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The Band
Giles Farnham - Vocals
Sam Holt - Guitars
Steve Devlin - Bass
Laurie Langan - Hammond
James Hayward - Drums
The band chose the name, The Vibrants, as they feel it reflects the music they play and the way they play it. It's all about the energy this quintet from London exude that has people around the world talking about them.
With comparisons in the press to Razorlight, Bloc Party, The Charlatans, The Police and The Clash; The Vibrants consciously steer away from sounding like everyone else. The writing process involves every band member and with everyone's different tastes and backgrounds, each song is worked on and crafted until everyone is happy with it.
Giles first met guitarist Sam Holt at school in Twickenham when they were 11 years old. They messed around in bands together until they went to college and things got a bit more serious. They met Steve Devlin, a bass player who, by his own admission, used to play way too many strings. After agreeing that a bass guitar should only have 4 strings, Steve joined the band.
The three decided they needed a keyboard player so put an ad in the paper. The phone was ringing off the hook. All the calls were from one person: "Hi, This is Laurence, I'm not a stalker, I want to be your keyboard player". After one rehearsal room session, Laurence Langan became the keyboard player.
The line up was complete in October 2006 when James Hayward joined the band on drums. James was looking for a band and after listening to some Vibrants' demos decided it was "right up (his) English country garden path".
Since then, the band has gathered a large fan base in the UK, USA and Canada, supporting acts such as Badly Drawn Boy, The Subways, The Wombats, Ida Maria, Rotating Leslie, Athlete, Good Shoes, Everything Everything, Pull Tiger Tail & The Guillemots, Nine Black Alps and Captain.
The Vibrants started 2008 sharing a stage with Mika and The Feeling at The London Eye launching the new Fiat 500 a the show that was broadcast live on Virgin (now 'Absolute' Radio.
Other notable appearances include gigs and festivals such as Liverpool SoundCity, Edinburgh Fringe, Beach Break Festival, Canadian Music Week and North by North East, a festival the band has been invited to play 3 times.
The Vibrants have received airplay around the world including XFM (UK), Motor FM (GER) and many stations in the US. The band's single 'First Move' was playlisted on 'Passport Approved' on Indie 103.1FM (Los Angeles, USA). The response from industry and fans was very positive. So in April 2008 the band headed over to California to embark on a West-Coast tour that kicked off at The House of Blues, Hollywood, for the music fair, MUSExpo.
Also this year, the song 'First Move' was featured on Sky One's Soccer AM and 'I Wont Sleep (Terrify)' was personally chosen by Travis frontman, Fran Healy to feature on a Compilation of songs by new artists, put together by Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
The Vibrants are finding their audience by getting out there and performing around the world. The power and an energy in the lyrics and the music are bringing in more fans who all eagerly await the band's first album in early 2009.
Sam Holt - Guitars
Steve Devlin - Bass
Laurie Langan - Hammond
James Hayward - Drums
The band chose the name, The Vibrants, as they feel it reflects the music they play and the way they play it. It's all about the energy this quintet from London exude that has people around the world talking about them.
With comparisons in the press to Razorlight, Bloc Party, The Charlatans, The Police and The Clash; The Vibrants consciously steer away from sounding like everyone else. The writing process involves every band member and with everyone's different tastes and backgrounds, each song is worked on and crafted until everyone is happy with it.
Giles first met guitarist Sam Holt at school in Twickenham when they were 11 years old. They messed around in bands together until they went to college and things got a bit more serious. They met Steve Devlin, a bass player who, by his own admission, used to play way too many strings. After agreeing that a bass guitar should only have 4 strings, Steve joined the band.
The three decided they needed a keyboard player so put an ad in the paper. The phone was ringing off the hook. All the calls were from one person: "Hi, This is Laurence, I'm not a stalker, I want to be your keyboard player". After one rehearsal room session, Laurence Langan became the keyboard player.
The line up was complete in October 2006 when James Hayward joined the band on drums. James was looking for a band and after listening to some Vibrants' demos decided it was "right up (his) English country garden path".
Since then, the band has gathered a large fan base in the UK, USA and Canada, supporting acts such as Badly Drawn Boy, The Subways, The Wombats, Ida Maria, Rotating Leslie, Athlete, Good Shoes, Everything Everything, Pull Tiger Tail & The Guillemots, Nine Black Alps and Captain.
The Vibrants started 2008 sharing a stage with Mika and The Feeling at The London Eye launching the new Fiat 500 a the show that was broadcast live on Virgin (now 'Absolute' Radio.
Other notable appearances include gigs and festivals such as Liverpool SoundCity, Edinburgh Fringe, Beach Break Festival, Canadian Music Week and North by North East, a festival the band has been invited to play 3 times.
The Vibrants have received airplay around the world including XFM (UK), Motor FM (GER) and many stations in the US. The band's single 'First Move' was playlisted on 'Passport Approved' on Indie 103.1FM (Los Angeles, USA). The response from industry and fans was very positive. So in April 2008 the band headed over to California to embark on a West-Coast tour that kicked off at The House of Blues, Hollywood, for the music fair, MUSExpo.
Also this year, the song 'First Move' was featured on Sky One's Soccer AM and 'I Wont Sleep (Terrify)' was personally chosen by Travis frontman, Fran Healy to feature on a Compilation of songs by new artists, put together by Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
The Vibrants are finding their audience by getting out there and performing around the world. The power and an energy in the lyrics and the music are bringing in more fans who all eagerly await the band's first album in early 2009.
North by Northeast
(or NXNE) is an annual five-day live music and film festival and music conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held each June. We are there!
Reviews
"...One of the most exciting bands of 2008..."Robin Burke, Absolute Radio
"...Their live show is a fist full of colourful, rich and energetic chaos that has you itching to get involved"
Notion Magazine
"...I can safely say these are probably one of the most energetic Indie bands doing the rounds in the UK..."
Full Frontal Recordings
"...It's easy to envision The Vibrants on the cover of a magazine. And it's also easy to imagine them wanting to be on the cover of a magazine. From the freshly-coiffed hair down to the tapered vests and jeans, these guys play the rock 'n' roll part well. Though they proved that they've also got some chops to back it up...
Chartattack NXNE Review, Toronto
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