Pocketbooks
Indie / Pop / Acoustic
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"...threw my arms around a memory..."
London,
United Kingdom
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| Member Since | 10/24/2005 | | Band Website | pocketbooks.org.uk | | Band Members | Andy, Dan, Emma, Ian and Jonny | | Influences | The Sundays, Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Super Furry Animals, Simon and Garfunkel, Jimmy Webb, Candi Staton, Boo Radleys, Ooberman, Felt, Sigur Ros, Tindersticks, The Concretes, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The Carpenters, Aberfeldy, Delgados, Nick Drake, Geneva, Spearmint, Ladybug Transistor, The Beatles, The Pastels, Architecture in Helsinki, The June Brides, Tallulah Gosh, Heavenly, Tender Trap, Saturday Looks Good To Me, The Aisler Set, The Supremes, Orange Juice, De La Soul, The Go-Betweens, Teenage Fanclub, Euros Childs, Stevie Wonder, The Field Mice, Looper, Bis, Isobel Campbell, My Latest Novel, The Magnetic Fields, Tilly and the Wall, Sleeper, Hefner, Guillemots, The Boy Least Likely To, Badly Drawn Boy, Beck, The Lucksmiths, Sigur Ros, Grandaddy, The Beach Boys, The Delays, Beth Orton, The Cardigans, Voxtrot, Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, The Flaming Lips, The Pipettes, The Besties and many other indiepop bands... | | Sounds Like | The Sundays, Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Super Furry Animals, Simon and Garfunkel, Jimmy Webb, Candi Staton, Boo Radleys, Ooberman, Felt, Sigur Ros, Tindersticks, The Concretes, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The Carpenters, Aberfeldy, Delgados, Nick Drake, Geneva, Spearmint, Ladybug Transistor, The Beatles, The Pastels, Architecture in Helsinki, The June Brides, Tallulah Gosh, Heavenly, Tender Trap, Saturday Looks Good To Me, The Aisler Set, The Supremes, Orange Juice, De La Soul, The Go-Betweens, Teenage Fanclub, Euros Childs, Stevie Wonder, The Field Mice, Looper, Bis, Isobel Campbell, My Latest Novel, The Magnetic Fields, Tilly and the Wall, Sleeper, Hefner, Guillemots, The Boy Least Likely To, Badly Drawn Boy, Beck, The Lucksmiths, Sigur Ros, Grandaddy, The Beach Boys, The Delays, Beth Orton, The Cardigans, Voxtrot, Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, The Flaming Lips, The Pipettes, The Besties and many other indiepop, "twee", c86 bands... | | Record Label | Make Do And Mend Records, Atomic Beat Records | | Type of Label | None |
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| About Pocketbooks |
Pocketbooks are a pop band from London, combining melodic boy/girl harmonies, spiralling guitars and delicate piano lines. Expect a sprinkling of dazzling 60s soul alongside some sparkling indiepop charm!
You can download a few of our songs free from the following links:
Falling Leaves
Summertime
Don't Stop
Our debut EP 'Waking Up' was officially released on 17 March 2008, and is available from the following sites:
Make Do And Mend Records (CDs)
Waking Up EP on Indiestore (MP3s)
We'll be recording our debut album in autumn 2008, and this'll hopefully be released sometime in 2009...
A brief history...
We formed in 2006, having met on the dancefloors of London’s indiepop and northern soul clubs. Before we’d actually played a gig, we appeared on the indiepop compilation The Kids At The Club alongside Voxtrot, I'm From Barcelona and Lucky Soul.
In April 2007, we headlined the first ever Indietracks event on a 1950s steam railway in Derbyshire. That year we also played shows across the country alongside bands including Fanfarlo, Monica Queen, The School, Radio Luxembourg, Butcher Boy and Saturday Looks Good To Me. We also released our debut single, Cross The Line, on Atomic Beat Records, and featured on a Smalltown America compilation, following in the footsteps of The Go! Team and Blood Red Shoes.
In 2008, we hit the summer festivals, including the Rip It Up festival (Sweden), Offset festival, and The Mix festival in London. We also returned to the Indietracks Festival, to play alongside The Wedding Present, Los Campesinos! Darren Hayman and The Wave Pictures. We also released our debut EP 'Waking UP', and even got played on BBC 6Music!
Come and visit us!
Please visit Emma's beautiful, official Pocketbooks website, where you can:
- find out the latest news
- listen to songs and watch videos
- read biogs of the band members
- see some nice reviews and pictures
- sign up for free newsletters.
www.pocketbooks.org.uk
Please also feel free to write to us at pocketbooks(at)gmail.com
Hope you enjoy the songs and thanks for visiting!
Andy, Dan, Emma, Ian and Jonny x
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