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The Carletons
Indie / Rock / Punk

"Oh Oh Guess What?..... The Carletons Are On Top!!!"

Preston, Northwest
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  5/15/2008
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   The Carletons: General Info
Member Since6/24/2007
Band Websitemyspace.com/thecarletons
Band Members

Have it!

Alex Mckay - ( Rhythm Guitar / Vocals )

Jack Benton - ( Lead Guitar / Vocals )

David Hitchen - ( Bass Guitar )

Adam Darwen - ( Drums / Backing Vocals )

InfluencesThe Metros

The Cribs

Arctic Monkeys

Underground Heroes

The Libertines

The View

The Pigeon Detectives

Sounds Like "Monkeyesque madness from Preston. The Carletons deliver high energy indie pop with a laddish edge." - Unsigned Festival, review after The Carletons got past the first round.

"By christ what a good band!! Just setting out into the music business they already have music industry professionals sniffing round them like dogs on heat! With a video in the pipeline and more negotiations to make with the record label interested in them these could be on MTV before you know it!"- The Rose & Crown

"After a short break we had THE CARLETONS an excellent band that we love having play here,these lads are supporting THE SUBWAYS at 53 degrees soon, they were fantastic as usual and blew the crowd away with their set, good luck in their UK Tour"

If you would like The Carletons to play at any local gig, party or free house (electric or acoustic), then just message the myspace or e-mail them at carletons@hotmail.co.uk and they'd love to play.

Thanks to Sue who took and edited all of our pictures. She took about 50 and were going to upload slowly in the coming weeks.

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Record Labelwww.endofthetrailrecords.com
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 17 2008 8:00P
The Castle - The Carletons Indie Night! Preston
May 20 2008 8:00P
53 Degrees Supporting ’The Subways’ (Main Room) (16+) Preston
May 22 2008 8:00P
Lava & Ignite (18+) Preston
May 26 2008 7:00P
Darwen Music Festival Darwen
May 31 2008 8:00P
Rose & Crown (18+) Leyland
Jun 1 2008 8:00P
HIDE AND SEEK FESTIVAL @ The Jabez Clegg MANCHESTER
Jun 13 2008 8:00P
Island Bar Birmingham
Jun 14 2008 8:00P
Penwortham Gala (Main Stage) Preston
Jun 30 2008 8:00P
Dog & Partridge (All Ages) Preston
Aug 7 2008 8:00P
PULSE BAR UK TOUR **BARNSLEY
Aug 8 2008 8:00P
THE STONE ROSES BAR UK TOUR **YORK
Aug 9 2008 8:00P
BORDERS bookstore **Afternoon Show** UK TOUR **DURHAM
Aug 9 2008 9:00P
THE QUAY CLUB UK TOUR **BLYTH
Aug 10 2008 8:00P
WHISTLEBINKIES UK TOUR **EDINBURGH
Aug 11 2008 8:00P
BERNACCIA UK TOUR **NEWCASTLE
Aug 11 2008 8:00P
"BET YOUR LAST TENNER THAT HE WON’T GET IN" released on End Of The Trail Records Available on all major download sites + CD single
Aug 12 2008 8:00P
THE GRAPES UK TOUR **SHEFFIELD
Aug 13 2008 8:00P
THE DUBLIN CASTLE, Camden UK TOUR **LONDON
Aug 14 2008 8:00P
MOHO LIVE UK TOUR **MANCHESTER
Aug 15 2008 8:00P
**SINGLE LAUNCH** @ The Mad Ferret UK TOUR **PRESTON**Single launch**

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   About The Carletons
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These four young penwortham lads came together in April 2007 and formed from the splitting of two shit local bands. Three of the lads, Alex, Jack and Dave, first joined together to form a band on their own. They had known each other since primary school and they soon came up with the name 'The Carletons' for the band. After a month or two of practising together and writing a few ideas they were in search of a drummer to bring the songs and the band together. Soon after, Dave coincidentally came across an old friend at a local gala, Adam, who was a brilliant drummer and without hesitation, they brought him in to the band and 'The Carletons' were complete.

The Carletons recorded their first set of three songs with Assembly Line records on September 9th 2007 ('Get It Your Way', 'Oh What Has Happened', and 'You Ain't Half Full Of It'). The boys are now currently writing new songs and hope to gig as much as possible around Preston and the North West and establish a big fan base.

On September 25th 2007, The Carletons received the "Double A Play" on a New York Radio Station show called "All Access" that plays the best independent music from around the world and with the great feedback received from the listeners, they want to hear more music and soon! Break Thru Radio

They played their debut gig on Friday 19th October 2007 at the packed out 'Venue'. Their electrifying and confident performance really got the crowd going and the band showed their true potential as a unique live act at a venue where it is rare to see a crowd going as wild as that.

They recorded another new set of songs with a new mobile recording studio after the disagreements with the previous recording studio. They recorded 'His Exaggerations' and 'Something About Her'. The lads are continuing to write new and perform new songs and will hopefully be recording some new tracks again in the near future.

