Eight Legs are an indie

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band from

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. They formed in 2007 when band members Sam Jolly, Jack Wharton, Adam Neal and Jack Garside were just 18/19 years old. Eight Legs' first self-titled EP was released in 2006 by Blow Up Records. Their first album ''Searching For The Life'' was released on 7 April 2008 by Weekender Records. On 22 May 2009, Eight Legs released their second album entitled ''The Electric Kool-Aid Cuckoo Nest'' by Ais, Snowhite, and Universal Distribution. Eights Legs also released a third album called ''Eight Legs'' on 25 October 2010 by Invisible DJ Records. Their single, "These Grey Days", was chosen by

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, to be on the original soundtrack of Autumn Winter 2006 Dior Homme Runway fashion show. They were featured in popular

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'' in 2007. Their single "These Grey Days" featured on the

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'Alcohol: Know Your Limits'

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in 2008.

References

External links

Eight Legs official website

Eight Legs' MySpace Page

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