Shed Seven

Last updated

Shed Seven
ShedSevenKingston250124 (25 of 25) (53489785139).jpg
Shed Seven performing in Kingston upon Thames, 2024.
Background information
Origin York, England
Genres Alternative rock, Britpop
Years active
  • 1990–2003
  • 2007–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Alan Leach
  • Joe Johnson
  • Fraser Smith
Website Official website

Shed Seven are an alternative rock band, formed in York in 1990. They were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene of the 1990s. They originally comprised singer Rick Witter, guitarist/keyboardist Joe Johnson, bassist Tom Gladwin and drummer Alan Leach. Johnson was later replaced by Paul Banks, but a later line-up of the band included both Johnson and Banks.

Contents

They have achieved 15 Top 40 singles [1] and five Top 40 albums in the UK. [2] The band officially broke up in 2003, but reformed for a greatest-hits tour in July 2007. [1] Shed Seven continued to play shows around Britain periodically until releasing a new studio album in 2017 with the announcement of Instant Pleasures . Their latest album, A Matter of Time , was released on 5 January 2024 and became the first number one album in their career. Shed Seven released another album on 27th September of the same year, Liquid Gold, which went straight in at number one on the official UK album charts, giving them a second number one album of the year.

History

Early years

Shed Seven formed in 1990 from the remnants of Brockley Haven, a band featuring frontman Rick Witter, guitarist and songwriter Paul Banks, bassist Tom Gladwin (born Thomas Peter Gladwin, 11 January 1973), drummer Magnus Thompson and keyboardist John Leach, brother of Alan Leach (born Alan Steven Leach, 22 June 1970). Both Witter and Banks had also previously played together in a band named ENAM, performing to German exchange students in Banks's front room. [3] Prior to signing a six-album deal [4] with Polydor Records in October 1993, [5] guitarist Joe Johnson (born Joseph Johnson, 18 June 1972) left the line-up and was replaced by Paul Banks. The band twice entered the local Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands competition, [3] twice failing to win, [3] whilst in September 1993, still unsigned, they were voted the third best live act at London's Inner City Festival. [3] The initial press attention enjoyed by the band came as a result of the positive reviews of their live shows, coupled with complimentary comparisons to The Smiths. In March 1994, an article by Dave Simpson of Melody Maker , charting the aspirations of "the UK's brightest hopes", stated that; [6] "...Shed Seven's beautifully posed, epic music is different. Not so much New Wave of New Wave as post-Smiths, they're taking the insular bedsit angst of Morrissey's early music and subverting it with a brash and insensitive sexual narcissism."

Their debut single, the double A-side "Mark"/"Casino Girl"—labelled by NME as "spirited 'Barbarism Begins at Home' skirl" [7] – was released on 7 March 1994 to considerable acclaim from some sections of the music press, [4] but failed to make the UK Top 40, peaking at number 80. The follow-up single, "Dolphin", a song co-written with former member Johnson [8] during Banks' two-year absence from the band's line-up, [5] was released on 13 June 1994 peaking at number 28 [2] with first week sales reaching 15,000, [3] leading to Shed Seven's first Top of the Pops appearance on 23 June 1994. [3] Despite their third single release, "Speakeasy", entering the UK charts at number 24 and giving them their biggest hit to date, [2] the first negative press reviews began to emerge. Writing for the UK music magazine NME in August 1994, John Mulvey believed that it represented "[f]our clumsy blokes trying to come over all sensuous, fragile and complex."—"Speakeasy" was later to be re-written as an advertising jingle in 1999, for the mobile phone company The Link, [9] with Witter later admitting regret at his re-recording and re-wording of the original. As a result, the song was omitted from Shed Seven setlists for a number of years, only making its live comeback as a stripped-down acoustic version on their "farewell" tour in December 2003.

In September 1994, the band released their debut album, Change Giver , entering the UK album chart at number 16 [2] and giving the group their first Gold disc. [5] Despite it spending just two weeks in the chart, the "critically underrated debut album", [10] which NME declared "an attempted stab in the face of their critics", [10] gave the band three UK Top 40 singles. [2] As well as enjoying popularity in both the UK and Australia, Shed Seven also found an audience in Thailand, where they managed to beat Take That to the Christmas number 1 spot with their fourth single release, "Ocean Pie". The following April, "Where Have You Been Tonight?", the first record to emerge from the band's collaboration with their new producer, Chris Sheldon, [5] was issued as their fifth single, peaking at number 23 [5] and continuing the band's chart-placing run. Although the single was "rush released" [11] with the intention of it being followed by a swiftly recorded second album, [11] the band failed to capitalize on the song's success as it became Shed Seven's one and only release throughout 1995.

