Clearlake (band)

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Clearlake
Origin Brighton, England
Genre(s) Rock, indie
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Domino
Website www.clearlake.uk.com
Members
Jason Pegg
David Woodward
Toby May
Jim Briffett

Clearlake are an indie-rock band, based in Brighton, England. The members of the band are:

  • Jason Pegg (vocals, guitar, keyboards)
  • David 'Woody' Woodward (bass, guitar, vocals)
  • Toby May (drums)
  • Jim Briffett (guitar, vocals)

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[edit] History

The band formed in 1999, and released their debut single, "Winterlight", in January 2000. The limited edition release was awarded Single of the Week in a number of music publications, gained airplay on Radio 1, sold out within a fortnight and made the UK Top 100. A number of other singles followed, and the band went on to support Pulp and The Delgados and played at Scott Walker's Meltdown with Elliott Smith.

By April 2001 they had recorded and released their debut album, Lido. After a slot on Later... with Jools Holland, their television debut (see here), and the release of a fourth single, "Let Go", the band started work on their second album.

Cedars was the second album, released in February 2003. The third, Amber, was released in January 2006.

Clearlake have written their 4th album and played their only show of 2007 at The Brunswick, Hove, on 1st September 2007. Seven new songs were debuted at the show.

2008 has to date been a far more active year for Clearlake than the one that preceded it. On 6th May 2008 the band supported Death Cab For Cutie (their first show of 2008), before recording new track "One Of A Kind" on the 7th, mixing it on the 8th and releasing it as a web-only single on the 9th via their website. More releases in this vein are expected to follow before the eventual release of the new album.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Lido (26th March 2001)
  • Cedars (3rd February 2003)
  • Amber (23rd January 2006)

[edit] Singles and EPs

  • "Winterlight" (7th February 2000)
  • "Don't Let the Cold In" (22nd May 2000)
  • "Something to Look Forward To" (12th March 2001)
  • "Let Go" (28th May 2001)
  • "Almost the Same" (24th February 2003)
  • "The Mind Is Evil" (23rd June 2003)
  • "Can't Feel a Thing" (10th November 2003)
  • Wonder if the Snow Will Settle (7th March 2005)
  • "Good Clean Fun" (5th December 2005)
  • "Neon" (27th March 2006)
  • "It's Getting Light Outside" (7th August 2006)
  • "One Of A Kind" (9th May 2008)

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