If you say The Afterglow you say what is actually meant when people speak about a fucking good, hard-edged, real indie rock band.
Founder members are the half english frontman and bassist Dave Timson and pianist/guitarist Mik Lennard, who started the band in Turin, NW Italy, in 1998. After a few line up changes they found the right drummer in Alex Cherry, who joined the pair in 2002.
The band decided to base themselves and work partially in Italy and partially in the UK, on account of their songwriting and sound, which were felt far more akin to an English 4-piece than to a typical Italian band.
Their first official 4-Tracks Ep Modern Life Virus was published in 2004 by the London based record label Silent Revolution Ltd, who discovered the band after accidentally getting a copy of their previous unofficial demo, with the briliant release of debut single Journey. The song was hugely broadcast on many big radios in England and in Italy, while its videoclip was, quite unbelievably for an unknown indie band, broadcast on MTV.
From second Ep Love's The Cure (2005) was taken the hit single Love, that received much critical acclaim on indipendent radios and music magazines in both the UK and Italy, with the single itself being featured even in US and Australia.
That was the first release from the band after they signed with EMI Publishing UK, and it was followed by the first extended tours that brought The Afterglow to London, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham, Swindon, Peterborough, Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples and many more places in Great Britain and Italy, including, obviously, their beloved hometown Turin.
2006 proved to be a crucial year for the band, extensively on tour in Italy and UK, when their debut album Decalogue Of Modern Life, mixed at Markangelo Studios in London by Steve Orchard (U2, Travis, McCartney, Coldplay) and mastered at Soundmasters by Kevin Metcalfe (Bowie, Queen, Oasis), was released in November.
The album has been airplayed, and still is, on many radios in UK, US, Canada, Australia, Italy and in a few other european countries, while the third single Setting Sun has been broadcast on MTV, and on different music networks throughout the world.
The guys kept playing live as a 3-piece until the first half of 2007, collecting among the others their third consecutive appearance at the HUB Festival in Liverpool and an highly acclaimed acoustic set at MTV's digital channel Qoob TV, when they shared the evening with Editors.
They just settled on their current 4-piece lineup in June 2008, welcoming a new talented member, guitarist Alberto Garau.
In november 2008 the band announced they gave birth to their new own record label, named DOUBLEMIND RECORDS, by the merge between their staff and SeeSaw Music management agency, ending a four-year association with Silent Revolution Records.
Management said that founder members Dave Timson and Mik Lennard would have a majority say in the running of the new label, which would also sign new acts in the future.
The Afterglow's decision to release records worldwide under their own imprint echoes the creation of many other labels founded and run by bands, starting from The Beatles with Apple to, more recently, Oasis with their Big Brother Recordings.
The band's second album, titled "SORRY." has just been released on the new label in June 2009.
For this new record Mik and Dave took the challenge of producing the songs personally, choosing Dario Ravelli as co-producer.
The first single taken from the Lp, "Merry-Go-Round", is already broadcast on dozens of radios all over the world, while the band started a new series of live dates between Uk, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands that will continue up to the end of the year.