Peak of success

With five UK Top 40 entries in 1996, [2] Shed Seven had more hit singles than any other act that year, [3] the high point coming with the release of their seventh single, "Going For Gold", which entered the UK chart at number 8 on 17 March [2] and remains their biggest chart hit to date. A sold-out thirteen-date Autumn tour followed, including their debut at the York Barbican Centre. The definitive band line-up released 3 studio albums— Change Giver (1994), A Maximum High (1996) and Let It Ride (1998)—along with a greatest hits compilation, Going For Gold (1999). The release of the latter was forced upon the band by their record company, Polydor, [12] after Let It Ride failed to match the album sales of its predecessor, which sold 250,000 copies in Britain alone. [3] [13] Despite the band's reservations about issuing such a compilation so soon in their career, the album went on to sell 130,000 copies [12] and featured brand new material in "Disco Down" and "High Hopes", both intended to be issued as singles. "Disco Down" went on to become the last Banks-era hit for the band, peaking at number 13, [2] whilst "High Hopes" was sidelined by Polydor in favour of a proposed re-release of the previous single, "Going For Gold". However, the band refused to comply, leading to Shed Seven and Polydor Records parting company in late 1999; [12]

The Greatest Hits wasn't our idea—we felt it was a few years too early—but agreed to do it on the understanding that we would release two new singles from the album. 'Disco Down' did really well and we were all prepared to follow it up with 'High Hopes', the video script was approved and it was ready to go to radio, when some higher authority decided it would be a better idea to re-release 'Going For Gold' instead. We put our foot down and said 'no way, we are not going to rip off our fans with old material'. In fact, most people at the label thought it was an awful idea.

Shed Seven mark II

By 1998, keyboardist Fraser Smith had been recruited as a session player to join the band on tour. As a session player, Smith also played keyboards on the new tracks recorded for the Greatest Hits album in 1999. In December 1999, guitarist Paul Banks left the band by mutual consent with Rick Witter citing "musical differences" for the split. During an NME interview about his post-Shed Seven band, The Rising, Banks commented on his departure from the group, [14] explaining that he felt more respected and accepted in his new band. Banks was replaced by original guitarist Joe Johnson in early 2000 while Fraser Smith became a permanent member of the band around the same time. Now officially a five piece and with a new song writing team consisting of Witter, Johnson and Smith, the band signed a new contract with Artful Records and in May 2001 went on to release their fourth studio album, Truth Be Told , which was preceded by the lead single "Cry For Help". That summer the band performed at the festivals T in the Park and V2001. [15]

Despite their new deal, the band remained dissatisfied with the lack of promotional support from their label and frustrated by delayed releases. [3] This was highlighted by Artful's decision to change the planned second single from Truth Be Told, "Step Inside Your Love" from chart-eligible formats and a planned release date of July 2001, to a non chart-eligible 4-track EP released in October 2001. [3] The band were further hindered by BBC Radio 1's decision not to playlist them in their post-Polydor days [3] [16] despite DJ Chris Moyles being a long-time supporter of the band. [3] [16] The band parted company with Artful Records in 2002.

Beginning of the end

In 2003, Shed Seven found a new home at Taste Media, and soon returned to the charts with the single, "Why Can't I Be You?", released on 5 May and peaking at number 23. [2] The song proved to be their first and last single release for the label, as the band lost patience with Taste's refusal to release their fully recorded would-be fifth studio album, slated for release in September 2003. With Taste demanding another big hit before they were willing to release a new Shed Seven album, [3] the ready and complete LP was held back indefinitely. As a consequence, the band announced their imminent split via a statement issued through the official Shed Seven website on 23 November 2003, explaining that their then-current UK tour—which took place between November and December 2003—would become the group's "farewell tour": [17]

Although we feel that certain aspects of the music industry have put a strain on the recording side of things in recent years, the one thing that has remained consistent throughout has been the band's love of performing live and the ability to please the fans by giving 100% every time. This is exactly what we plan to do at these last remaining shows, making a special effort to play what people want to hear. It will be a celebration, a retrospective, a Shed Seven tour to remember.

