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The Park Race

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About Me



The Park Race were a 4 piece indie rock band from the Home Counties. The band announced their split and performed officially for the last time on 4th February 2008.Feel free to download and enjoy some of the bands recordings and videos. Thanks for visiting.

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Music:

Member Since: 8/11/2005
Band Website: theparkrace.co.uk
Band Members: Simon Dwight
(Vocals / Guitars)
Jamie Spicer
(Guitars / Backing Vocals)
Phil Mason
(Bass / Backing Vocals)
Marc Danecker
(Drums / Backing Vocals)

Influences: Manic Street Preachers, Neil Young, Counting Crows, Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, Coldplay, Kula Shaker, Ryan Adams, Blur, Supergrass, Super Furry Animals, REM, Joni Mitchell, Teenage Fanclub, The Boo Radleys, Strokes, Snow Patrol, Smiths, Silver Sun, Pixies, The Jam, Air, Dylan, Easyworld, Nick Drake, Delays, Graham Coxon, Damien Rice, Elvis Costello, Jeff Buckley...
Sounds Like: We invite you to make up your own minds...
Record Label: LUMP Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Announcement

Hello friends, I am sure that many of you have already heard rumours of the impending split of The Park Race. Regretably, after 2 fantastic years (plus many more in previous guises) of gigging, record...
Posted by The Park Race on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:20:00 PST

Back Home...

We landed at 7am this morning from Raleigh, the USA was a great experience and we made some good friends and new fans out there. Great fun. We also shot some publicity shots with the highly talented N...
Posted by The Park Race on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:12:00 PST

New Recordings

The time has come for us to hop on a 747 and head over the Atlantic for a couple of weeks, but just in case you miss us we have uploaded 2 of the new recordings from the forthcoming E.P for your liste...
Posted by The Park Race on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:06:00 PST

The Park Race in the USA...

The Park Race are off to the USA for 10 days of action packed shows in support of our forthcoming I-Tunes single and new E.P.. We will be in and around NC between 1st and 10th December so anyone in th...
Posted by The Park Race on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:31:00 PST

All quiet on the western front...

Browsing through the gig list, you would be forgiven for thinking that its all gone a little quiet on The Park Race front over the past month or so. Behind the scenes however that isnt the case, were ...
Posted by The Park Race on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:12:00 PST

The Blow Up @ Too 2 Much

Hello Friends...   Were pleased to announce an exclusive performance at the opening night of Londons hottest new club night geared towards all things rock. "The Blow Up" is the brainchild of Gree...
Posted by The Park Race on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 07:00:00 PST

Single review in CD Times...

The Grape / (Yeh) Hey single has been drawing a lot of attention from press and public alike. Respected internet music rag CD Times have today posted a very positive review of the single which you can...
Posted by The Park Race on Fri, 26 May 2006 10:43:00 PST

Grape / (Yeh) Hey single set to break records.....

After less than 5 days on sale, The Park Race's double a-side single Grape / (Yeh) Hey is already the 4th biggest selling single in the history of the Shifty Disco singles club, a massive thankyou to ...
Posted by The Park Race on Fri, 26 May 2006 09:57:00 PST

The Park Race on CD Times...

Up and coming internet music site CD Times has posted a news item detailing the Park Race's new single "Grape / (Yeh) Hey" on their site. A full review of the single will be posted on the site in the ...
Posted by The Park Race on Thu, 25 May 2006 04:14:00 PST

New single on Shifty Disco...

Its been a hectic yet exciting week on planet Park Race. Throughout the last month or so the band have been catching the attention of renowned Oxford indie label 'Shifty Disco' and as a res...
Posted by The Park Race on Mon, 22 May 2006 10:47:00 PST