Bradford (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bradford


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Origin = Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Genre = indie pop
Years_active = 1987-1991
Label = Foundation, Midnight Music, Sire
Associated_acts = Afterglow, Ithaka
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Current_members = Ian Michael Hodgson (vocals)
Ewan Butler (guitar)
John Baulcombe (keyboards)
Jos Murphy (bass)
Mark Andrew McVitie (drums)
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Bradford were a skinhead indie band from Blackburn, Lancashire, England, who rose to prominence after Morrissey proclaimed them heirs to the Smiths throne. The band were signed to Smiths producer Stephen Street's Foundation label.cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4 ]

The band's debut single, "Skin Storm" was released in 1988, and had the distinction of being the first debut single to be released on compact disc.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:f9frxqq5ld0e~T1 |title=Bradford biography |accessdaymonth=08 March |accessyear=2008 |author=Sutton, Michael |year= |month= |work=allmusic.com |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |quote= ] The band opened for Morrissey at his first post-Smiths concert at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. 1989 saw two further singles, both hits on the UK Indie Chart, and an album, "Shouting Quietly", produced by Stephen Street and released on Sire Records label in the United States. Sales of the album were disappointing though, and the band were dropped by Sire. An album collecting tracks from their early singles was also issued. In 1991, Morrissey recorded a cover version of "Skin Storm".

Vocalist Ian Hodgson went on to form a new band Afterglow whilst guitarist Ewan Butler wrote and performed with US rap artist Ithaka.

Discography

Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.

ingles

*"Skin Storm" (1988) Village Records.
*"In Liverpool" (1989) Foundation (#12)
*"Adrift Again" (1989) Foundation (#20)
*"Gang of One" (1990) Foundation

Albums

*"Bradford" (1988) Midnight Music
*"Shouting Quietly" (1989) Foundation/Sire/Rough Trade

References