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Sophomore band of London born artist <a href="spotify:artist:2k4wwLnQDLrMLUPVsGjDNI" data-name="Glen Strachan">Glen Strachan</a>, England & The April played their first show at the Dublin Castle, Camden Town, in April 2005. The line-up was Glen Strachan (Vocals, Guitar), Jae Kerwood (Drums, Vocals) and Rachel Thomas (Bass, Vocals). Working with two classically trained musicians led the band to explore harmony-rich, textured, elaborate song structures and interest in the band grew slowly until Jae quit the band as a drummer in 2007. He stayed on as a keyboard player, adding his harmony vocals, and Omar from The Bed returned to fill in on drums. Three albums were released in the short time the band remained together, Safety In Cucumbers (2005), The Ghostcone Trilogy (2006) and Sticking Up For Pluto (2007).
"England & The April take pop, punk, psychedelia and folk sounds, then compact them into dreamily haunting harmonies. Fused into the gems are elements of Velvet Underground, Fairport Convention and acoustic Stone Roses. Live performances are rare, as the band are obsessed with polishing each song until it sparkles."
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"From hard-cracked rock compulsion to jazzy romps and trickles, from breeziness to thunderstorms, from country and western playfulness to light tumbles with ringing high-hats. The bass wanders through the calm moments with warm purring sounds, and pumps big hooks through the rock and grunge episodes."
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"England & The April take pop, punk, psychedelia and folk sounds, then compact them into dreamily haunting harmonies. Fused into the gems are elements of Velvet Underground, Fairport Convention and acoustic Stone Roses. Live performances are rare, as the band are obsessed with polishing each song until it sparkles."
Ents24.com
"From hard-cracked rock compulsion to jazzy romps and trickles, from breeziness to thunderstorms, from country and western playfulness to light tumbles with ringing high-hats. The bass wanders through the calm moments with warm purring sounds, and pumps big hooks through the rock and grunge episodes."
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