Club Smith
| Club Smith | |
|---|---|
| Origin | York/Leeds, Yorkshire, UK |
| Genres |
Alternative rock Indie rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Front Wall Records, All Sorted !?! Records, ASR, Tri-Tone |
| Website | www.clubsmith.co.uk |
| Members | Lee Clark Neil Clark Sam Robson James Kenosha |
Club Smith are an English Electro Indie band based in York and Leeds, UK. The band currently consists of Sam Robson (vocals/guitar), Neil Clark (keyboard/backing vocals), Lee Clark (bass guitar/backing vocals). The band are known for their energetic live performances and have toured venues and festivals across the UK and Europe. The band were one of the acts featured on the BBC’s ‘introducing’ stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2010.
As Club Smith’s presence has grown they have continued to support leading acts such as the Sunshine Underground, Mystery Jets, The Pigeon Detectives and Two Door Cinema Club and have played venues all over the UK and as far away as Berlin in addition to playing the 2010 Reading and Leeds Festivals. In 2010 they released their first two EPs, The Loss and The Process. In 2011 the band are released their debut single 'No Friend of Mine' and 'Young Defeatists' as a double A side through Front Wall Records. The official release date is 6 June 2011.
This was followed by a second single released in November 2011, "Call to Harm" through All Sorted Records. Both singles were picked up in national press such as the Independent and Music Week, with Radio DJs Steve Lamacq (6music), John Kennedy (XFM) and Tom Robinson (6music) playing the singles and XFM placing "Call to Harm" on the Evening playlist during November 2011.
In late 2011 Club Smith went into the studio with Producers Will Jackson and James Kenosha to record their debut album.
During early 2012 Club Smith were selected by Kaiser Chiefs as tour support for 7 shows where the band enjoyed a warm reception selling over 900 tour CDs from the merch stand. This led to a distribution deal with Tri-tone and PIASUK distribution which was signed as a partnership with All Sorted !?! Records. The band and label formed and imprint "ASR" to release the debut Club Smith album. During the tour with Kaiser Chiefs Club Smith picked up very positive reviews from press such as The Fly (magazine), Record of the Day,Artrocker (magazine) and music blog Music Broke My Bones.
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