Underground Railroad (band)
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| Underground Railroad | |
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| Origin | Paris, FR |
| Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock, post-punk, indie rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | One Little indian records[1] |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Raphael Mura Marion Andrau J.B. Ganivet |
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Underground Railroad are a French post-punk band based in London, United Kingdom. The band are on independent label One Little Indian Records and have released two albums, 'Twisted Trees' in 2007 and 'Sticks and Stones' in 2008, as well as an E.P, 'Pick the ghost...' in 2009. They toured both albums intensely in the UK and The rest of Europe from 2007 to 2009.
They have been featured in the NME's "Radar" and Q magazine's "QPM show" and been played on the popular Zane Lowe show on BBC Radio 1. They also featured on the BBC Introducing Stage at 2008 Reading and Leeds Festivals. Their latest album has been the subject of positive reviews in the NME
The band's members are Raphael Mura on drums and vocals, Marion Andrau on guitar and vocals and JB Ganivet on bass guitar and backing vocals. Cello player Anna Scott plays on their third album 'White Night Stand' and joins the band on occasional tour dates.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions | ||||
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| 2007 | Twisted trees
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| 2008 | Sticks and Stones
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| 2011 | White night stand
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[edit] Singles
| Date | Single | Backed with | Record label | Format | Other details | |
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| 2007 | Watch and Play | Headache | One litte indian | 7" single | 1000 copies | |
| 2008 | Sticks and Stones | Homeless town | One litte indian | 7" single | 1000 copies | |
| 2008 | 25 | N.Y.C (money money) | One litte indian | 7" single | 1000 copies | |
| 2008 | Kill me now (or you never will) | Breakfast | One litte indian | 7" single | 1000 copies | |
| 2009 | Pick the ghost...EP | Homeless town Monday morning Breakfast Lots of cars | One little indian | CD EP | 1000 copies | |
| 2011 | Russian Doll (radio edit) | Russian Doll (full version) The Orchid's curse | One little indian | Digital | ||
| 2011 | Ginkgo Biloba | Lucky Duck Idealise (acoustic) | One little indian | Digital | ||
| 2011 | 8 Millimetres | Pick the ghost (acoustic) | One little indian | Digital |
[edit] References
http://www.nme.com/reviews/underground-railroad/9924 http://www.nme.com/news/underground-railroad