• Mark Morriss - vocals
• Scott Morriss - bass
• Adam Devlin - guitar
• Eds Chesters - drums

After their simple, catchy, indie pop hit 'Slight Return' made them one of the star groups of '96 and helped their debut album Expecting To Fly to number one, The Bluetones have largely faded from the limelight, with the more experimental albums Return To The Last Chance Saloon (1998) and Science & Nature (2000) gaining less eccstatic receptions. 2003's Luxembourg cemented their descent, failing to make the Top 40 at all. However, they claimed from the start that they would "rather be loved by a hundred people than quite liked by a million" and they have one of the most dedicated fanbases in the pop world.

Releases

• Surrendered - single, out 26/02/2007 on Cooking Vinyl. (post review)
• The Bluetones - album, out 09/10/2006 on Cooking Vinyl. 1 review (read/post)
• Never Going Nowhere - single, out 11/08/2003 on Superior Quality Recordings. 1 review (read/post)
• Luxembourg - album, out 12/05/2003 on Superior Quality Recordings. 1 review (read/post)
• Fast Boy / Liquid Lips - single, out 21/04/2003 on Superior Quality Recordings. 1 review (read/post)
• The Singles - album, out 08/04/2002. 1 review (read/post)
• Pachinko - single, out 25/03/2002. (post review)
• Mudslide EP - ep, out 25/11/2000 on Superior Quality Recordings. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Fri 09 May at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
• Mon 12 Nov at Cardiff The Point. (post review)
• Fri 27 Apr at London Koko. (post review)
• Thu 26 Apr at Aldershot West End Centre. (post review)
• Camden Crawl - Thursday, Thu 19 Apr at Camden Camden Crawl 2007. (post review)
• Tue 20 Feb at Northampton Soundhaus. (post review)
• Wed 22 Nov at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Tue 14 Nov at Cambridge Junction. (post review)
• Sat 16 Sep at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Wed 15 Mar at London Highbury Garage. (post review)
• Sun 13 Nov at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Tue 08 Nov at Colchester Arts Centre. (post review)
• Sat 17 Aug at Chelmsford V2002. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 06 Mar at London Kentish Town Forum. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 16/08/2006: Bluetones get eponymous on fifth album, due October
• 14/12/2005: Bluetones dates revealed
• 09/02/2003: Bluetones: More Than A Slight Return!
• 02/08/2002: The Bluetones: Touring & Recording
• 11/12/2001: Freeze Dried Bluetones

Links

• Bluetones - official site
• Bluetones - wicked fansite
• With A Little Charm - fansite

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