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The Laurens

About Me

Hidden treasures from the North-West underground - a unique combination of Beach Boys/Beatles vocal melodies and The Smiths lyrical realism.
Formed whilst schoolfriends - as all mythical bands should be - in Burnley, Lancashire, The Laurens offer an imaginative escape route out of post-industrial Northern desolation.
Centered around Craig Latham's classic songs of bittersweet English dreaming and alienation, haunting vocal melodies not heard since McCartney and Wilson slugged it out for pop supremacy are coloured in by Tim Nixon's chiming guitar lines (remember Johnny Marr's Smiths peak?), and anchored down by Dan Connolly's dynamic rhythms (the greatest drummer in the North-West since Reni downed sticks. Fact). Shunning the banalities of an over-exposed and mediocre pop scene, The Laurens dig themselves deep underground diligently crafting one of the greatest pop catalogues in the UK whilst attracting a growing cult following to boot. With over 150 tracks written and more to come, The Laurens remain England's last great undiscovered pop hope.
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Member Since: 26/07/2006
Band Website: New site coming soon
Band Members: Craig Latham:
vocals, bass, guitars
Tim Nixon:
guitars, vocals
Dan Connolly:
drums, vocals, guitars, keyboard
Tom MacNiven:
bass

Ken Delay:
Management
Influences: The Smiths, Beach Boys, XTC, The Beatles
Sounds Like: Northern Surf Music
Record Label: Delay
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

About the songs...

Credits for the songs on the player:'Every Now and Then' was written by Tim Nixon. Arranged and Produced by Nixon/Latham/Connolly. Engineered by Pete Troughton at Studio Studio, Rochdale.'Your Mother'...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:55:00 GMT

Free 'Every Now and Then' download

Subscribe to the mailing list and get a free download of 'Every Now and Then'. The format is in .wma, as Fanbridge isnt handling mp3 well at the moment - we recommend the Foobar 2000 player if you nee...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:50:00 GMT

Playlist song rotation

We'll be rotating featured songs on the playlist in the coming months so keep visiting the site. A few more songs written will be recorded in 09-10.  Keep checking back for "Maddie", "Caroline Maybe",...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT

BBC6 transmission

Welcome to visitors who heard Tom Robinson playing 'Every Now And Then' on BBC6. Subscribe to the mailing list for a free download of 'Every Now And Then'.Don't forget to add us and let us know what y...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:43:00 GMT