The Lines
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The Lines are a four-piece indie rock band from Wolverhampton
, West Midlands
, England
who are signed to Amboy Road Records, although previously had released their debut single on Weekender records in February 2008.
The band members are Dean Bate (Lead Guitar), Dave O'Connor (Drums and Samples), Alex Ohm (Vocals and Guitar) and Danny Pease (Bass Guitar).
The Lines formed in 2006 with lifetime school friends Dean Bate and Alex Ohm. Following a few early line up changes, drummer Ryan Edwards joined in January 2007. The Lines released their debut single 'Domino Effect' on Weekender Records on February 25, 2008, and achieved number ten in the UK Charts. Edwards left the group in late 2008 as he felt he needed a career change from music, Chris Titley also left the band due to 'personal reasons', and was quickly replaced by Danny Pease.
The Lines achieved various support slots between 2006-2008 which have included The Killers, Editors
, The Maccabees
, The Twang
, The Charlatans, Babyshambles
, Jack Peñate
, Supergrass
, Ian Brown
Good Shoes
. They also headlined at Birmingham ArtsFest and the Bang Music Festival at Donington Park
, in front of 80,000 people.
On February 11, 2008, lead singer and guitarist Alex Ohm performed an acoustic version of their debut single during the half-time at the Wolverhampton Wanderers versus Stoke City Championship football match to more than 25,000 people. During early 2008, the Lines toured the UK in support of Little Man Tate (band)
, at concerts throughout & after the tour Little Man Tate (band)
have claimed The Lines blew them off the stage every night, and were said to be the best band in the UK. The Lines staged concerts of their own, including sell-out shows at local Wolverhampton venues Little Civic, Civic Bar and, on February 23, 2008, the 1,200 capacity Wulfrun Hall.
The band have been compared to The Verve
.
In April 2010 the latest line up of the band signed to Independent Record Label; Amboy Road Records Ltd for the release of their debut album, due out on October 11, 2010, this was supported by a 16 date UK tour including the sold out album launch held at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall on October 8, 2010. It was during this tour that the Lines became signed to X-ray Touring, home of artists such as Greenday, Blur and Take That
shortly after finishing this tour, they played at CMJ Music Marathon
festival in New York, where they joined the roster of High Road Touring, home to many artisits including Kaiser Chiefs
, The Macabees and Paul Weller
. After a short break over the Christmas period, the Lines embarked on a much larger UK tour, including legendary venues such as Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
, The Sugar Mill in Stoke and the HMV Institute in Birmingham, leading up to another North American invasion in the form of Canadian Music Week, followed closely by the extremely prestigious SXSW music festival in Austin Texas, playing a number of gigs including the closing festival "The Big One" for local promoters Do512.
A summer of Urban festivals, including The Camden Crawl, Live In Leeds, Liverpool Sound City and Dot to Dot, support slots with Ash
and Ocean Colour Scene
and more recently the last three dates of Peter Doherty
's solo tour, including the legendary Brixton Academy whilst the band are now writing and recording their second album release.
Singles=
Albums=
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, 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...
who are signed to Amboy Road Records, although previously had released their debut single on Weekender records in February 2008.
The band members are Dean Bate (Lead Guitar), Dave O'Connor (Drums and Samples), Alex Ohm (Vocals and Guitar) and Danny Pease (Bass Guitar).
The Lines formed in 2006 with lifetime school friends Dean Bate and Alex Ohm. Following a few early line up changes, drummer Ryan Edwards joined in January 2007. The Lines released their debut single 'Domino Effect' on Weekender Records on February 25, 2008, and achieved number ten in the UK Charts. Edwards left the group in late 2008 as he felt he needed a career change from music, Chris Titley also left the band due to 'personal reasons', and was quickly replaced by Danny Pease.
The Lines achieved various support slots between 2006-2008 which have included The Killers, Editors
Editors
Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith , Chris Urbanowicz , Russell Leetch and Ed Lay .Editors have so far released two platinum studio...
, The Maccabees
The Maccabees
The Maccabees are a indie rock band from Brighton, England. They have released two albums so far, Colour It In in 2007, with a follow-up, Wall of Arms, released on 4 May 2009...
