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Chingford, London, England (2004 – present)
The Rifles are an indie rock band formed in Chingford, London, England in 2004. They are heavily influenced by The Clash, The Jam and 90s Britpop.
They have produced 3 albums.
Their debut album No Love Lost was released on 17 July 2006 which peaked at #26 in the UK charts. Their highest charting single is Repeated Offender which reached #26.
They released their second album entitled Great Escape on 26th January 2009 (originally scheduled for 13th October 2008 release), which peaked at #27 in the UK charts and reached the number 2 slot in the UK indie charts. The first single from the albumFall to Sorrow was also released that day.
Robert Pyne and Grant Marsh(drums) left the band on 17 October 2010.
Their 3rd album Freedom Run was released on 19th September 2011.
The band’s current line-up is as follows:
Joel Stoker(Vocals/ guitar)
Luke Crowther
They have produced 3 albums.
Their debut album No Love Lost was released on 17 July 2006 which peaked at #26 in the UK charts. Their highest charting single is Repeated Offender which reached #26.
They released their second album entitled Great Escape on 26th January 2009 (originally scheduled for 13th October 2008 release), which peaked at #27 in the UK charts and reached the number 2 slot in the UK indie charts. The first single from the album
Fall to Sorrow was also released that day.
Robert Pyne and Grant Marsh(drums) left the band on 17 October 2010.
Their 3rd album Freedom Run was released on 19th September 2011.
The band’s current line-up is as follows:
Joel Stoker(Vocals/ guitar)
Luke Crowther
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benweaver5 wrote:
Does anyone else hail from the great land down under? I'm pretty sure I'm the only Aussie fan of 'The Rifles.'
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Trademark88 wrote:
No Love Lost is one of my favourite indie records of all time. Great Escape was one of my favourite records of 2009. Freedom Run is just.. shit, and it pains me to say that.
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TIGRESUANL wrote:
thanks for the new album, life goes on, life changes
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mahoneychops wrote:
the new album is shit. complete shit.
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Criznittle wrote:
The Rifles "Coming Home" is featured on Indie/Rock Playlist: December (2011) Download here: theindierockplaylistdotcom
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rirriri wrote:
you people are too harsh. the new album still very much sounds like The Rifles....and i dig it.
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YonnerOAFC wrote:
We are the Mods, We are the Mods, We are, We are, We are the Mods.
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zebra_jonnas wrote:
good band
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mark_mark_mark wrote:
The Rifles - Long Walk Back incredibly similar to Coldplay - Life In Technicolor. Plagiarism!
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marcusclayton wrote:
Great show by the guys last night really makes the new album sound better live.
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Criznittle wrote:
The Rifles "Long Walk Back" is featured on Indie/Rock Playlist: November (2011) download here: theindierockplaylistdotcom
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Ijux wrote:
Still a terrible album
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bruciebonus wrote:
does anybody know which single is to be released next?, the new album has grown on me, its still no where near as good as no love lost though, i like coming home and little boy blue
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mahoneychops wrote:
A few of the songs were quite good acoustic but still a major drop in quality from their old material. The production has made the album terrible. So therefor, is a shit album.
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zischga wrote:
the new album isn't shit, the producer is shit go on youtube and listen to some acoustic versions of the new album, sounds like the rifles and is awesome, the studio songs sound like baby pop
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Hutsmod wrote:
'Freedom Run', just another shot in the bull's eye by The Rifles!
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mahoneychops wrote:
shit album. Completely sold out with this overproduced glossy shit they've released in hope of hitting the big time yet all they've done is alienate anybody with an ounce of taste who was already a Rifles fan. No way I'm paying to see them live on this tour if half the set is going to be rubbish from this album. It got 5 stars in nuts magazine though!!!
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Cosm01 wrote:
Just heard Tangled Up In Love by chance, thought it was The Script indeed, disappointing
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George336 wrote:
Recently discovered them. Ok, there's nothing radical or different about their sound but this chap loves this sort of thing.
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AndyNova wrote:
I'm disappointed :(....sounds like the script... [2]
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Freedom Run is out today!
18 Sep 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/therifles
Our new album Freedom Run is out today! You can order it
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