Little Comets
| Little Comets | |
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 Little Comets (2010) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Jarrow ( United Kingdom ) |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock , Britpop |
| founding | 2008 |
| Website | littlecomets.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Robert "Rob" Coles | |
guitar |
Michael "Micky" Coles |
| Matt Hall | |
| former members | |
| Mark Hale (2008-2011) | |
| Live and session members | |
Drums |
David Green (2011-2015) |
Drums |
Nathan Greene (2015-present) |
| Matt Saxon (2015-present) | |
Little Comets (German: Small comets ) is a three-member British indie rock - band from Jarrow . It was founded in 2008 and consists of Michael Coles, Robert Coles and Matt Hall.
history
2008–2010: Foundation and first record deal
Little Comets was founded in 2008 in Jarrow by the two brothers Michael and Robert Coles and their friends Matt Hall and Mark Hale . The rock group first played in the style of a student band in small clubs, public transport and university reading rooms , but was already able to attract the attention of the record label Columbia Records , which signed the four young people, towards the end of the year it was founded . On February 9, 2009, the first single One Night in October was finally released . After this was received very well in the media, a debut album was announced and a few titles were quickly put together. The disorderly creation process of the album and the band's unwillingness to compromise, however, met with incomprehension on the part of Columbia Records, which is why the artists separated again in summer 2010 - after the two further single releases Adultery and Friday Don't Need It . Later on, the band members themselves were critical of their time at the major label . For example, they were asked to orient themselves musically more towards the American pop singer Kesha .
2010–2013: Time with Dirty Hit
While looking for a new way to distribute their music, they came across the independent label Dirty Hit, founded a year earlier, at the end of 2010 , which promised them more artistic freedom and through which they promptly released the song Island on October 18th in the form of a music video. A few months after the contract was signed, on January 31, 2011, the debut album In Search of Elusive Little Comets , which had been announced in 2009 and which the band members produced themselves, was released. They had already offered it for live streaming on Facebook two weeks earlier . It rose to number 54 on the British album charts. Afterwards the band went on tour.
In May 2011, drummer Mark Harle left the band, whereupon all appearances were postponed to autumn as a precaution and looked for a replacement. Tour musician David "Greenie" Green was soon able to supplement the incomplete formation with studio recordings and live performances, but was never officially a full member.
With the EP releases Worry and Jennifer and Other Short Stories , two more records were released between 2011 and 2012. On October 15, 2012 the studio album Life is Elsewhere followed , which - like the previous releases - was largely positively received by the trade press. Robert Cole's vocals , the melancholy lyrics and the catchy choruses, which are also a trademark of the band, were particularly praised . The album reached number 70 on the UK album charts. In December 2013, they began writing another album.
2014–2016: Own label and third album
In early 2014, the band split from Dirty Hit Records and released a series of EPs, The Gentle EP in February, Salt in June and The Sanguine EP in November 2014, via their own label The Smallest Label, most of which was distributed via the band's website takes place. The third studio album Hope is Just a State of Mind was also released in the UK on February 16, 2015 via the label. In other European countries, it went on sale on October 30, 2015. It debuted at number 31 on the UK album charts and stayed in the top 100 for two weeks, making it the band's greatest commercial success to date. The album received consistently good reviews from music editors. Isabelle Friedrich wrote in Intro magazine that everyone who “gets involved with the themes and melodies [...] can look forward to goose bumps, honest criticism and funny Britpop ”. After a subsequent tour, David Green left the formation and it was decided not to hire another musician in place of the departed drummer, but to perform as a trio in the future. At concerts, however, keyboardist Matt Saxon and drummer Nathan Greene still appear as guest musicians.
Since 2017: fourth album and follow-up projects
On March 10, 2017, Little Comets released the fourth studio album Worhead via The Smallest Label, which was announced in December 2016. Before that, the singles Common Things , The Man Who Wrote The Thriller and Hunting were released. The album reached number 83 on the UK album charts, but received mixed reviews. On the one hand the musical advancement of the band was praised, but on the other hand the poor quality of the productions was criticized.
The band went on tour several times in the following years , for example in 2017 as the opening act for Maximo Park and Catfish and the Bottlemen or in 2019 for Sam Fender , and played at festivals in Germany and abroad. Their mostly sold-out live performances, in which they mount smaller musical instruments such as rattles and bell rings , but also pans and pots on the ceiling and on the floor (see pictures), are considered one of the band's strengths, although they repeatedly emphasize that their Songs are usually not designed to be played in front of a live audience. Since the song lyrics often contain particularly demanding vocabulary that is difficult to understand even for native speakers, the members run a lyric blog on the official website in which they explain the content in more detail and comment on interpretations. In 2018, the limited singles M62 and The Punk Is in the Detail were also released .
