PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND are a band that make tunes 'n' that on a slightly regular basis. Their recently coughed up debut EP - 'LIES TO TELL TOURISTS' - is out now - released by their good friends at BabyBoom Records: BUY NOW
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This is a band. It is made up of:
Darren, Faye & Phil and they have now been joined by full time members Blondie, James & Nick.
Prince Edward Island were formed in late 2005 after realising that sharing each-others Chemikal Underground Records was not going to be enough. Hailing from the nation’s darkest fringes such as Fife and Ashington (exactly!), founder members and ex-workmates Darren Bruce, Faye Davies and Phil Pearce set about laying their dark, often very personal lyrics over the lightest melodies they could muster. They write about what they know – of trawler-trash town love affairs, of being trapped in failing relationships and of youth squandered.
They have recently been joined by new full-time members Nick Elleray on guitar, James Jackson on bass and Jon Hodges on drums who they recruited (stole) from fellow bands on Myspace. Referencing their Scottish heroes The Delgados, the Islanders are not afraid to wield a glockenspiel, melodica or even a stylophone in anger. Despite having a modicum of talent - they have been described as sounding like ‘a band playing with boxing gloves on’ - their short existence hasn’t stopped them garnering widespread interest including winning the Xfm Unsigned competition, air-play on British, American and...um...Brazilian radio. Their debut EP, Lies To Tell Tourists, has just been released on BabyBoom Records, and there are further single releases in the pipeline in the USA and South America. Up until now the Islanders have chosen writing songs over touring, accepting to play gigs only if the offer is interesting enough to them. The recent recruitment of Nick, James and Jon will see a change in emphasis, however, as Prince Edward Islanders prepare for a busy year of gigs throughout 2008.
The Islanders haven’t read “Anne of Green Gables†and they have never been to Prince Edward Island.
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND's song Like Bouncers We Stand is featured on the latest BabyBoom Records Sampler. To get your hands on a copy just click HERE
Prince Edward Island were on the telly box and here it is in all its glory!
Its All Over Bar The Shouting (BBC TV Rapal)
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Partlife (BBC TV Rapal)
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