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Leeds, United Kingdom (2005 – present)

The Sunshine Underground are an English, Leeds based indie rock band. The Sunshine Underground play a variety of punk, funk and indie. This can be seen on their debut single, Put You In Your Place, released by City Rockers on July 18th 2005.

The band currently consists of Craig Wellington (vox / guitar), Stuart Jones (guitar), Daley Smith (bass) and Matthew Gwilt (drums). Four likely lads from Shrewsbury who came together in Leeds. Together, they form the rhythm colossus known as The Sunshine Underground.

The Sunshine Underground sold out London and Leeds venues on their first headline tour, following their successful support slots for LCD Soundsystem and local rave-ups, which earned the group the Live Band of the Year Award at the Independent Leeds Music Awards for 2005.

Their debut album Raise the Alarm, was released on August 28th 2006, after playing Carling Stage sets at both Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals.

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1	I Ain't Losing Any Sleep	992
2	Commercial Breakdown	651
3	Borders	638
4	Put You In Your Place	610
5	Panic Attack	334
6	Wake Up	333
7	The Way It Is	330
8	Dead Scene	321
9	Somebody's Always Getting In The Way	283
10	My Army	281
11	Coming To Save You	177
12	Animals	132
13	Raise The Alarm	124
14	Dark Days	116
15	Standby For Nothing	104

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Xanthia1 wrote:
last week

Great live... saw them earlier this week in Brum. Ace show.

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DJNikki wrote:
15 days ago

brilliant new ep!!!

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DDDiego wrote:
21 days ago

Yes, new EP is great. "Dark Days" is my favorite.

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bennnnnnnnnnn wrote:
22 days ago

New sound is amazing, new EP is really good, shame they're playing a free gig near me and I'm not in the city for it :(

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Comanche_Ak wrote:
last month

listen us please please please we want to play in the UK)))) http://www.last.fm/music/Shitobit help us please!!!)))

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osito_keanero wrote:
last month

Please, Come To CHILEEE!!!!!!

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spikeh wrote:
last month

Amazing, over 1 million plays now! Can't wait for a new album. :)

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geezerette wrote:
September 2009

awsome gig in '16tonn', lads!!

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Filua wrote:
September 2009

the new album takes way too long.. So.. come to Brazil meanwhile!! :)

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susel_v_norke wrote:
September 2009

come to mongolia!

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FreeWorlds wrote:
September 2009

Free tickets to the concert The Sunshine Underground 25 september on the free-worlds.ru in club 16Tonn. See you there!

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bikini_bottom wrote:
September 2009

come to poland!

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SheenaFee wrote:
September 2009

These guys need to come back to Germany! I so need to see them live in concert :)

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Taell wrote:
August 2009

This is taking too long aaargh!

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the_spitfire wrote:
August 2009

saw them last night at cleethorpes! well good!

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henri-Q wrote:
August 2009

can't wait for the new album!

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Max_Hughes wrote:
July 2009

They were at the Loft in Maidstone last night. Sounded so dreary...

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musicalizame wrote:
July 2009

Fall In Line is such a cool song!

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pommesfritz wrote:
July 2009

new album?

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noroi_23 wrote:
July 2009

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Feb 1 The Sunshine Underground Independent, Sunderland, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Feb 2 The Sunshine Underground O2 Academy 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Feb 5 The Sunshine Underground The Ritz, Manchester, United Kingdom
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30 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thesunshineunderground

Hello people,We're pleased to announce that our second album 'Nobody's Coming To Save You' will be released in February 2010. We will also be touring throughout February, starting at Sunderland Inde. …

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New EP
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