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The Hoosiers are a ‘odd pop’ band from Reading, Exeter and Sweden. The band members are Irwin Sparkes (vocals, guitar), Martin Skarendahl (bass) and Alfonso Sharland (drums). Their most well-known singles are Worried About Ray and Goodbye Mr A. “Worried About Ray” reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart dated 24 June 2007 on downloads alone. The single has climbed to #5 with CD sales included. Their second single Goodbye Mr A entered the charts at #5, and climbed another place to #4.

The trio are signed to RCA and their debut album titled ‘The Trick To Life’ was released 22nd October 2007. The band have spoken of their desire to write songs that are about “more than just boy meets girl after a night on the lash”, and said that the album would surprise people who only know their singles.

The Hoosiers finished recording their second album in October 09 and will be back with a new album in the new year.

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1	Worried About Ray full track	1,681
2	Goodbye Mr A full track	1,263
3	Cops And Robbers full track	818
4	Worst Case Scenario full track	760
5	Run Rabbit Run full track	571
6	A Sadness Runs Through Him full track	567
7	The Trick To Life full track	523
8	Killer full track	495
9	Clinging On For Life full track	492
10	Everything Goes Dark full track	450
11	Money to Be Made full track	291
12	The Feeling You Get When full track	96
12	Lovestoned	96
14	Goodbye Mr. A	79
15	We Didn't Start the Fire	43

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Ashona223 wrote:
12 hours ago

love The Hoosiers

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ilikeurband wrote:
12 hours ago

what a cute k pop girl band

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Momsenek wrote:
9 days ago

worried about ray still the best song , hope we don't have to worry about a new album ?!

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fujikiri wrote:
22 days ago

Cops And Robbers - It is incredible how a song can sound so gay and yet so brilliant at the same time.

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Cops-AndRobbers wrote:
28 days ago

TTTL is still sooo good! but I cannot wait for album deux! <3

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Douguie wrote:
December 2009

everything goes daaaaaark ♥

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lozzieosborne wrote:
November 2009

ive forgot bout these, i adoreeeeee

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Krzewinka wrote:
November 2009

I probably also start to worry about Ray:) Great album!

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cdkeeley wrote:
November 2009

woahhhhhhhhh, you're shit!!!! argggghhhhhhh

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WilesA wrote:
November 2009

Just listened to the album for the first time in aaaaages, forgot how much I liked it haha, I'm back in 2007!

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Kir_asti wrote:
November 2009

Clinging On For Life <3

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Chiise-Chan wrote:
November 2009

He promised that he'd watch over you, he turned out to be the fox we all knew... [Soooo true!!]

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PooieHead wrote:
November 2009

if we catch a criminal..ahhh love that song X)

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SoBlond wrote:
November 2009

Woooooow!

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junpiko wrote:
October 2009

good

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AmNeSiaC_n wrote:
October 2009

Cops And Robbers and The Cure - Lovecats, they sound so similar :D

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m-salami wrote:
October 2009

they're working with toby smith from Jamiroquai :)

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diamondsyndrome wrote:
September 2009

worst case scenario is a huge guilty pleasure of mine

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Amista13 wrote:
September 2009

Russia loves u

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Tom305 wrote:
September 2009

Goodbye Mr A <3 :D

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