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Hope of the States
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Hope Of The States were an indie rock band from Chichester in England. The band consisted of six members: Sam Herlihy (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Anthony Theaker (guitar, keyboards), Paul Wilson (bass), Mike Siddell (violin), Michael Hibbert (replacing the late James Lawrence on guitar), and Simon Jones (drums).
Preceded by the singles Black Dollar Bills and Enemies/Friends, the album’s release was postponed in 2004 following Jimmi Lawrence’s death; however, the group recorded new experimental material and bounced back four months later with album ‘The Lost Riots’ and single ‘The Red The White The Black The Blue’. Later, Nehemiah was released as another single.
The band spent most of 2005 writing and demoing material for their second album, the vast majority of which was given to their fans in the form of more free ‘Dust Rackets’ albums and YouSendIt downloads. A limited edition EP, Blood Meridian, was released in April 2006. The followup single ‘Sing It Out’ charted at #39 in the UK and new album ‘Left’ was expected to gain a similar position. However, the album failed to make the UK top 40 amidst a lukewarm critical response, many of whom were disappointed that the band had moved away from the intense, post-rock stylings of their earlier material.
The band released their final single ‘Left’ on August 18th, before breaking up later that week. They played their last gig on the 27th at the reading and Leeds Festival. The band have not yet formally announced whether they have any plans for the future.
Preceded by the singles Black Dollar Bills and Enemies/Friends, the album’s release was postponed in 2004 following Jimmi Lawrence’s death; however, the group recorded new experimental material and bounced back four months later with album ‘The Lost Riots’ and single ‘The Red The White The Black The Blue’. Later, Nehemiah was released as another single.
The band spent most of 2005 writing and demoing material for their second album, the vast majority of which was given to their fans in the form of more free ‘Dust Rackets’ albums and YouSendIt downloads. A limited edition EP, Blood Meridian, was released in April 2006. The followup single ‘Sing It Out’ charted at #39 in the UK and new album ‘Left’ was expected to gain a similar position. However, the album failed to make the UK top 40 amidst a lukewarm critical response, many of whom were disappointed that the band had moved away from the intense, post-rock stylings of their earlier material.
The band released their final single ‘Left’ on August 18th, before breaking up later that week. They played their last gig on the 27th at the reading and Leeds Festival. The band have not yet formally announced whether they have any plans for the future.
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Left
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Sing It Out
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Don't Go to Pieces
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mattribute wrote:
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FutureGods wrote:
COLIN MACINTYRE (AKA MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY) - NEW ALBUM 'ISLAND' OUT NOW IN EUROPE & USA & CANADA!! US/ UK TOUR DATES OCTOBER 2009 http://www.itunes.com/colinmacintyre **** Clash **** Daily Mirror **** Mojo **** The Times Album of the Week: Daily Mirror/Sunday Mail/Daily Record USA Tues 6th Oct : NEW YORK The Living Room (8pm) Thur 8th Oct: BROOKLYN Union Hall UK 15th Oct EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms 16th Oct GLASGOW Stereo 18th Oct INVERNESS Hootenanny 19th Oct SHEFFIELD Leadmill 20th Oct BRISTOL The Thekla 21st Oct LONDON The Lexington (Fleur-de-Lys Club) 22nd Oct MANCHESTER Night & Day 23rd Oct NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms 27th Oct BRIGHTON Latest Music Bar 28th Oct BIRMINGHAM Glee Club 29th Oct MINEHEAD (Somerset) The Hobbyhorse 6th Nov LIVERPOOL Zanzibar (Liverpool Music Week) Ticket & info details: http://www.colinmacintyre.com
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GoffBoy wrote:
So, Anthony is currently mixing the debut album from REVERE. Pretty cool. Check REVERE out here: http://www.last.fm/music/revere I'd have thought HOTS fans would dig it...! x
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Gonzie wrote:
RIP Hope of Thee States gone but never forgotten
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THE--DOYLE wrote:
If anyone has ever listened to the New Zealand band 'Elemeno P', could you please tell me if you too think the vocalists from both bands sound similar?
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electronicafan wrote:
@vincentlillis - Unfair comparison. One can sing (albeit sometimes with unintelligble lyrics), the other plainly can't. Also, it wan't rough or missing notes - it was the whiny, faux-american, drawn out, repetitive style that killed them for me. You weren't being pissy, btw...
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brownieboy wrote:
The Red the White the Black the Blue A++++++++ remember this one
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vincentlillis wrote:
@electronicafan it's all relitive, I think his voice suited the music. Not to get pissy, but looking at your top artists, as someone with the Manic Street Preachers in their list, you can't really say much about the quality of someones singing voice, when the Manics sound like someone jumping off a building without stabilizers. To you this sounds great, to me, I'll stick with rough and missing notes, atleast it's falling with style.
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Nehemiah_13 wrote:
THE HOPE IS DEAD........
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RuumRuum wrote:
Left (L)
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the_clause wrote:
Please check out my band, let us know what you think!! You might be suprised!! http://www.last.fm/music/Broken+Links
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michaelmoore01 wrote:
Mike Siddell has formed an acoustic/folk post rock band called 'Sons of Noel and Adrian', check it out: http://www.last.fm/music/Sons+of+Noel+and+Adrian
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whatwillburn wrote:
well Mike's gone so there'll be no strings. it sounds like Sam's agreed with me and harmonised on telephones!!! so stoked. http://www.last.fm/music/the+northwestern
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Nehemiah_13 wrote:
oops where are the post-rock influences, where are the strings=? :-s
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Thomas_Moore wrote:
http://www.myspace.com/thenorthwesternmusic
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Nehemiah_13 wrote:
"Ex-Hope Of The States members Sam Herlihy, Simon Jones and Paul Wilson have formed new band The Northwestern with former The Open guitarist Jon Winter. They tour in June at: Birmingham Flapper (1) Glasgow Captain (3) Edinburgh Sneaky Pete (4)." And....????
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Nehemiah_13 wrote:
Ohh What happen, does any one knows anything about this New band call Northwestern???, pleasee more infoo.
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Thomas_Moore wrote:
http://www.myspace.com/hopeofthestatesofficial New band using the old HotS myspace it seems. CAN'T WAIT.
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IloveZelda wrote:
tbh its not how well you can sing or play the guitar, its how emotive the music is. I like his voice i think it adds to the emotion of the songs. Fans of this singing style should check out anti folk such as jeffrey lewis or dufus.
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the_paulo wrote:
Damn it, I miss them :(
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