painting Of Audrey Hepburn On The Cover St. Jude Was Released In April 2008. The Album Reached Number Four In The U.K. Where It Also Achieved Gold Status. While Touring In Support Of The Record The Courteeners Began Playing New Material At Select Shows Much Of Which Found Its Way Onto 2010's Falcon A Slower More Ambitious Set Of Songs. The Band's Third Album Anna Reflected An '80s Synth Pop Influence And Arrived In Early 2013. In 2014 The Courteeners Returned With Their Fourth Studio Album Concrete Love Which Found Them Building Upon Anna's Anthemic '80s-Influenced Sound. The Album Fared Well Reaching Number Three On The U.K. Albums Chart. A Year After Concrete Love The Group Parted Ways With Bassist Cupello Replacing Him With Longtime Collaborator And Producer Joe Cross. In 2016 They Released Their Fifth Studio Album Mapping The Rendezvous. Featuring Singles "The 17th" And "No One Will Ever Replace Us " The Set Peaked At Number Four In The U.K. Celebrating The Tenth Anniversary Of Their Debut In 2018 The Courteeners Issued St. Jude Re Wired A Reimagined Vision Of Their 2008 Breakthrough. They Embarked On A Celebratory Concert Run In England Before Returning To The Studio For A Proper Follow-Up To Rendezvous. Their Sixth Set More. Again. Forever. Arrived In Early 2020 And Came As A Result Of A Dark Period Of Uncertainty For Fray And The Band. Featuring A Distinctly Dance-Friendly Sound Influenced By LCD Soundsystem The Set Focused On Bass Grooves And Insightful Lyrics That Marked A Late-Era Maturation For The Crew. Biography By Stewart Mason

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: St. Jude

St. Jude Is The Debut Album By British Indie Rock Band The Courteeners Which Was Released On 7 April 2008. There Is Also A Special Edition Album Which Includes A Second Disc Of Acoustic Versions Of Songs Which Feature On The Actual Album. Though The Album Was Received To Average Reviews From Critics The Album Has Become Somewhat A Cult Success Though Many Fans Are More Favorable To The Versions Of Songs Seen On Here Come The Young Men EP And Various Other Demos. In Support Of The Album The Band Embarked On A European Tour. The Album Passed Its 100 000th Sale The Same Week Follow-Up Falcon Was Released.