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The band formed in 2008, naming themselves after the suburb Crookes in Sheffield where the guitarists Alex Saunders and Daniel Hopewell met before later recruiting George Waite on vocals and Russell Bates on drums.
NME Magazine has championed the band, describing how "a band this good are unlikely to remain obscure for long."[1]
The Crookes were named as The Guardian Band of The Day in September 2009 being described as having "hints of the winsome, lose‑some C86 brigade, The Smiths(say, circa The Boy With the Thorn in His Side), the plaintive jangle of the Housemartins, even Belle and Sebastian."[2]
In 2009 the band recorded a live session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1 with Lamacq describing the band as having "ambition and flare and a singer with a beautiful voice; one of those special, poetic voices which dips and soars above their jangling guitars."[3]
The Crookes have also been named as BBC 6 Music's favourite new band[4] with Lamacq later describing them as his «favourite British band of the year» on BBC Radio 2.[5]
The band's strong Sheffield roots have seen them embraced by the city's established acts with Jon McClure promoting the band as «Sheffield's next set of musical geniusus» and Richard Hawley describing them as 'absolutely superb' when interviewed on Shaun Keaveny's breakfast show on 6music.[6] And recording a live session of Jarvis Cocker's 6music show[7]. Moreover, The Crookes were chosen to represent Sheffield for MTV Canada's guide to Breaking Bands in the UK, alongside representitives from other cities such as Glasvegas (Glasgow) and Mumford and Sons (London).[8]
The Crookes have recorded multiple live radio sessions for BBC Radio 1,2,4,5 and 6.
The Crookes' debut single 'A Collier's Wife/ By The Seine' was released on September the 14th through the Too Pure Singles Club as part of the Beggars Group. It was the fastest selling single through Too Pure, selling out on pre‑orders.
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The band formed in 2008, naming themselves after the suburb Crookes in Sheffield where the guitarists Alex Saunders and Daniel Hopewell met before later recruiting George Waite on vocals and Russell Bates on drums.
NME Magazine has championed the band, describing how "a band this good are unlikely to remain obscure for long."[1]
The Crookes were named as The Guardian Band of The Day in September 2009 being described as having "hints of the winsome, lose‑some C86 brigade, The Smiths(say, circa The Boy With the Thorn in His Side), the plaintive jangle of the Housemartins, even Belle and Sebastian."[2]
In 2009 the band recorded a live session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1 with Lamacq describing the band as having "ambition and flare and a singer with a beautiful voice; one of those special, poetic voices which dips and soars above their jangling guitars."[3]
The Crookes have also been named as BBC 6 Music's favourite new band[4] with Lamacq later describing them as his «favourite British band of the year» on BBC Radio 2.[5]
The band's strong Sheffield roots have seen them embraced by the city's established acts with Jon McClure promoting the band as «Sheffield's next set of musical geniusus» and Richard Hawley describing them as 'absolutely superb' when interviewed on Shaun Keaveny's breakfast show on 6music.[6] And recording a live session of Jarvis Cocker's 6music show[7]. Moreover, The Crookes were chosen to represent Sheffield for MTV Canada's guide to Breaking Bands in the UK, alongside representitives from other cities such as Glasvegas (Glasgow) and Mumford and Sons (London).[8]
The Crookes have recorded multiple live radio sessions for BBC Radio 1,2,4,5 and 6.
The Crookes' debut single 'A Collier's Wife/ By The Seine' was released on September the 14th through the Too Pure Singles Club as part of the Beggars Group. It was the fastest selling single through Too Pure, selling out on pre‑orders.
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Dreams of Another Day 2010
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