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Shortwave Fade

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Shortwave Fade font {colour:FF0000 !important;}*** IMPORTANT NEWS ***
Shortwave Fade are the winners of the indie/rock showcase at www.slicethepie.com
and we will now receive £15,000 to produce our first album! Thanks so much to everyone who supported us in this - we couldn't have done it without you! We will be starting work on the album early in the New Year so watch this space for more info!
You can pre-order a copy of the album now for the discounted rate of £5 by purchasing a 'backstage pass' at slicethepie, which will also give you access to the backstage area of the site for more news and info!
xxx

Whereas many bands proclaim to have come storming from the underground, few can make this claim so literally.
The chemistry was cornered in the basement in Leicester where Ben Allen (guitar/samples) and Chris Holloway (vocals/guitar) used to meet to write and record songs. Joined by Rich Herrington (drums) and Rob Sheppard (bass) SHORTWAVE FADE have begun to trace an upward arc from these roots to a wider audience.
The first demo was met enthusiastically and the initial run sold out as the band set out playing venues all over the country supporting the likes of Keane and The Subways along the way.
Shortwave Fade have followed up their first downloadable single 'Anything to anyone' earlier this year, with three new tracks released through Oxford based label Shifty Disco. Poised at the point of discovery, one listen to Shortwave Fade will show you why...
Shortwave Fade's 3-track EP 'Cover Your Eyes' is now available to download (with artwork) from Shifty Disco. All tracks are available to download individually also. Please go HERE to purchase or for more info...
'Anything to Anyone', the band's first Shifty Disco release is also available as a downloadable single. You can purchase it HERE


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Member Since: 6/18/2005
Band Website: shortwavefade.vox.com
Band Members: Ben Allen - Guitars, Keyboards, Samples

Rich Herrington - Drums

Chris Holloway - Vocals, Guitar

Robb Sheppard - Bass, Vocals



Influences: Mew, Smashing Pumpkins, Mansun, New Order, Super Furry Animals, Radiohead, Soulwax, Sigur Ros

Sounds Like: .....

'...People who whine that there's nothing new under the sun should listen to this stuff...Of course Shortwave Fade are a combination of their influences and imagination but the influences are class and their imagination impressive'.
- Unpeeled Magazine

'Be aware of this band..they are going to conquer the music scene!'
- Eardrums Music

'Sometimes you hear a band who play what you'd consider perfect music,and for me these guys are pretty close....One of the best bands i've had the pleasure of hearing and seeing live. If you've not heard of Shortwave Fade, make up for lost time.'
- Demos Reviewed


Type of Label: None

My Blog

Glastonbudget tickets available

Hi to all! For any folk wanting to see us at the 'Glastonbudget' Festival you can buy tickets at the link below! Hope to see some of you there! Rich www.glastonbudget.co.uk/supportyourband...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Thu, 08 May 2008 02:20:00 PST

Album Update

Hi, Things have been really busy round here for the last month, not had time to catch up and update everyone on what's going on at Shortwave HQ... We've got a producer for the album! We'll be working...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:05:00 PST

Interviews a go-go!

Hi all, Read a recent interview with Shortwave fade on the slicethepie website  - just follow the link below to get the latest on our upcoming album! http://www.slicethepie.com/About/NewsIt...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:28:00 PST

Slicethepie update and next week...

Hi, all hope you had a great Christmas! A quick update on things...We are now planning hard for our album after winning the showcase at slicethepie.com last month (thanks again to all of you who suppo...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:43:00 PST

The End Of Camden.....tonight!

...not literally of course. Rather a gig of the same name, tonight at Tommy Flynn's, Camden. It is only the second of it's kind and has been organised as a kind of showcase event by 'Indieboy'&nb...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:35:00 PST

We won Slicethepie!! Debut album will be underway soon...

PIE...SLICED! To everyone who showed their support by voting for us in the indie/rock showcase at www.slicethepie.com ......THANKYOU!! We won the showcase and will now receive £15,000 to produce our ...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:59:00 PST

Slicethepie update: we slipped into the lead - now it’s neck and neck!!!

Thanks so much to everyone who has voted for us in the showcase at www.slicethepie.com so far. Just to let you all know that on Friday we slipped into the lead and have been running neck-and-neck ever...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:52:00 PST

We made it into the showcase on slicethepie.com!! - Please read...!

For those of you who've never heard of it, slicethepie.com is a site where users  get paid to review the songs of various bands/artists. Those artists with the highest overall rati...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:47:00 PST

London gigs..

A quick note about our upcoming London gigs over the coming weeks, the first of which will be at The Dublin Castle, Camden on Monday 19th November, supporting Ava Leigh (click on the event link below...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:43:00 PST

Calling all you Leicester people: this Saturday @ Victoria Park

That's right you heard it here first...this Saturday we'll be headlining at Leicester's newest indie night at the Pavillion on Victoria Park. We're onstage at around 10.30ish, but there'll be four ban...
Posted by Shortwave Fade on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:52:00 PST