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About Me

TOM HINGLEY AND THE LOVERS...a band that have been together for 5 years, The Lovers is the brainchild of Tom Hingley, lead singer of Inspiral Carpets, a band whom, along with The Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses defined everything that was good about the UK music scene at the beginning of the 1990s. Despite, or perhaps because of, over twenty top 40 hits, seven Top of the Pops appearances, a rock solid fan-base and successful tours all over the world, the Inspirals ran out of steam in 1995 and Hingley drifted into solo projects on the fringes of the pop mainstream. However, a chance encounter in 2001 with Steve Hanley former bassist and longest serving musician with legendary Manchester band, The Fall, led Hingley and Hanley to join forces in The Lovers. Despite kids, mortgages and the onset of 40, both still shared an intense passion and desire to make, perform and record great music.And so it was, with the addition of Steve's kid brother/former Fall drummer Paul Hanley, Farfisa/Hammond player Kelly Wood and ex This Gigantic World guitar maestro Jason Brown, that The Lovers started writing and recording their debut album, aBba aRe tHe eNemY, eventually released in 2004. Many album sales and gigs later, The Lovers have now begun writing and recording their next album. The, as yet untitled, second album promises to be everything that aBba aRe tHe eNemy was and everything that it wasn't. The dynamicism is still there, as is the fiercely strong drive behind the band, but this album also proffers melodic bliss, sentimentality and more that its fair share of catchy pop songs. The mood is high, the songs are happy and the lyrics are, as ever, thought-provoking, if not slightly controversial...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/2/2006
Band Website: thelovers.co.uk
Band Members: Tom Hingley - Lead SingerSteve Hanley - BassJason Brown - GuitarKelly Wood - Hammond, Farfisa and synthsPaul Hanley - Drums
Influences: Alex Harvey Band, BEATLES, Buzzcocks, CHARLATANS, Clash, DAVID BOWIE, Doors, ELVIS, Faces, FALL, Grand Drive, IAN DURY, Ian Hunter, IGGY POP, Inspiral Carpets, JEFF BUCKLEY, Johnny Cash, JOY DIVISION, Neil Finn, NEW YORK DOLLS, Nick Cave, MOTT THE HOOPLE, PIL, pooler, REM, Rolling Stones, SEX PISTOLS, small faces, SPENCER DAVIS GROUP, Steve Harley, SYD BARRETT, Talk Talk, UNDERTONES, Velvet Underground, WHO, Zombies, 22-20s...
Sounds Like: Tom Hingley and The Lovers
Record Label: Newmemorabilia Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

BABY BROWN......

Congratulations to Jason and Sarah on the arrival of Miles Patrick, who was born on Monday 14th May. xxx
Posted by Tom Hingley and The Lovers on Fri, 18 May 2007 04:12:00 PST

Paternity leave

Jason is now on paternity and so won't be doing any gigs with The Lovers in the foreseeable future. However, we're lucky enough to have young Jack Doyle (of Pooler ) filling in for Jason and we're sur...
Posted by Tom Hingley and The Lovers on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:42:00 PST

Happy 2007

Happy New Year everyone... 2007 is looking exciting for The Lovers, as we head into the studio in February to record our second album. We're also hoping to announce a couple of gigs, as well as a comp...
Posted by Tom Hingley and The Lovers on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

The Lovers latest

Hello Lovers lovers. The Lovers broke up at the end of July (in the same way schools break up - don't panic) so first day of term was last Thursday when we got back together to work out how & when...
Posted by Tom Hingley and The Lovers on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:26:00 PST

THE LOVERS - MANCHESTER GIG FOOTAGE

The Lovers recently played in Manchester at the Dry Bar. The gig was filmed and went out live on the Internet. This footage can now be viewed at: http://www.superchannel.org/Home/Channels/LGG/The_Love...
Posted by Tom Hingley and The Lovers on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:16:00 PST

BBC - free festival in Manchester

The Lovers top a seven-act line up including Fear Of Music, Omerta, The Nightjars and Isobel Heyworth as part of BBC Blast's Big Gig in Albert Square. For more details visit bbc.co.uk/ma...
Posted by Tom Hingley and The Lovers on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:20:00 PST

COMPETITION!!!

This competition has closed as the gig has been cancelled due to a problem between the venue and ticket agents. The Lovers are playing at The Garage, London on Monday July 10th 2006 (see Upcoming Sho...
Posted by Tom Hingley and The Lovers on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 02:55:00 PST