Slow Club

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Slow Club

Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor at Scala nightclub in London, England on 24 September 2009.
Background information
Origin United Kingdom Sheffield, England
Genres Indie pop
Folk rock
Years active 2006-present
Labels Moshi Moshi
Associated acts The Lonely Hearts
Website http://www.slowclubband.com/
Members
Charles Watson
Rebecca Taylor

Slow Club is a folk-rock duo from Sheffield, England. The band formed in 2006, after the break-up of Sheffield band The Lonely Hearts.

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[edit] History

The band is made up of Charles Watson (vocals, guitar) and Rebecca Taylor (vocals, guitar, percussion). The band has supported other Sheffield contemporaries such as Tiny Dancers as well as Omaha-based band and labelmates Tilly and the Wall, who share the band's alternative, folk orientated sound. The band is notable for their use of unusual objects as percussion instruments such as glass bottles and even a chair.

The band released two 7" singles in 2007, "Slow Club" and "Me and You", both on Moshi Moshi records. On 1 September 2008 their first EP was released entitled Let's Fall Back in Love. A Christmas single titled "Christmas TV" was released in December 2008.

Their debut album, Yeah So, was recorded by Mike Timm at Axis Studio in Sheffield and was released in July 2009.

The band's second album, Paradise, was released on 12 September 2011.[1]

[edit] Use of songs in advertising and TV shows

Various songs by the band have been used in commercials: "When I Go" was used by Ritz Crackers in Canada in 2008, "Thinking, Drinking, Sinking, Feeling" was used in a USA Lay's Potato Chip commercial in February 2009 and Vodafone Australia's Make The Most Of Now, a 2009 advertising campaign, used "Let's Fall Back In Love".

On 27 April 2009, "Christmas TV" was used in the season 2 finale of NBC's Chuck (TV series). The song "When I Go" was also used in the "Chuck Versus the Balcony" episode of Season 4 on 17 January 2011.

In 2010, their song "Apples and Pairs" was used by Macleans toothpaste in its sponsorship of the ITV1 show Dancing on Ice. It was also recently used at the end of United States of Tara episode "Torando"

In 2011, their song "Two Cousins" was used by Gossip Girl on Season 5 episode 8.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Cover Art
2009 Yeah So
SlowClubYeahSo.jpg
2011 Paradise

[edit] EPs

Year Title Cover Art
2008 Let's Fall Back in Love
2009 Christmas, Thanks for Nothing
Christmasthanksfornothing.jpg

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album
2006 "Because We're Dead"
2007 "Me and You"
2008 "Christmas TV"
2009
"It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful" Yeah So
"Trophy Room"
2010 "Giving Up On Love"
2011
"Two Cousins" Paradise
"Where I'm Waking"

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