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http://www.theearlies.com
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Biography
Produced on both sides of the Atlantic and with a palette of sounds almost as wide; The Earlies unique music combines layered vocals, imaginary instruments, and subtle electronics with manipulated performances from an untapped well of musicians on the Burnley and Manchester underground. Their highly regarded debut Album “These Were The Earlies” was released on July 19th 2004 and brings together the best of the three 7” and two 10” EP’s released so far to great critical acclaim.
Residing in Northern England and Western Texas the four Earlies musical differences are never more apparent than when listing their respective heroes FSOL, Gillian Welch, ELP and Whitesnake! Others would say they were brought together by a shared love of the three B’s, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, and The Beatles. Truth is all get a gracious nod on The Earlies debut album “These Were The Earlies” alongside more obscure psychedelic, progressive, leftfield and country influences.
In the three years since The Earlies first started putting out their own music they’ve grown into an influential collective of musicians with a unique sound. “The Devil’s Country sounds like nothing else around…there really doesn’t seem any point in trying to draw comparisons, because they are quite simply a law unto themselves. And for that you’ve just gotta love ‘em.” DJ “A truly beautiful pop record… ’Eight Miles High’ era Byrds trade super-heavy bong hits with a melodica-toting Augustus Pablo. God Bless you Earlies you are the bomb!” NME
“Oboes, cellos, Mercury Rev-esque psychedelia, a deft lyrical touch, a tune more gorgeously soothing than a head massage from Helena Christiansen and all shot through with spinetingling slivers of electronica” GUARDIAN
The Earlies lovingly crafted music is the culmination of many years posting ideas back and forth. Developing their songs and successfully honing their chaotic ‘whoever’s available’ studio approach which has seen The Earlies take on production duties for fellow Texan Micah P. Hinson amongst others in their Names On Records guise.
In the spring of 2004 the Earlies turned their ragtag bunch of musicians into an 11-piece band. Playing everything live the Earlies worked their headphone fireworks into a physical psychedelic hoedown. Their subsequent shows have continued to warm all who come before them.
“The Earlies send a large crowd of young people nutsoid…. You need them in your life more than you could possibly imagine.” NME
From those first chance meetings in Texan record stores and Manchester studios to the triumphant football team sized live shows, The Earlies believe their “musically simple – sonically tricky” approach should always be entertaining.
The Earlies are JM Lapham, Giles Hatton, Christian Madden and Brandon Carr.
