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Stop The Blackout

Stop The Blackout

About Me


Stop The Blackout surfaced in August 2007 after four like-minded musicians agreed Manchester was in need of an exciting new project. Having seen so many quality acts just give up, Stop The Blackout decided things were to change. Time has seen their music evolve into something unique. Their music combines bright modern indie-esq pop tunes with a dark and experimental twist. This is due to a belief that a band should be able to write without boundaries.
The band has played with numerous top acts such as ’ Editors ’, ‘ Oceansize ’, ’ Headway ’ and ’ The Draytones ’ been described as ‘Beautiful’ by ’ XFM ’s Clint Boon , and headlined rammed gigs around the UK including ’ Club Fandango ’ (Fierce Panda Records) and Manchester’s Academy 3 ’.
Working almost completely independently, Stop The Blackout generally write, record, produce and design everything you see and hear. With a debut album already recorded, the band is set for their first Limited Edition release ‘These Eyes’. This will be released in summer 2008.
REVIEWS
MANCHESTER MUSIC
’…stadium-sized…powerful and done extremely well…’
’…very good indeed…’
SANDMAN MAGAZINE
’…These Eyes’ sounds like the song U2’s Bono wished he had written...’
’…anthem after anthem…’
’…stunning vocals and well crafted lyrics…Stop The Blackout have something special…’
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Management:
[email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/24/2005
Band Website: stoptheblackout.com
Band Members: James :
Vocals / Guitar / Piano

Rick :
Guitar

Danny :
Bass / Vocals / Noises

Simon :
Drums

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Management:
[email protected]

Influences:

SOUNDS LIKE:

Coldplay
Explosions In The Sky
Leaves
Oasis
Oceansize
Pink Floyd
Pure Reason Revolution
Ride
Sigur Ros
U2

Sounds Like: A alcohol fuelled juggernaut with guitars turned up to ten!
Record Label: Self Released!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

VOTE STOP THE BLACKOUT TO SUPPORT ’ONE NIGHT ONLY’

Were top 3 and need your votes please.... Its the chance to support 'One Night Only' and record at Vertigo's Studios... this could be the break we need... Please vote for us...STOP THE BLACKOUThttp://...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:47:00 PST

NEWS!!!!!!

This has been slow for a while... In a qucik summery...- Gigs are being discussed now for lots of places around England.- The Website is being developed.- There will be 3 MySpace pages up in the next ...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:20:00 PST

Manchester Music Review

Stop The Blackout :: Laymar :: The Ending Of :: Vessels :: The Sandells 12 January 2008 / Dry Bar / Manchester By Cath Aubergine For STOP THE BLACKOUT, there is no past. So says their own Myspac...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:27:00 PST

MINI REVIEW....

Phil (Beats Promotions) Stop the Blackout Has anyone lost there anthems recently?   That's because these have nicked all the best ones! Anyway, had I mentioned, this is going to be someth...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:26:00 PST

Last nights gig....My Thoughts...

We have played with 'EDITORS' we have played with 'OCEANSIZE' we have played in bigger venues, we have played to more people, we have played to more famous people than who was there last night, we hav...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:09:00 PST

Changes... and new songs!

Stop The Blackout has undergone some changes which will be announced soon... However in the mean time, why not check out our brand new songs... 'These Eyes' and 'In Your Hands'...They are online now f...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:43:00 PST

Sandman Magazine - Review

SANDMAN MAGAZINE ISSUE 135 / SEPTEMBER 2007 EVENT: STOP THE BLACKOUT @ MANCHESTER VIRGIN MEGASTORE REVIEW BY SIMON LEE As 'Stop The Blackout' take to the stage at Virgin Megastores' 'Ali...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:18:00 PST

Manchester Academy 3

Stop The Blackout...Manchester Academy 3...Tomorrow...
Posted by Stop The Blackout on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:28:00 PST