Meet people through music
Meet people through music
Having formed over a mutual love of North American alternative rock, the 5 piece consisting of; Sarah Hall (vocals) James Hall (guitar/keys), Graeme Martin (guitars), Mark Brown (bass) and James King (drums) began playing local shows in their hometown of Newcastle (England) for their own enjoyment; However it wasn't long until their melodic, melancholy songs took them to greater heights. The self released ''No Hot Ashes'' garnered much local and national attention and with releases of singles ''Six Wolves'', ''Fast Fast'' and ''Dirty Lakes'' the band have twice been invited to the outstanding Maida Vale studios for both BBC Radio 6 and Radio 1. Dirty Lakes has also been included on Spotify's ''Songs of 2011'' list showcasing all the best music from the last year. Within a year of playing their debut show in a small Newcastle pub, the band were invited by Eavis and Co to play Glastonbury festival in 2010 on the John Peel stage alongside; Foals, Florence and the Machine, The XX and Mumford and Sons. As well as supporting the legendary Primal Scream at Electric Brixton for a special one off show, Let's Buy Happiness toured the UK twice in 2011 with indie/pop success Frankie and The Heartstrings and the great We Were Promised Jetpacks gathering a large fan base on their travels. The band has also supported Idlewild, The Temper Trap, Vivian Girls, HEALTH, Sky Larkin and The Futureheads. Self described as; ''melodic soundscapes slapped on driving rhythm sections'' James Hall's older sister Sarah was asked to front the band in mid 2009 gaining applause from The Guardian "...a voice that connotes angelic purity" and Q Magazine ''Imagine a female-fronted Shins.'' Sean Adams editor of Drowned In Sound has became an avid fan describing Let's Buy Happiness as ';...one of the most thrilling new bands I've seen in years" Now in 2012 the band has taken to the studio to begin producing new material themselves and finally finding the sound they are happy with stating; "With our new material in the New Year, everyone's going to see what we're about. It's a fresh start." Make sure to keep an eye out on the new release, which will be coming in the near future. www.letsbuyhappiness.bandcamp.com/