The Voom Blooms are an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band from Loughborough

Loughborough

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, England

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, consisting of George Guildford (guitar/vocals), Thom Mackie (drums), Craig Monk (guitar), and Andy Wells (bass).

History

The group formed in July 2005 with Brett Young on bass, and recorded their first single, 'Politics & Cigarettes' in the autumn of that year. The BBC

BBC

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's Steve Lamacq

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 championed the song on both his Radio 1

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 and BBC 6 Music

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 radio programs, and the band won 'Fresh Meat' on Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe

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's Radio 1 show. The band also made the top 10 of Channel 4

Channel 4

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's 'Best New British Bands Showcase', receiving more than 24,000 votes. The single was released in March 2006 on Fiction Records

Fiction Records

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 and sold out in less than a week, adding to the excitement of the band's spot on NME

NME

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s club tour. The band were also announced in Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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 magazine as one of the best new bands of 2006-2007. The band claim their name comes from a mis-heard line in a Japanese film. Their sound has been compared with Bloc Party

Bloc Party

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, The Libertines

The Libertines

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 and Interpol

Interpol

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. After only eight gigs they headlined at Loughborough University

Loughborough University

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 to a crowd of over 500 people. The band signed a one single deal with Fiction Records

Fiction Records

Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...

, and resulting single "Politics & Cigarettes" sold out within a week.

Having supported The Paddingtons

The Paddingtons

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, The Horrors

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, The View, Milburn

Milburn

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, Larrikin Love

Larrikin Love

Larrikin Love were an English four piece indie rock band from London.Consisting of Edward Larrikin , Micko Larkin , Alfie Ambrose and Coz Kerrigan , and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skipper from The Holloways or roving violinist Jonnie Fielding, the band were briefly described as...

, Babyshambles

Babyshambles

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 and Boy Kill Boy

Boy Kill Boy

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, and played at Manchester

Manchester

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's In the City

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 and Leicester

Leicester

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's Summer Sundae

Summer Sundae

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 festivals, The Voom Blooms have concentrated on recording their debut album. Brett Young left the band in January 2007 and is currently working on a new project.

The Voom Blooms performed their last gig, entitled 'Farewell' at The Orange Tree, Loughborough on 26 March 2009.

Singles

• "Politics & Cigarettes" b/w "Thoughts of Rena" (Fiction Records
  Fiction Records
  Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...
  
  , March 2006)
• "Anna" b/w "The Models of Soho" (23rd Recordings, September 2006)

Songs

• "Politics & Cigarettes" (released on Fiction Records
  Fiction Records
  Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...
  
  in March 2006)
• "The London Heads"
• "Thoughts of Rena"
• "Lovers"
• "Making Plans"
• "Aeroplanes at 3am"
• "Anna" (released on 23rd Recordings in September 2006)
• "The Models of Soho"
• "She's Leaving Soon"
• "By The Seashore (Let's Go Along)"
• "Astronauts"
• "On Holiday"
• "Nine Ships"
• "Moving To New York"
• "Sigrun Yr"
• "All Aboard The Albert"
• "Lucille"

External links

• Official website
• Massey, Dee "The Voom Blooms" (interview), Crossfire magazine
• Rudd, Steve (2006) Review of Politics & Cigarettes, This Is Ull
• Lyrics