The final tour was a sell-out success, with the last gig played on 20 December 2003 at the Barbican Centre, in their hometown of York. One further album release did, however, come of their time at Taste: their only official live album, Where Have You Been Tonight? Live . Recorded at various destinations on tour in December 2002, the album was released in May 2003, six months before the band's farewell tour began. Despite gaining a loyal and ever-growing following of fans—sometimes referred to as "Shed Heads" [9] —the band failed to receive universal positive press attention in the UK; NME never featured Shed Seven on its cover, whilst the now defunct Melody Maker did so once. [3]

Post-split

Album releases

An alternative hits album, The Collection , which in large part featured album tracks and B-sides, surfaced in 2004. In 2005, after many requests from fans, the band eventually released an official post-split album, One Hand Clapping . The 'new' material, which would have comprised the band's fifth studio album, featured unreleased demos of songs that were submitted to, and refused by, Taste Media in 2003. The album was initially released in a strictly limited run of 1,000 copies, although a Japanese version of the album, complete with four extra acoustic tracks, enhanced sleeve notes and complete lyrics, was released in June 2006.

Band members

Lead singer Rick Witter began a solo career with Rick Witter & The Dukes in 2005. [18] The band played several low-key gigs in Scotland as well as two sold-out shows in York shortly before Christmas of the same year, before embarking on a month-long tour in April and May 2006. Their debut album, The Year of the Rat, was released on 16 April 2007. Alan Leach opened a commercial recording studio in York, taught drums and began hosting pub quizzes, during this time he co-founded SpeedQuizzing LTD with his brother who now produce and sell smartphone pub quiz software globally. Tom Gladwin went on to join the Leeds-based pop/dance outfit The Clients with former members of The Dandys. In 2007, Tom formed a new band, People in Airports, with singer-songwriter and guitarist Paul Downes. After leaving Shed Seven, Paul Banks went on to form The Rising, a York-based band composed of Banks, David McKellar (formerly of The 88's), Rob "Maxi" Maxfield (formerly of Audioweb) and Stuart Fletcher (formerly of The Seahorses and who later joined Rick Witter & The Dukes). Banks became a filmmaker, starting his own production company in 2002 he has produced & directed films for the likes of Richard Ashcroft, Faithless and The Script. Joe Johnson taught guitar [9] in his hometown, and joined a Canadian band named the Black Sours. Fraser Smith is now a London-based record producer and songwriter, currently signed to Notting Hill Music, and has produced and mixed records for acts such as Ian Brown, Hayley Hutchinson and The Yards.

Reformation

Reunion tours

On 7 July 2007, the band announced a greatest hits reunion tour of 14 UK venues for November and December 2007, starting at the Music Hall in Aberdeen on 27 November and culminating at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on 14 December. [1] The reformed line-up featured all of the band's original members, including both Joe Johnson and Paul Banks, who appeared together for the very first time; keyboardist and songwriter Fraser Smith, however, took no part in the reunion. It was the first time Banks had appeared on stage with the band since his departure in 1999. [1] The band's accompanying official announcement stated that: "These plans do not affect the individual members' projects which will continue as before. This includes Rick, who recently released a debut album with his new band The Dukes". Yet, despite this vow, both Witter and Banks' respective bands—The Dukes and Albion—suffered due to the renewed commitment to their old band's new outing. Banks parted company with the Alistair Griffin-fronted outfit the following month, whilst Witter completed one further UK tour with The Dukes prior to Shed Seven's Reunion Tour warm-up show in Hull on 25 November.

