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Cardiff, Wales (2006 – present)

Future of the Left is an alternative rock band which formed in 2006 in Cardiff, Wales. They consist of Andy “Falco” Falkous (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Kelson Mathias (bass, vocals) and Jack Eggelstone (drums). Falkous and Eggelstone are former members of mclusky and Mathias is a former member of Jarcrew.

Welsh trio mclusky was one of the bright spots in the British indie scene’s post-Britpop hangover, forming in 1999 and releasing three appealingly noisy albums before splitting in January 2005. During the same period, Welsh electro-punks Jarcrew released two albums before also splitting in early 2005, reportedly due to the drummer finding religion.

While mclusky bassist Jon Chapple went off to form Shooting At Unarmed Men, the trio’s remaining members, singer/guitarist Andrew Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone, hooked up with Jarcrew singer and keyboardist Kelson Mathias and bassist Hywel Evans. Evans soon left to start his own group, so with Mathias moving over to bass (and after experimenting with a variety of tongue-in-cheek names) the remaining trio debuted as Future Of The Left in autumn 2006.

Remaining with mclusky’s label Too Pure, Future of the Left made their debut with the double A-side Fingers Become Thumbs / The Lord Hates A Coward in January 2007. Two more singles followed: adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood and Small Bones Small Bodies; and the album Curses was released in September 2007.

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conditionals wrote:
Sunday morning

I don't know... it's an alternative to Foo Fighters and it "rocks".

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OlavOrganist wrote:
Saturday morning

Alternative rock? Is that really what this is? Great anyhow, loving it.

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Mojc_ wrote:
Friday morning

WE WANT FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL! gimme.

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balega wrote:
Friday morning

never again we shall somersault

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Mojc_ wrote:
Tuesday evening

it's all your fault

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Lonnie_dB wrote:
last month

YEAHHHH!!!!

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melkemugg wrote:
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fantastic find. Fantastic band!

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conditionals wrote:
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1,000,000 plays. Halfway to mcluskytown. Whoot.

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rotzbouw wrote:
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why no manchester? :<

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balega wrote:
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a long-awaited gig brought torture thought impossible / our broken limbs will heal, but the damage's irreversible

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aninjuredfanalwayssmellsgood

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Mojc_ wrote:
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"My enemies turn against me, my friends turn from me; Lord, do thou turn to me and have mercy upon me..."

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balega wrote:
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doing drugs at children's playgrounds

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crippling fans since 2006

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balega wrote:
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i've heard kelson hit morrissey in the head

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balega wrote:
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an hour of noise, a lifetime of pain

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Mojc_ wrote:
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domestic violence against men: know the signs, seek help.

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balega wrote:
last month

hate the vocals, still on the fence when it comes to breaking limbs, though

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extraaaa wrote:
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this is the second band in two days that i've found that i would be ecstatic over if i wasn't so on the fence when it comes to the vocals.

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Mojc_ wrote:
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your music makes me cry. but i have a glass eye. thank you for the pain.

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31 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/futureoftheleft

some pertinent issues ...we're playing a short southern UK tour over the end of november / december, dates are as follows -Norwich Arts Centre (Nov 28) Oxford Bullingdon Arms (29) …

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