On March 7, 2019, they released the single The Sneeze from the planned fifth studio album. With Alive At All , American Tuna and 3 Minute Faltz , three more releases followed in the course of the year. As part of the band's tenth anniversary, a live recording of their debut album In Search of Elusive Little Comets in vinyl form was released on November 15, 2019 in Warwick .
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 UK
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| 2011 | In Search of Elusive Little Comets Dirty Hit |
UK54 (1 week) UK |
First published: January 31, 2011
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| 2012 | Life is Elsewhere Dirty Hit |
UK70 (1 week) UK |
First published: October 15, 2012
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| 2015 | Hope Is Just a State of Mind The Smallest Label |
UK31 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: February 16, 2015
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| 2017 | Worhead The Smallest Label |
UK83 (1 week) UK |
First published: March 10, 2017
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EPs
- 2011: Worry EP
- 2012: Jennifer and Other Short Stories
- 2014: The Gentle EP
- 2014: Salt EP
- 2014: The Sanguine EP
Live albums
- 2019: In Search of Elusive Little Comets (Live At The Motor Museum)
Singles
- 2009: One Night in October
- 2009: Adultery
- 2009: Friday Don't Need It
- 2010: Isles
- 2011: Joanna
- 2011: Worry
- 2012: Jennifer
- 2012: A Little Opus
- 2013: Violence Out Tonight
- 2015: Don't Fool Yourself
- 2015: Little Italy
- 2017: Common Things
- 2017: The Man Who Wrote Thriller
- 2017: Hunting
- 2018: M62
- 2018: The Punk Is in the Detail
- 2019: The Sneeze
- 2019: Alive at All
- 2019: American Tuna
- 2019: 3 minute folding
swell
- ↑ a b c d e Jon O'Brien: Little Comets - Artist Biography. In: Allmusic . Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
- ^ Daniel Harris: Little Comets - In search of Elusive Little Comets. In: Daily Music Guide. January 12, 2011, accessed July 11, 2020 .
- ^ A b c Sean Duffy: Interview - Little Comets. In: Meg.ie. March 11, 2011, accessed July 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Little Comets - "One Night In October" ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ A b Ruth Lawson: Interview: Little Comets on their increasing success. In: Evening Chronicle. October 19, 2012, accessed July 10, 2020 .
- ^ Matt Wilkinson: Little Comets: 'We didn't sound enough like Ke $ ha for our label'. In: New Musical Express . August 17, 2010, accessed on July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Jon Stickler: Little Comets Stream Debut Album Via Facebook. In: Stereoboard. January 17, 2011, accessed July 10, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart data: United Kingdom .
- ↑ Mary Chang: Interview: Rob Coles and Matt Hall of Little Comets. In: There Goes the Fear. August 22, 2013, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ a b A Little Interview With A Little Comet ( Memento from April 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ James Skinner: Northeast indie trio's second LP is most striking at its most atypical. In: British Broadcasting Company . October 15, 2012, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Bill Kacir: Little Comets at Koko. In: The Upcoming. March 17, 2017, accessed on July 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Sarah Jeffery: Little Comets set for success with release of third album. In: The Journal. February 23, 2015, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Mary Chang: Album Review: Little Comets - The Sanguine EP. In: There Goes the Fear. October 31, 2014, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Isabelle Friedrich: Hope Is Just A State Of Mind - Little Comets. In: Intro . October 25, 2015, accessed July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Kieran Zielinski: Live Review: Little Comets At Oxford's O2 Academy. In: Oxford Student. February 22, 2017, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
- ^ Penny Blakemore: News: Little Comets announce new album Worhead. In: BackseatMafia. December 29, 2016, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Sarah Medeiros: Little Comets new album 'Worhead' released. In: Last Day Deaf. March 15, 2017, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Alex Pearson: Album Review: Little Comets - Worhead. In: IndiecentralMusic. March 13, 2017, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Pierre-Arnaud Jonard: Little Comets - Worhead. In: Sound of Violence. February 24, 2017, accessed on July 11, 2020 (French).
- ^ A b Sophia Miles: Live Review: Little Comets. In: Candid Magazine. March 15, 2017, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Deborah: Little Comets share new single 'M62'. In: Iinag. March 1, 2018, accessed August 6, 2020 .
- ^ Rhian Daly: Sam Fender announces huge homecoming show. In: New Musical Express. February 11, 2019, accessed on July 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Olivia White: Live Review: Little Comets. In: Mancunion. April 23, 2018, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ^ Robin Murray: Review: Little Comets at The Fleece in Bristol. In: Bristol Post. April 17, 2018, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Little Comets start build-up to fifth studio album with new single The Sneeze. In: Life4Ever. February 25, 2019, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Simon Meechan: Little Comets celebrate 10 year anniversary with live album and Boiler Shop gig. In: The Chronicle. October 22, 2019, accessed on July 11, 2020 .
Web links
- Official website
- Little Comets at Allmusic (English)
- Little Comets at Discogs (English)
- Little Comets at MusicBrainz (English)