The Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from

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, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States. They are notable for blending elements from a wide range of musical genres and have been described as both "a very English kind of folk-psychedelia... with a smattering of Beach Boys harmonies" by ''

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'', and "country-meets-prog-meets-electronica symphonies" by ''

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''. In the late 1990s, prior to his Earlies days, Lapham released ambient electronic music, under the name Autio, on Manchester

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Beatnik Records. Hatton recorded as Atomic Clock for the same label. The band are notable for using a large live line-up consisting of 11 members who play an eclectic range of

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, including the

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, the

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, the

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, a set of

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and a

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, alongside the more traditional rock instruments. The full line-up of the band last played live headlining the

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in 2007. Carr took an indefinite break from the band to teach at ATEMS High School in Abilene, Texas, although he is no longer listed as a faculty member (as of December 31, 2020). In 2015, after a long hiatus, The Earlies returned with new material and scheduled live appearances. The band will be performing a one-off festival show at the fift
Cloudspotting Festival
in England, followed by a short tour of the UK in the last week of July. A new EP, ''Message from Home'', is also expected in 2015. The Earlies played and produced parts of Jinnwoo's debut album, 'Strangers Bring Me No Light', released September 2016.

Discography

Albums

* '' These Were the Earlies'' (2005) * '' The Enemy Chorus'' (2007)

EPs

* ''Message from Home'' (expected 2015)

Chart singles

* "Morning Wonder" (2004) - UK #67 * "Bring It Back Again" - UK #61 The band also recorded a

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's "I Must've Been Blind", for the 2005 tribute album, '' Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley''.

References

External links

2004 BBC interview with the Earlies

Band page on the Secretly Canadian label website
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