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Apply the Brakes

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Apply the Brakes are a young and upcoming band hailing from York, UK. By crossbreeding their Scouse and Brummy roots with a poke in the face from da blues, the band create a soul-jacking tour de force as self-proclaimingly exciting as a petrol and fire-eating chimp.
The band formed at York University in 2007 with the intention of providing a youthful and modern alternative to the raft of pseudo-rock-indie-fancy-laptop-wielding types knocking around.
Highlights include recording a live session for the BBC's More Raw show, headlining the University’s Woodstock 2008 festival to a crowd of over 1500 student-types, playing at the University Gradball and eating Ash's rider. The ball has been kept rolling with plenty of gigs in and around the York area, at venues including Fibbers, The Duchess & City Screen Basement.
DEBUT EP REVIEW: "gutsy, zesty energy, refreshingly different" - Sandman Magazine (Dec '07)
LIVE REVIEW: "phenomenal tunes....they achieved quite a wall of noise - a gut-wrenching, full on blues rock fusion" - www.yorknights.com
Listen to their live session at BBC North Yorkshire:
For bookings and info contact [email protected]

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Member Since: 18/02/2007
Band Website: facebook.com/group.php?gid=2230910310&r
Band Members: Guitar/Vocals: Tom Nightingale
Lead Guitar: Danny Stacey
Drummer Boy: Freddie Cornes
Bass Guitar: Sam Burgum

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Influences: The Black Keys, BRMC, The Pixies, Pseudo-Deities and Wine Gums.
Sounds Like: The reverberating 'twang' of one of those springy doorstop thingys.
Record Label: Unsigned

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Recordings

Apply the Brakes' recordings (all available online on myspace or lastfm.com) Debut EP (summer 2007):Dead Air, Get It Right, Wolf ($80m), No Matter How Hard You Try, Breakup Breakdown, Railroad Blues.W...
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