By mid-July, several major venues had sold out and a further six concerts were announced, including two extra dates in London's Shepherd's Bush Empire. The revised tour finished on 22 December 2007 at Glasgow's Carling Academy. Paul Banks commented: "None of us could have predicted the overwhelming response to the Shed Seven Reunion Tour. This has now turned into the biggest tour that the band has ever undertaken." Although Shed Seven did not undertake a further tour of their own, 2008 saw the band return to two of the UK's biggest festivals; T in the Park in Balado, Scotland, and V in both Chelmsford and Staffordshire.[ citation needed ]

Shed Seven undertook an eighteen date tour of Scotland and England in late 2009 early 2010. [19] Other dates in 2010 included V Festival, T in the Park, Greenbelt and two dates at the recently reopened Fibbers venue in September.[ citation needed ]

The band announced a Christmas tour for 2011 – celebrating the 15 years since the release of A Maximum High . The tour, entitled 'The Maximum Hits Tour' focused on their output during the A Maximum High era, and included a brass section on tour for the first time.[ citation needed ]

Album and EP releases

In September 2007, Universal Music and Polydor Records announced the release of a double CD album featuring the best of Shed Seven's BBC recordings. Unlike a "Greatest hits" package, Live at the BBC is an alternate take on the band's career, and comprises some of their biggest hits alongside lesser-known album tracks and B-sides. All of the tracks included were recorded live between 1994 and 1997 at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, or for Radio 1's Live in Concert broadcasts. Released on 15 October 2007, the track list was hand-picked by the band, with sleeve notes written by Paul Banks and artwork featuring rare photos from the recording of the sessions at the BBC's studios.[ citation needed ]

A further EP was released on 7 November 2011. The CD, released in conjunction with the 2011 tour, featured four re-worked tracks from their A Maximum High album, released 15 years previously. The four songs were re-recorded and reworked with an orchestral feel over the course of a weekend in September. The CD was limited to 777 hand numbered copies available exclusively from their official website, though digital versions are freely available from the major online retailers. The CD, released on the Blue Apple Music label, sold out within two hours.[ citation needed ]

On 20 February 2017 the band announced they would be releasing their first studio album for 16 years later in the year and would be touring throughout December 2017 in support of Instant Pleasures . Cast would be supporting them on the tour. [20] Flick of the Finger gave the album a positive 5 star review, with the publication stating with regard to the album's closing song, Invincible: '...ends on lyrics of “even if we crash and burn in the end”, but with a collection of songs here that invoke so many emotions, it's hard to see the band ever coming to a crash and burn finale.' [21]

On 12 October 2019, Shed Seven played a short pre-match set prior to the 2019 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, Manchester. [22]

In December 2020, Shed Seven released a live album called Another Night, Another Town. [23] They headlined an all-Yorkshire rock festival in June 2021 with support from The Wedding Present, Skylights and The Pigeon Detectives. [24]

On 17 August 2021, the band announced that Alan Leach and Joe Johnson would be leaving the band after their summer festival commitments with Shed Seven had been fulfilled. The remaining members would continue with the following winter tour, and further announcements would follow regarding replacement personnel. [25]

On 3 February 2023, Shed Seven announced that they would be recording a new album in Spain, once again with producer Youth and new band members Tim Wills (keyboards and guitar) and Rob Maxfield (drums). [26] [27]

On 5 January 2024, Shed Seven released A Matter of Time , their sixth studio album. This was to become the band's first ever number 1 album in the Official Charts. [28] [29]

On 27 September 2024, Shed Seven released Liquid Gold, their seventh studio album comprising of re-imagined/re-recorded versions of their songs. This was to become the band's second number 1 album in the Official Charts, and the their second number 1 album in the same year, something achieved by few artists [30]

Discography

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madness (band)</span> British ska band

Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town, north west London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their original line-up. Madness's most successful period was from 1980 to 1986, when the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, holding the record along with English reggae group UB40 for most weeks spent by a group in the UK singles chart during the 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Cure</span> English rock band

The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member, though bassist Simon Gallup has been present for all but about three years of the band's history. Their debut album, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), along with several early singles, placed the band at the forefront of the emerging post-punk and new wave movements that were gaining prominence in the United Kingdom. Beginning with their second album, Seventeen Seconds (1980), the band adopted a new, increasingly dark and tormented style, which, together with Smith's stage look, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock as well as the goth subculture that eventually formed around the genre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cast (band)</span> English rock band, Liverpool

Cast is an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 1992 by John Power and Peter Wilkinson after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former band Shack had split. Following early line-ups with different guitarists and drummers, Liam "Skin" Tyson (guitar) and Keith O'Neill (drums) joined Cast in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas (band)</span> Scottish alternative rock band