, The Twang
The Twang
The Twang are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2001. The band have released two studio albums - Love It When I Feel Like This and Jewellery Quarter...
, The Charlatans, Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project . Babyshambles has released two albums, three EPs and a number of singles...
, Jack Peñate
Jack Peñate
Jack Fabian Peñate is an English musician and singer-songwriter signed to XL Recordings.-Early life:Jack Peñate attended St. Olave's Preparatory School, New Eltham until he left to attend Alleyn's School when he was 18 years of age...
, Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
, Ian Brown
Ian Brown
Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...
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...
. They also headlined at Birmingham ArtsFest and the Bang Music Festival at Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
, in front of 80,000 people.
On February 11, 2008, lead singer and guitarist Alex Ohm performed an acoustic version of their debut single during the half-time at the Wolverhampton Wanderers versus Stoke City Championship football match to more than 25,000 people. During early 2008, the Lines toured the UK in support of Little Man Tate (band)
Little Man Tate (band)
Little Man Tate were a four-piece indie rock band from Sheffield, England who formed in 2005. They broke up in 2009. The band quickly began attracting interest from several record labels and in March 2006 signed to V2 Records, later parting ways in November 2007...
, at concerts throughout & after the tour Little Man Tate (band)
Little Man Tate (band)
Little Man Tate were a four-piece indie rock band from Sheffield, England who formed in 2005. They broke up in 2009. The band quickly began attracting interest from several record labels and in March 2006 signed to V2 Records, later parting ways in November 2007...
have claimed The Lines blew them off the stage every night, and were said to be the best band in the UK. The Lines staged concerts of their own, including sell-out shows at local Wolverhampton venues Little Civic, Civic Bar and, on February 23, 2008, the 1,200 capacity Wulfrun Hall.
The band have been compared to The Verve
The Verve
The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...
.
In April 2010 the latest line up of the band signed to Independent Record Label; Amboy Road Records Ltd for the release of their debut album, due out on October 11, 2010, this was supported by a 16 date UK tour including the sold out album launch held at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall on October 8, 2010. It was during this tour that the Lines became signed to X-ray Touring, home of artists such as Greenday, Blur and Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
shortly after finishing this tour, they played at CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is put on by CMJ Network. CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 is scheduled for October 19–23 and will be headquartered at New York University and other downtown NYC venues.- History :...
festival in New York, where they joined the roster of High Road Touring, home to many artisits including Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
, The Macabees and Paul Weller
Paul Weller
Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...
. After a short break over the Christmas period, the Lines embarked on a much larger UK tour, including legendary venues such as Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, also known as King Tut's, is a live music venue and bar in on St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and managed by Glasgow-based gig promoters DF Concerts...
, The Sugar Mill in Stoke and the HMV Institute in Birmingham, leading up to another North American invasion in the form of Canadian Music Week, followed closely by the extremely prestigious SXSW music festival in Austin Texas, playing a number of gigs including the closing festival "The Big One" for local promoters Do512.
A summer of Urban festivals, including The Camden Crawl, Live In Leeds, Liverpool Sound City and Dot to Dot, support slots with Ash
Ash
- Products of fire, incineration or combustion :The solid remains of fires, such as:* Ash , the compounds that remain after a scientific sample is burned; commonly reported as a percentage on pet food labels...
and Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
and more recently the last three dates of Peter Doherty
Peter Doherty
Peter Charles Doherty AC is an Australian veterinary surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in...
's solo tour, including the legendary Brixton Academy whilst the band are now writing and recording their second album release.
Singles=
| Year | Title | Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Domino Effect Domino effect The domino effect is a chain reaction that occurs when a small change causes a similar change nearby, which then will cause another similar change, and so on in linear sequence. The term is best known as a mechanical effect, and is used as an analogy to a falling row of dominoes... |
10 (UK) |
| 2008 | Let It Go - VIDEO | Never Released |
| 2009 | Half Dreams | N/A |
| 2010 | Glorious Aftermath | No Position |
| 2010 | El Matador | No Position |
Albums=
| Year | Title | Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 'The Lines' | No Position |