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The Law

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General Info

  • Genre: Alternative / Indie / Rock

    Location Dundee, Scotland, Un

    Profile Views: 630021

    Last Login: 9/5/2012

    Member Since 3/12/2006

    Website thelawmusic.com

    Record Label Local Boy Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Hailing from Dundee, The Law formed initially to write and play songs as a means of avoiding the perils and pitfalls of everyday life. The results – instantly memorable bittersweet stomping songs – show it was well worth the agony. Consisting of Stuart Purvey (vocals), Stevie Anderson (guitar), brothers Martin Donald (drums), and Simon Donald (bass), the band are firm favourites amongst a city finding itself buoyant with rock’n’roll belief and desire. The band moniker is a combination of a well known location in their hometown of Dundee, a dormant volcano known as the Law, coupled with their love of Joe Strummer and The Clash, with a particular nod towards the classic single “I Fought the Law”. The logo for the band was created by John Pasche who is known for designing one of the most iconic band logos in rock history - The Rolling Stones tongue and lips. What has artistically emerged since the band’s inception is that The Law have a refined talent for writing swaggeringly confident tunes with sing-along choruses, classy guitar licks and sublime melodies which get right under the skin. Live performances are high energy, often raucous affairs, drawing crowds in with instantly memorable songs and an electric atmosphere, reminding you just how rock concerts should be: loud, packed and sweaty with anthemic tunes and a strong sense of camaraderie. The Law recorded their debut album ‘A Measure of Wealth’ at renowned Sawmills Studios in Cornwall (the birthplace of Oasis’ Definitely Maybe), working with producer Stan Kybert (Paul Weller, Massive Attack). The band released the album in September 09 through their own label Local Boy Records to immediate critical acclaim. Three singles were released from the album - ‘Don’t Stop, Believe’ (July 09); ‘The Chase’ (September 09) and ‘Television Satellite’ (November 09) all of which gained wide spread radio support in the UK from the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, BBC radio Scotland; XFM, NME Radio, Clyde, Tay, Manchester Radio, BFBS, etc. The Law have been touring prolifically in support of the album with their latest headline tour in October and November 2009 seeing them sell out several distinguished venues across the UK. The band took the massive T In The Park festival by storm by drawing the biggest crowd of the weekend to the BBC Introducing Stage. Festival organisers were so impressed by their performance that when another act had to cancel their penultimate headline slot on the acclaimed main Futures stage they immediately approached The Law to take their place, which they did with aplomb. The year ended on a high when the bands were invited to perform as special guests of Paul Weller during his UK tour. Following on from their UK success, The Law caught the attention of several notable international tastemakers. This has resulted in significant media exposure across Europe, particularly in Germany where the positive response to the singles and album led to a successful German tour in January 2010 taking in the likes of Hamburg and Berlin etc. Towards the end of 2009 The Law began to receive several spins on North American radio, leading to numerous adds for ‘Don’t Stop, Believe’ on alternative speciality radio stations, including WBER in New York, KUSF in San Francisco, and KROQ in Los Angeles. The track entered the Top 5 of the official FMQB sub modern chart (with the album also debuting at number 5), and the influential KKBB singles chart where it ranked at No.4. In addition to the airplay, The Law had their music featured in the hit ABC network American television show ‘GREEK’ who used the tracks ‘Still Got Friday to Go’ and ‘Man in the Moon’. On top of this, ‘Don’t Stop, Believe’ was used in the international trailer for movie ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ The band has recently returned from a triumphant tour of America, their first, which saw them play 13 shows in 10 days taking in New York, the legendary South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX, San Diego and Los Angeles. 2010 has seen The Law build on the success of 2009 with a blistering performance at the Rockness festival. The Law made a triumphant return to the BBC Introducing Stages, as the headline act at this years Leeds and Reading Festivals. After a busy year of touring the lads have retuned to the studio to record their follow up to ‘A Measure of Wealth’, no doubt they will have a lot to reflect on.........