Texas is a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone, Ally McErlaine, and Sharleen Spiteri. Texas, despite their name, has no connection with the state of Texas, USA. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. The band released their debut album Southside in 1989, along with the debut single "I Don't Want a Lover", which was a top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top ten of the charts in many other European countries. Southside entered at number three on the UK Albums Chart and number 88 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, and sold over two million copies worldwide. Despite the success of Southside, the follow-up albums Mothers Heaven (1991) and Ricks Road (1993) were less successful, peaking at number 32 and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart respectively, but achieved moderate success on various European markets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisa Stansfield</span> British singer (born 1966)

Lisa Jane Stansfield is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her career began in 1980 when she won the singing competition Search for a Star. After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first singles, Stansfield, along with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, formed Blue Zone in 1983. The band released several singles and one album, but after the success of Coldcut's "People Hold On" in 1989, on which Stansfield was featured, the focus was placed on her solo career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James (band)</span> English rock band

James are an English rock band from Manchester, formed in 1982. They achieved popularity during the 1990s, with four top-10 hits on the UK Singles Chart and nine top-10 placings on the UK Albums Chart. The band's best-known singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", "She's a Star" and "Laid". "Laid" also became a hit on American college radio. Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive, but members reunited in January 2007 and have since released a further seven albums. Live performance has continually remained a central part of the band's output. As of 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

Delphic were an alternative dance band from Manchester, England. They are signed to Polydor but released their first single "Counterpoint", produced by Ewan Pearson, in April 2009 through R&S Records. The band started out as a trio – Richard "Rick" Boardman, Matt Cocksedge, and James Cook – after their previous group, Snowfight in the City Centre, disbanded. They are now a four-piece band, augmented by drummer Dan Hadley, incorrectly identified as "Dan Theman" on early news coverage such as Paul Lester's "New Band of the Day" feature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaiser Chiefs</span> English indie rock band

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who originally formed in 1996 as Runston Parva, before reforming as Parva in 2000, and releasing one studio album, 22, in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Ricky Wilson, guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick "Peanut" Baines and since 2013 drummer Vijay Mistry, who replaced founding drummer Nick Hodgson following his departure from the band in late 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Witter</span> Musical artist

Richard James Witter is a singer/songwriter in the York-based band Shed Seven.

<i>Change Giver</i> 1994 studio album by Shed Seven

Change Giver is the debut album by British rock band Shed Seven, released via Polydor Records on 5 September 1994. It was produced by Jessica Corcoran and was issued during the formative year of the Britpop movement—a scene that dominated British alternative music in the mid-1990s.

<i>A Maximum High</i> 1996 studio album by Shed Seven

A Maximum High is the second studio album by the British rock band Shed Seven, released in April 1996 via Polydor Records. The album was written by all four band members at the time of release; Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin and Alan Leach. The album title comes from lyrics in the song "Parallel Lines".

<i>Let It Ride</i> (Shed Seven album) 1998 studio album by Shed Seven

Let It Ride is the third studio album by the British rock band Shed Seven, released in June 1998 via Polydor Records, and was the band's first LP to be written solely by Rick Witter (lyrics) and Paul Banks (music).

<i>Going for Gold</i> (album) 1999 greatest hits album by Shed Seven

Going For Gold is a singles compilation album by the British rock band Shed Seven, released in May 1999 via Polydor Records. The album features sleevenotes written by Mark Sutherland, the former editor of Melody Maker, who refers to the LP as the band's "Best of Album", whereas the album artwork itself carries the sub-title The Greatest Hits.

<i>Truth Be Told</i> (Shed Seven album) 2001 studio album by Shed Seven

Truth Be Told is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Shed Seven, released via Artful Records in May 2001. Initial copies of the album featured a limited edition bonus disc with additional CD-ROM material along with an exclusive bonus track.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Banks (English musician)</span> Musical artist

Paul Adrian Banks is an English musician. He is a songwriter and the lead guitarist with the rock band Shed Seven.

<i>Strength in Numbers</i> (The Music album) 2008 studio album by The Music

Strength in Numbers is the third and final studio album by English rock the Music. It was released on 16 June 2008 by Polydor Records and Yes, Please!.

