Loose Talk Costs Lives
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Loose Talk Costs Lives are a London
, UK based band who present a diverse form of popular music, taking influence from artists such as XTC, Four Brothers, Talking Heads, Owls and Steve Reich.
James Rapson (guitars and vocals), Oliver Route (guitars), Liam Klimek (bass) and Greg Round (drums) all met whilst studying at University in Leeds before forming at the start of 2010. The band have since supported the likes of Wild Beasts, Two Door Cinema Club, Maps and Atlases and Good Shoes around the UK.
In December 2010 they released their first double A-side single “Some Nice Flowers / Wreck Ashore” and in Spring/Summer 2011 they are due to release their debut EP “Wax and Gold” - recorded and produced by James Kenosha (Grammatics, Chapel Club and Pulled Apart By Horses).
, Chew Lips
, Underground Heroes and Video Nasties. In November 2009 Oliver completed the line up as second guitarist. The band ended the year by playing a sold out Leeds clubnight Silver Hips (co-owned by Liam) at Hi-Fi.
In 2010 saw the band gained a slot on the Main Stage at Live At Leeds Festival on the Leeds Metropolitan University
stage along side Wild Beasts
and The Invisible
. The band also played with bands such as Hot Club De Paris
Japandroids
and Good Shoes
.
In April they travelled down to Eastbourne
to record their first single ('"Some Nice Flowers / Wreck Ashore'"). After putting a rough mix of one of their new recordings (Wreck Ashore) on NME Breakthrough, they were entered into the final of a competition to play at Lovebox festival, which was whittled down from hundreds of bands to just 5 by a panel of judges consisting of NME editor Krissi Murison, Groove Armada's Tom Findlay, NME New Music Editor Jaimie Hodgson, Peter Elliot from Primary Talent International and Rob Silver from Lovebox. The singles were eventually mixed by James Kenosha (Grammatics, Chapel Club and Pulled Apart By Horses) and self-released on December 6, 2010.
The band were also featured in the NME Breakthrough compilation, NME magazine as Breakthrough Artist of the week, Gill Mills Best of Myspace Podcast 98, which was featured on the main page of Myspace as well as their demo of Gold being named as one of the 5 NME breakthrough tracks you have to hear. They also recorded a live session for BBC Leeds West Yorkshire Raw Talent Radio show where James, Ollie and Liam performed stripped down version of 3 songs. Over the rest of 2010 the band supported bands such as Fool's Gold and Maps & Atlases.
London
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, UK based band who present a diverse form of popular music, taking influence from artists such as XTC, Four Brothers, Talking Heads, Owls and Steve Reich.
James Rapson (guitars and vocals), Oliver Route (guitars), Liam Klimek (bass) and Greg Round (drums) all met whilst studying at University in Leeds before forming at the start of 2010. The band have since supported the likes of Wild Beasts, Two Door Cinema Club, Maps and Atlases and Good Shoes around the UK.
In December 2010 they released their first double A-side single “Some Nice Flowers / Wreck Ashore” and in Spring/Summer 2011 they are due to release their debut EP “Wax and Gold” - recorded and produced by James Kenosha (Grammatics, Chapel Club and Pulled Apart By Horses).
History
Loose Talk Costs Lives were originally a continuation of a band Greg and James had started before meeting Liam at University in Leeds. The bands first gig was in Leeds' Royal Park Cellars in 2009 where they supported one of Oliver Route's earlier bands. Over the rest of 2009 the band supported various acts including Two Door Cinema ClubTwo Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club are an indie rock band from Bangor and Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed in 2007, the band is composed of band members: Sam Halliday , Alex Trimble and Kevin Baird...
, Chew Lips
Chew Lips
Chew Lips are an East London based dance-pop duo, formed in spring of 2008. They consist of singer 'Tigs' and multi-instrumentalist James Watkins.-First Steps :...
, Underground Heroes and Video Nasties. In November 2009 Oliver completed the line up as second guitarist. The band ended the year by playing a sold out Leeds clubnight Silver Hips (co-owned by Liam) at Hi-Fi.
In 2010 saw the band gained a slot on the Main Stage at Live At Leeds Festival on the Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...
stage along side Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts are an indie rock band from Kendal in Cumbria. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have released three acclaimed albums, Limbo, Panto in 2008, Two Dancers in...
and The Invisible
The Invisible
The Invisible may refer to:*The Invisible , a film released in 2007*The Invisible , a British band*The Invisible , their debut album...
. The band also played with bands such as Hot Club De Paris
Hot Club De Paris
Hot Club de Paris are an English band from Liverpool. They are signed to the London-based Moshi Moshi Records and released their debut album Drop It 'Til It Pops in October 2006...
Japandroids
Japandroids
Japandroids is a Canadian rock duo from Vancouver, British Columbia. The group consists of Brian King and David Prowse . Formed in 2006, Japandroids rose to prominence in 2009 following the release of their debut album Post-Nothing...
and Good Shoes
Good Shoes
Good Shoes are a four-piece English indie pop band, hailing from Morden, London.-Biography:Good Shoes was formed by lead singer Rhys Jones and guitarist Steve Leach who often wrote and played music together as a hobby. Rhys and Steve appeared as a two piece under the Good Shoes name for a friend's...
.
In April they travelled down to Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
to record their first single ('"Some Nice Flowers / Wreck Ashore'"). After putting a rough mix of one of their new recordings (Wreck Ashore) on NME Breakthrough, they were entered into the final of a competition to play at Lovebox festival, which was whittled down from hundreds of bands to just 5 by a panel of judges consisting of NME editor Krissi Murison, Groove Armada's Tom Findlay, NME New Music Editor Jaimie Hodgson, Peter Elliot from Primary Talent International and Rob Silver from Lovebox. The singles were eventually mixed by James Kenosha (Grammatics, Chapel Club and Pulled Apart By Horses) and self-released on December 6, 2010.
The band were also featured in the NME Breakthrough compilation, NME magazine as Breakthrough Artist of the week, Gill Mills Best of Myspace Podcast 98, which was featured on the main page of Myspace as well as their demo of Gold being named as one of the 5 NME breakthrough tracks you have to hear. They also recorded a live session for BBC Leeds West Yorkshire Raw Talent Radio show where James, Ollie and Liam performed stripped down version of 3 songs. Over the rest of 2010 the band supported bands such as Fool's Gold and Maps & Atlases.
2011 to Present
2011 has seen the band play another sell out show at the Silver Hips club night before heading into the studio with James Kenosha (Pulled Apart By Horses, Grammatics) to record their debut EP 'Wax & Gold'. The EP has been set for release 08/08/2011. In support of its release the band have taken to the stage at various festivals over the summer including Live at Leeds, Newcastle's Evolution and Sheffield's Tramlines along with confirmed performances at both Yorkshire's Beacons and London's Leefest.Releases
- Some Nice Flowers/Wreck Ashore - Released: 06/12/2010
- Wax & Gold - Release Date: 08/08/2011
Members
- James Rapson - Vocals/Guitar
- Oliver Route - Guitar
- Liam Klimek - Bass
- Greg Round - Drums and Percussion