  • Members

    Stuart Purvey: Vocals Stevie Anderson: Guitar Simon Donald: Bass Martin Donald: Drums .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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Biography 2011

Hailing from Dundee, The Law formed initially to write and play songs as a means of avoiding the perils and pitfalls of everyday life. The results – instantly memorable bittersweet songs, with stirring melodies surrounded by eloquent harmonies, show it was well worth the agony. Since the bands formation, The Law have gained a loyal fan base throughout the UK and beyond. Word of the band soon spread and The Law came to the attention of John Pasche, the artist who designed one of the most iconic band logos in rock history – The Rolling Stones tongue and lips. He was so impressed by The Law and their music, he immediately offered to design the band’s logo.

What has artistically emerged since the band’s inception is that The Law have a refined talent for writing swaggeringly confident tunes with sing-along choruses, classy guitar licks and sublime compositions which get right under the skin. Live performances are high energy, often raucous affairs, drawing crowds in with instantly memorable songs and an electric atmosphere, reminding you just how rock concerts should be: loud, packed and sweaty with anthemic tunes and a strong sense of camaraderie.

The Law recorded their debut album ‘A Measure of Wealth’ at renowned Sawmills Studios in Cornwall (the birthplace of Oasis’ Definitely Maybe), working with producer Stan Kybert (Paul Weller, Massive Attack).The band released the album in September 09 through their own label, Local Boy Records to immediate critical acclaim.

Three singles were released from the album - ‘Don’t Stop, Believe’ (July 09); ‘The Chase’ (September 09) and ‘Television Satellite’ (November 09) all of which gained wide spread radio support in the UK from the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Scotland; XFM, NME Radio, Clyde, Tay, Manchester Radio, BFBS to name but a few. The band have also garnered a wealth of support from press with reviews across, NME, Total Guitar, Music Week, Record of the Day, The Herald, Telegraph, The Scotsman, Sunday Mail, Daily Record and The Sun.

The Law toured prolifically in support of their first album and quickly became a firm favourite across the UK music scene, playing a host of the country’s festivals throughout 2009 and 2010. Such dates included Rock Ness, Reading, Leeds and T in the Park. The band took the massive T in the Park festival by storm by drawing the biggest crowd of the weekend to the BBC Introducing Stage. Festival organisers were so impressed by their performance that when another act had to cancel their penultimate headline slot on the acclaimed main Futures stage, they immediately approached The Law to take their place, which they did with aplomb. 2010 ended on a high when the band were invited to perform as special guests of Paul Weller during his UK tour.

Following on from their UK success, The Law caught the attention of several notable international tastemakers. This has resulted in significant media exposure across Europe, particularly in Germany where the positive response to the singles and album led to a successful German tour in January 2010 taking in the likes of Hamburg and Berlin etc.

Fresh from their European success, The Law embarked on a coast to coast tour of America, which took in New York, the legendary South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX and Los Angeles, to name just a few of the cities. The tour was a huge success and generated widespread support across American radio, leading to numerous adds for ‘Don’t Stop, Believe’ on alternative speciality radio stations, including WBER in New York, KUSF in San Francisco, and KROQ in Los Angeles. The track entered the Top 5 of the official FMQB sub modern chart (with the album also debuting at number 5), and the influential KKBB singles chart where it ranked at No.4.

In addition to the airplay, The Law had their music featured in the hit ABC network American television show ‘GREEK’ who used the tracks ‘Still Got Friday to Go’ and ‘Man in the Moon’. On top of this, ‘Don’t Stop, Believe’ was used in the international trailer for movie ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats.’

2011 has seen the band returning to the studio to channel their collective energies into the second album ‘Trigger’. The result is an album that deserves to be listened to from beginning to end. From the uplifting vocals that spiral through the opening track ‘Gimme Some Love’ to the climax of the raw album title track ‘Trigger.’ The album is teeming with tenderness, whilst maintaining its boyish charm and sense of adolescence with tracks such as the vibrant ‘Holiday.’

The band has been hugely influenced by their travels and the blues infused rhythms that flow through the album’s core, is a perfect representation of a band that has matured, in not only their passion for writing but for embracing music. The new album is a triumphant return and is set to be an instant classic. The Law are resurrected, with all guns blazing.

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  1. The Law

    GLORY GLORY!!

  2. The Law

    whats happening? its been a while!

  3. The Law

    stu purvey supporting steve craddock on monday in rudys dundee

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    Stu Purvey supporting Steve Craddock on Monday @ Rudys in Dundee

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    rehearsing 3RD ALBUM!

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