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Influences
THE AFTERGLOW
Sounds Like
2004 – MODERN LIFE VIRUS – Ep (Silent Revolution Ltd.) - SRCD003
2005 – LOVE’S THE CURE – Ep (Silent Revolution Ltd./EMI Publishing UK) - SRCD006
2006 – SETTING SUN – single (Silent Revolution Ltd./EMI Publishing UK) - SRCD008
2006 – DECALOGUE OF MODERN LIFE – Lp (Silent Revolution Ltd./EMI Publishing UK) - SRCD010
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LIVE DATES
"sorry." TOUR - 2009
1/4
- TORINO, Italy - BARBILLAR - H. 22.00
10/4 - VERCELLI, Italy - OFFICINE SONORE - H. 22.00
18/4 - TORINO, Italy - FLUIDO - IL SALOTTO DI MAO - H. 22.00
7/5 - LONDON, United Kingdom - THE FLY - H. 20.00
8/5 - LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom - CAVERN - H. 20.00
9/5 - NORWICH, United Kingdom - B2 - H. 21.00
10/5 - GLASGOW, United Kingdom - HALTBAR - H. 21.00
11/5 - WAKEFIELD/LEEDS, United Kingdom - SNOOTY FOX - H. 21.00
22/5 - TORINO, Italy - FNAC, LE GRU - H. 17.00
22/5 - TORINO, Italy - CAFE' DES ARTS - H. 22.00
23/5 - TORINO, Italy - THE BEACH - H. 22.00
4/9 - ROMANO C.SE, Italy - MISCELA ROCK FESTIVAL - H. 21.00
9/10 - BRUSSELS, Belgium - LAPIOLA - H. 21.30
10/10 - BRUSSELS, Belgium - BEURSSCHOUWBURG - H. 21.30
11/10 - ANTWERP, Belgium - KELLY'S - H. 21.00
12/10 - AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - PARADISE - H. 21.30
6/11 - MILANO, Italy - EAST END - H. 22.00
28/11 - VERCELLI, Italy - OFFICINE SONORE - H. 21.00
4/12 - WAKEFIELD/LEEDS, United Kingdom - SNOOTY FOX - H. 21.00
5/12 - EDINBURGH, United Kingdom - WHISTLEBINKIES - H. 21.00
6/12 - GLASGOW, United Kingdom - CLASSIC GRAND - H. 21.00
19/12 - TORINO, Italy - LAPSUS - H. 22.00
Tickets for the gigs are available at the venue or on presale when announced. Just check the news section to get all updates. For any further infos please contact the band's staff here on MySpace or through official website.
LIVE DATES 2010
19/02 - MILANO, Italy - EAST END - H. 22.00
Spring 2010 dates will be added as soon as they're confirmed.
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LATEST NEWS
OCTOBER 1, 2009 - ANOTHER, OUT TONIGHT!
Another, a brand new song from The Afterglow, is out tonight in a special live semiacoustic version.
Another - live in Leeds
Produced by Dave Timson and Mik Lennard
Additional Engineering by Mik Lennard
Dave Timson - Voice and acoustic guitar
Mik Lennard - Piano and Hammond organ
Alberto Garau - Electric guitar
Alex Cheery - Light drums and percussions
The song will be available for download for €/£ 0.99 on the band's digital store, and will also be included as a bonus track in "Sorry." new digital release. Just click on the cover and get to the store!
AUGUST 5, 2009 - MISCELA ROCK FESTIVAL BROUGHT FORWARD TO SEPT 4 The band's special participation to Miscela Rock Festival 2009 has been brought forward to Friday September 4.
JULY 29, 2009 - SORRY TOUR PART 2 - PRESALE TICKETS FOR CLASSIC GRAND GIG ON DECEMBER 6
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JULY 5, 2009 - SORRY TOUR PART 2 - FIRST DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT DAYS
The band will be again on tour in different European countries in Autumn. The first dates will be out on MySpace and Website in a few days. Keep in touch.
MAY 2, 2009 - "sorry." SINGLES OUT
5 singles taken from new album "sorry." out in all digital stores in 5 different countries from today.
Merry Go Round/UK, Clown/US, Call To Revolution/Australia, Hand Of A Clock/Italy, Before The Afternoon/Japan.
DECEMBER 2, 2008 - "sorry." RELEASE DETAILS
sorry. STORMING NEW LP OUT WORLDWIDE JUNE 2, 2009
SPECIAL
PREVIEW
ON WEBSITE AND MYSPACE FROM FEBRUARY 2
FIVE OPENING SINGLES' DIGITAL RELEASE ON MAY 2
Merry-Go-Round (United Kingdom)
Clown (United States)
Hand Of A Clock (Italy)
Before The Afternoon (Japan)
Call To Revolution (Australia)
NOVEMBER 18, 2008 - THE AFTERGLOW ANNOUNCE CREATION OF DOUBLEMIND RECORDS
Doublemind Records is The Afterglow new, own record label. The band announce they gave birth to the label by the merge between their staff and SeeSaw Music management agency.
The band's new album will be released on the new label, ending a four-year association with Silent Revolution Records.
Management said that founder members Dave Timson and Mik Lennard would have a majority say in the running of the new label, which would also sign new acts.
The Afterglow's decision to release records worldwide under their own imprint echoes the creation of many other labels founded and run by bands, starting from The Beatles with Apple to, more recently, Oasis with their Big Brother Recordings.
A spokesman for the band confirmed that the band's second album would be released on the new label in the first half of 2009, and that the label would be mainly staffed by the band's and SeeSaw Music's former collaborators.
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