The lads appeared on BBC Radio Lancashire for the first time on Friday 14th December 2007 where they had two of their tracks played on 'Bryan', a show dedicated to the best unsigned bands around Lancashire. You can listen to the show by clicking on this link and then click on 'Bryan': BBC Radio Lancashire show called 'Bryan'

They made their debut newspaper appearance on the 28th December 2007 where their upcoming appearances at Manchester Academy 3 and on Radio 1 were mentioned in the Lancashire Evening Post, here is the link for the article: The Carletons In The House For Radio 1

On the 30th December 2007, the band were picked out of thousands of entries as the 'House Band' for the week on Annie Mac's weekly Sunday radio show. They had to make a short jingle for the show, one of their songs was played and they also had an interview with Annie Mac live on air. Information about them was also put on the Radio 1 website for a week so that listeners could listen to more of the songs. This international Radio 1 appearance sure gives hope for these lads future and a sign of many more things to come.

Since then the boys have been busy gigging including prestigious venues such as Manchester Academy 3 and the famous Cavern Club. They also did a live acoustic set and interview on a local radio station (Chorley FM). In March 2008, they got through the first round of the Surface Unsigned Festival and recently have also bagged a place at the Penwortham Gala in June where it will be a year to day that the band all met up and formed, all at the same place.

In late March 2008, the lads stepped it up a level again and were spotted playing at a gig at 'The Venue' in Preston by End Of The Trail Records. They went down to the label in Hastings to record a single and to play a few gigs in Brighton and Hastings. They went down extremely well with the viewing crowd showing loads of praise and interest in their powerful live set. At the end of this weekend The Carletons were signed by End Of The Trail Records and this definitely proves what an exciting future these four Penwortham lads have with the single being released in August, a 2 week tour around the whole of the UK and a video being released to promote the single! To top that off, they are also going to be supporting 'The Subways' on their UK tour at 53 degrees on 20th May 2008.


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May 15 2008 10:37 AM

alryt
cheers 4 the add
i like yr music - i expect a number 1 single 1 day yea lol
barbs
Hannah.*





May 15 2008 9:35 AM

alrite lads...
thanks for the add =]
im sure i recognise a couple of you from like primary school!
x x
HELEN,





May 15 2008 9:12 AM

thanks for the add
your really good :)
xx
The Official Myspace of a Nobody





May 15 2008 8:26 AM

Ta for the add boys
gig together hopefully one day ye.
Toree Baybee 0x





May 15 2008 8:12 AM

Im good thanx
wuu2?
x
Toree Baybee 0x





May 15 2008 8:04 AM

Thanx for the add
Much appreciated
You ok?
x
El Policia





May 14 2008 3:24 PM

Hope to see you at MAPS Festival in Manchester next week...were playing Manchester Roadhouse on Sunday may 25th - El Policia
wooooo summer!!! =]]





May 13 2008 3:49 PM

hey thanx 4 the add =]]

hows u??

chrissy xXx
The Renovators





May 13 2008 2:24 PM

maby yer, bring sum down to castle if u got any left.
x
The Renovators





May 13 2008 2:11 PM

lol gaggin, okok yer do just let us know asap reli, speak soon x
The Renovators





May 13 2008 2:07 PM

Any pa system is better than none tho, wat tym shall we cum dwn to set up n sound check u recon? ow much is a pint aswell lol running low on dosh ya c, x
The Renovators





May 13 2008 2:01 PM

lol yer defo shud b good, never bin the legendary castle before shud b funny to check it out from what we erd ha shud b gd tho, will alot of people be down? x
EYYUP!





May 13 2008 1:40 PM

Orite?
How It Going?
Got Some Sunshine! Nice!
Cheers And All That!
xxx's
♥xShell!x♥





May 13 2008 3:53 AM

heyy
hope you're all well
liking the songs
will see yous in Darwen =]
you any idea who else is on the line up?
xx
rose and crown





May 12 2008 3:02 AM

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May 8 2008 3:05 PM

not bad tunes lads,,

sounds gud.

cheers for the add
JT - Magaluf08





May 8 2008 1:28 PM

wont be able to make midweek i dont think fella sadly, fucking ages off tho, who knows, speak soon
JT - Magaluf08





May 8 2008 11:32 AM

you not in durham on the 9th then now lads? what time do you think you will be on in Newcastle? is it near the clubs etc?
JT - Magaluf08





May 8 2008 7:39 AM

where in durham you playing on august lads? mates 18th so about 15 us going Newcastle, might be able to come see you lot, depends how late your going to be on like tho
JT - Magaluf08





May 7 2008 3:37 PM

police nicked my last subway when they locked me up:@ haha. Not sure, not sure if il have the money to be honest, if i have the money, il be there at the front. Il take you up on your offer if i need ticket;) save 5 tickets and il let you know by this time next week if thats okay. Nah subways are alright, rock and roll queens a good tune.
Make sure we can hear your singing above the instruments tho, only snag, not having ago!
JT - Magaluf08





May 7 2008 3:30 PM

time you on at 53 degrees lads? do we get a free subway with this band whos supporting you?
Ross =]





May 7 2008 1:12 PM

ryt fellas

wack down a ticket for jordan if u got one goin n he will get money to u for tmoz or day after

cheers

x
chessell™





May 7 2008 12:00 PM

iv seen bens dad in the shower. iv also seen his head
The Screening FANS-24 May This Feeling@Leicester





May 7 2008 6:19 AM

Thanks for the request

Your music sounds good!!

See you are supporting The Subways too :)

Carolyn
Airborne Chimp!