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Sevenoaks, Kent (2005 – 2009)
GoodBooks was an English indie rock band originating from Sevenoaks, Kent. They first received media attention upon releasing their self-published EP Valves and Robots in June 2005. The band signed to Transgressive Records in late-2005 for one single and released “Walk With Me” in April, before being snapped up by Columbia Records shortly after. GoodBooks disbanded after their last gig on 28 June 2009.
GoodBooks’ evolution began when Max and Leo started doing Beatles covers in their attic when they were 8 and Max’s mum used to teach Chris at primary school. It took till 2001 for the band to take shape when at Sevenoaks School in Kent, Max and Leo came together with Chris and JP to form The Fingerprints. The Fingerprints set about their musical career by self-recording two albums; Cards on the Table, Clothes on the Floor and Miranda. Tracks such as “Tangerine” appeared on local radio stations such as BBC Radio Kent and KMFM. The band also started gigging locally in the South-East during this time, with regular gigs at the Tunbridge Wells Forum helping them to develop a modest regional fanbase, even performing in front of 8,000 people on one eventful Christmas.
The Fingerprints disbanded in late 2004 when their then-bassist left. The band decided to continue as a four piece and on the day of their first rehearsal “Walk With Me” was created. The band continued to write more songs but this time they had a maturer more electronic-influenced sounds.
GoodBooks’ evolution began when Max and Leo started doing Beatles covers in their attic when they were 8 and Max’s mum used to teach Chris at primary school. It took till 2001 for the band to take shape when at Sevenoaks School in Kent, Max and Leo came together with Chris and JP to form The Fingerprints. The Fingerprints set about their musical career by self-recording two albums; Cards on the Table, Clothes on the Floor and Miranda. Tracks such as “Tangerine” appeared on local radio stations such as BBC Radio Kent and KMFM. The band also started gigging locally in the South-East during this time, with regular gigs at the Tunbridge Wells Forum helping them to develop a modest regional fanbase, even performing in front of 8,000 people on one eventful Christmas.
The Fingerprints disbanded in late 2004 when their then-bassist left. The band decided to continue as a four piece and on the day of their first rehearsal “Walk With Me” was created. The band continued to write more songs but this time they had a maturer more electronic-influenced sounds.
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FU2RH3D wrote:
Splitting up is gay as fuck. Bastards!
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Hejog wrote:
really are pretty great.
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MarinaZee wrote:
WHY do I start listening to good bands, only to find that they've just broken up a week later. [2] the same shit always happen to me(((
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UnhappyTicket wrote:
very nice!
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daybroken wrote:
Totally gutted! Only just found out they split. Schwiiizer is totally right, two amazing bands on the verge of glourious second albums lost from lack of label support, gutted! Passchendaele is one of the best songs ever written, it's genius!
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zofiazofia wrote:
that's sad, they were actually good
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Schwiiizer wrote:
sooo totally the same situation as it was with Morning Runner... very sad
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PaulFia wrote:
WHY do I start listening to good bands, only to find that they've just broken up a week later. Shame, these guys were awesome!
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samanthaaajane wrote:
oh boo. they broke up. that's so shit... when i was in europe, they were touring... now i really regret not seeing them.
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nancyboyo wrote:
gutted. they were really good.
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Raphea wrote:
oh :(
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umpire wrote:
Ah, they split up? Too bad.
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antoprince wrote:
Shame they had to split before a new album
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suicid911 wrote:
split????? wtf (((((((((( any new projects of theirs?
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BenjaminGSmith wrote:
I think we all were. Maybe, just maybe they'll release it anyway.. Bah quit dreaming. :(
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stefanz92 wrote:
i was looking forward to their new album...now they split...i can't believe it... RIP :( [3]
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carolpd wrote:
RIP :( [2]
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waverider_uk wrote:
:(
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thayseviskis wrote:
what the hell they´ve split? all the good things end up so fast
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randomnoodles wrote:
they had the album done aswell :(
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Last show ever at Glastonbury
23 Jun 2009 | from blog.ilovegoodbooks.com/
Last show ever at Glastonbury: Hello all.We are sad to announce the end of Good Books.
It’s been a fantastic few
years, but the world keeps turning, and in the massively original words
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