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¡Forward, Russia!
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Leeds, United Kingdom (2004 – present)
Formed in 2004, Leeds, UK four-piece ¡Forward, Russia! are a band consisting of Tom Woodhead (vocals, synthesizer), Rob Canning (bass), Katie Nicholls (drums, vocals) and Katie’s brother Sam “Whiskas” Nicholls (guitar, vocals and synthesizer). Their sound is characterized by trebly guitars and abstract, cryptic lyrics. Up until 2007’s “Don’t Be A Doctor”, songs were named for the order they were written in (
One, Two, Three, Four, etc.). Their image is characterized by wearing identical t-shirts, with their exclamation mark emblem emblazoned on them. They are currently on hiatus.
In early 2005 they released a split single (“Nine”) with fellow Leeds band This Et Al. This was followed up with a double A-side (“Thirteen” / “Fourteen”) in August 2005.
In January 2006 ¡Forward, Russia! released “Twelve” which reached Number 36 in the UK Charts.
“Nine” was released (again) in its own right on May 1st 2006, reaching number 40 in the UK singles chart. (b/w “One”).
The band self-released their debut album (“Give Me A Wall”) on May 15th 2006, on guitarist Whiskas’ Dance To The Radio label.
¡Forward, Russia! are a regular feature on the live circuit, playing sell-out headline tours and major support (with Editors and We Are Scientists for example). They have also appeared at several European festivals (including Reading/Leeds in the UK) and in March 2006 they played at SXSW in Austin, Texas. They are renowned for their energetic shows, such as singer Tom hurling himself from one end of the stage to another.
One, Two, Three, Four, etc.). Their image is characterized by wearing identical t-shirts, with their exclamation mark emblem emblazoned on them. They are currently on hiatus.In early 2005 they released a split single (“Nine”) with fellow Leeds band This Et Al. This was followed up with a double A-side (“Thirteen” / “
Fourteen”) in August 2005.In January 2006 ¡Forward, Russia! released “Twelve” which reached Number 36 in the UK Charts.
“Nine” was released (again) in its own right on May 1st 2006, reaching number 40 in the UK singles chart. (b/w “One”).
The band self-released their debut album (“Give Me A Wall”) on May 15th 2006, on guitarist Whiskas’ Dance To The Radio label.
¡Forward, Russia! are a regular feature on the live circuit, playing sell-out headline tours and major support (with Editors and We Are Scientists for example). They have also appeared at several European festivals (including Reading/Leeds in the UK) and in March 2006 they played at SXSW in Austin, Texas. They are renowned for their energetic shows, such as singer Tom hurling himself from one end of the stage to another.
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Give Me a Wall
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Thirteen / Fourteen
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Nine
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A Prospector Can Dream
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Spring Is A Condition
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A Shadow Is A Shadow Is A Shadow
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Don't Reinvent What You Don't Understand
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Fosbury In Discontent
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Shoutbox
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GentleMachine wrote:
Yeah, right! As totally russian i wanna ask the same question ))) But their music is nice, so.... Чертовски приятно)
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Userfall wrote:
I guess thousands of Russians will keep asking one simple question: "Why???!!1111". Nice name of a band, yeppp. Ну, вперед так вперед, я только за)
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Gufeee wrote:
Twelve good song! :)
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prof_spaghetti wrote:
why russiaaaaaaa
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OpethForLifee94 wrote:
Brilliant band.
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netricate wrote:
saw these guys live a while back. they are pretty fun, and easily the greasiest looking people I've ever laid eyes on.
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LateOfThePier wrote:
seems to be a common complaint these days.. everywhere you look you see someone bitching about an "indie" tag!
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Radiofreak7426 wrote:
nineteen. that is all.
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StormandStatic wrote:
Too many good bands disappeared in 2008: Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames, This Et Al, Forward Russia!, Help She Can't Swim. Was not a good year to be a young british band.
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jebus989 wrote:
we are dull aren't we
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Tenshinhan wrote:
Why all the anger, this is a great band.
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Wln615 wrote:
I don't understand why the hell people keep tagging bands as indie; it's not a fucking genre. What I also don't get is how people miss the obviousness that they have quite a few math rock songs.
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Mikolajk wrote:
brilliant band!
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cherrylemon1 wrote:
dirtybitch999 iSuck Russia DDDDDDDD какой тут умненький )) бог ты мой )))зай ну ты прям ... прям самый милый )))DDDDDD
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Fall-OuT-Doll wrote:
o god )
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Goldmember1213 wrote:
Hey everybody, look at me, I listen to Radiohead because I'm so avant-garde and indie and this band sucks i wish they were experimental and indie like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails yeah.
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Fall-OuT-Doll wrote:
absolutely.how boring
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Radiofreak7426 wrote:
sounds too much like every other band.
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adventuremouse wrote:
i like his voice, it reminds me of Wild Beasts
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YesMother wrote:
I like the music a lot, but the guy's voice bothers me a little.
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Breaking Standing full track | 4:14 |
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We Are Grey Matter full track | 4:54 |
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Welcome To The Moment (The… full track | 2:16 |
News
Whiskas does Germany!
19 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/forwardrussia
This is Whiskas new project...http:../../..www...myspace...com/..honourbeforeglo..ryand he's going to Germany this week to play some dates with our friends Sometree....23 Oct 2009 LIDO w/ Sometree -...
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vasoliment, james_broadway and hannahemesser added ¡Forward, Russia! to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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vasoliment tagged ¡Forward, Russia! with alternative, post-punk, british and 2 other tags. yesterday afternoon
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PKDK tagged ¡Forward, Russia! with ‘indie’. Tuesday morning
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underthestars66 tagged ¡Forward, Russia! with alternative, post-punk, british and 2 other tags. Monday evening
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underthestars66, chipstarchippy and Eddimor added ¡Forward, Russia! to their libraries. Monday evening
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bbbm tagged ¡Forward, Russia! with ‘british’. Sunday morning
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bbbm, Toxic_Progress, laurapedroza and 2 other people added ¡Forward, Russia! to their libraries. Sunday morning
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janusstefan tagged ¡Forward, Russia! with ‘the comma is important’. last week
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