<i>Falcon</i> (album) 2010 studio album by the Courteeners

Falcon is the second studio album by English rock band the Courteeners. It was released through A&M Records on 22 February 2010. While touring the United States in 2009 as part of promotion for their debut studio album St. Jude (2008), the band wrote new material on their tour bus. In August 2009, the band recorded its follow-up with Ed Buller at ICP studios in Brussels, Belgium. Falcon has an arena and indie rock sound, influenced in part by the work of Elbow, and is slower-paced than their previous album.

<i>Instant Pleasures</i> 2017 studio album by Shed Seven

Instant Pleasures is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Shed Seven, released via BMG Rights Management in November 2017. The album charted at No.8 in the UK album chart, on sales of 13,277. This is being the first Shed Seven's album for 16 years since 2001's Truth Be Told and marked the return of lead guitarist Paul Banks since 1998's Let It Ride.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chasing Rainbows (song)</span> 1996 single by Shed Seven

"Chasing Rainbows" is a song by Britpop band Shed Seven. It was released in November 1996 as the first single from their third studio album, Let It Ride, over a year before the album was released in June 1998. The homesickness-inspired song was written by band members Paul Banks and Rick Witter while on tour promoting their previous album, A Maximum High, and it was produced by Chris Sheldon.

<i>A Matter of Time</i> (Shed Seven album) 2024 studio album by Shed Seven

A Matter of Time is the sixth studio album by British rock band Shed Seven. It was released on 5 January 2024 through Cooking Vinyl Limited. The album marks their first studio release in over six years.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Shed Seven reform for Greatest Hits tour". NME. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Shed Seven at OfficialCharts.com". Official Charts . Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Seven Up". Archive.thisisyork.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  4. 1 2 Record Mart & Buyer, Issue 12, July 1999, p37
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Record Mart & Buyer, Issue 12, July 1999, p38
  6. ↑ 'The Newest Wave', Melody Maker, 26 March 1994, p34
  7. ↑ "Going for Gold". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  8. ↑ Change Giver sleevenotes
  9. 1 2 3 "Britpop bands - where are they now?". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  10. 1 2 'Liggers With Attitude', NME, 23 March 1996, p. 15
  11. 1 2 Record Mart & Buyer, Issue 12, July 1999, p. 39
  12. 1 2 3 'Polydor: Witter A Bitter Quitter', NME Online, December 1999
  13. ↑ 'Shed Seven : Let It Ride', NME Online Review, May 1998
  14. ↑ 'Indie Old Guard Rise Again', NME Online, May 2000
  15. ↑ "LIVE: V2001 FESTIVAL" [usurped] . Chart Attack, August 24, 2001. Review By Frank Walshe
  16. 1 2 "The return of the Seven". Citylife.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  17. ↑ Foley, Jack (2003). "Feature: Shed 7 to disband after current tour". indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  18. ↑ "Britpop - Where are they now?". News.bbc.co.uk. 17 August 2005.
  19. ↑ "York's Shed Seven back at the top". BBC News. 16 December 2009.
  20. ↑ "Shed Seven are back! Legendary band launch brand new album". Yorkmix.com. 20 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "REVIEW: Shed Seven's First Album In Sixteen Years Has Been Worth The Wait - Flick Of The Finger". Flickofthefinger.co.uk. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Shed Seven to headline Grand Final". Superleague.co.uk.
  23. ↑ "Paul McCartney heading for first solo Number 1 album in over 30 years with McCartney III". Officialcharts.com.
  24. ↑ "Another Night Another Town Archives". Charleshutchpress.co.uk. 18 December 2021.
  25. ↑ "Shock for Shed Seven fans as two founder members to leave the band". Yorkmix.com. 17 August 2021.
  26. ↑ "Recording 'The Heroes' in 1997 … and next week we will be back in Spain 🇪🇸 recording the new album, with Youth producing once again. We're all super excited about the new tunes, LETS GO ! PB". Twitter.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "Top band which formed in York announce first album in over six years". Yorkpress.com. 13 July 2023.
  28. ↑ "York band Shed Seven on track for their first-ever UK No 1 album - after 30 years". Yahoo News. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "Shed Seven - A Matter of Time". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  30. ↑ "Shed Seven - Liquid Gold". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  31. ↑ "Shed Seven | Biography & History". AllMusic .
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.