Brass Monkey (band)
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{Infobox musical artist
| name = Brass Monkey edits
|inspiration =Arctic Monkeys, Pigeon Detectives, The kooks, Kaiser Chiefs,Ok go, Kings of leon, The wombats, Kasabian, Blur, Toy Dolls, Razorlight, Fratellis, T-rex, Slade.
| origin = England
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...


| genre = English
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, indie, alternative rock
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = domino records
| associated_acts = arctic monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...


The pigeon detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...


the kooks
The Kooks
The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...


fratellis
|current_members = (Harrison W musician)
(Jamie B drums)
(lake Cooper vocals
Guitar
The 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...

)
(bass,vocals)
Brass Monkey edits are an English
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...

 indie
Indie
Indie is a shortform of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to:*Indie art, fine arts made by artists independent of commercial fine arts establishments*Indie design, for handmade products by independent artisans...

 band from hampshire, who joined together in 2007. They are innovative in their use of a bass section which is atypical for English (indie rock)alternative rock music.

The band originally consists of Harrison W (vocal), Rosie J she later moved on from them to start solo, vocals,bass),Jamie B (drums)when they were starting out they primarily played in Jamie T's garage which they then got seen by steve jones a domino scouter.

In 2009, after recording their first album,The band has recorded only one album so far Brass Monkey edits (2009). it primarily consisted of traditional songs and tunes which has a mixture of different bands in which they get there inspiration from these include arctic monkeys, the Kooks, The Pigeon Detectives, Ok Go, fratellis, Queen, The last of the shadow puppets they also did alterations to the original The devil went down to Gorgia which they changed.
the band decided to continue, initially with a four-piece line-up without Rosie J (keyboard player) who debuted on stage with a short set at a new upcoming bands show at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....

 on 12 May 2010 before a short tour later in the same year and sporadic live shows in the same year. Later in 2010 the band recruited Blake cooper to as their secondary guitarist player behind their first guitarist player Harrison W and debut their new lineup at the Electric Theatre in Guildford on Sunday 15 january 2011. They like to incorparate a certain level of comedy within there music.

Discography

All released on domino Records unless otherwise noted.
  • Brass Monkey (2010)
  • Dont Steamout (2009)
  • You're so dame hot(2010)
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