• Gary Briggs - vocals, guitar
• Nat Wason - guitar
• Iwan Gronow - bass
• Jack Mitchell - drums

We've all been there...agonising over that record in some dusty second-hand record shop, toying with your bus fare, and the thought of a long walk home. After all, it could be gone next week. And, down in the depths of Cornwall particularly(and you can't get any deeper than st just), you might never see it again. Call it fate then, that Gary Briggs and Nat Wason walked into the same Penzance shop, on the same day five years ago, spotted the same Quicksilver Messenger Service album (Happy Trails) and got talking about how neither of them could afford it. Call it extraordinary fate, that, as they talked, Nat realised that Gary was that Gary, the one from St Ives with the stunning voice that everyone had been telling him about. And that Gary, equally, realised that Nat was that Nat, the guitarist with a voiceless band from St Just he'd been told to hunt down. They went halves on Happy Trails - Although, Nat still thinks it belongs to him, and retired to the pub to talk. About The Grateful Dead, Loudon Wainwright, Johnny Thunders, Buffalo Springfield and The Velvet Underground. Soon, they were writing together and with bassist Iwan Gronow and drummer Tom Lewis, providing the rhythm section Haven were born.

Initially receiving press attention thanks to former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's patronage, the band swiftly relocated to Manchester and began rehearsing in earnest. Following in the footsteps of a long line of high-octane orchestrated Britrock bands such as Geneva and Puressence, the band took over their reins for the new millennium, issuing their debut EP 'Til The End' in late 2001. Their Marr-produced debut album Between The Senses arrived the following year, showcasing frontman Gary Briggs' soaring falsetto vocals on a number of classy tracks, despite containing its fair share of filler.

Releases

• All For A Reason - album, out 29/03/2004 on Radiate. 1 review (read/post)
• Tell Me - single, out 14/07/2003 on Radiate. 1 review (read/post)
• Til The End - single, out 22/04/2002 on Radiate. 1 review (read/post)
• Between The Senses - album, out 04/02/2002 on Radiate. 1 review (read/post)
• Say Something - single, out 21/01/2002 on Virgin. 1 review (read/post)
• Let It Live - single, out 10/09/2001. 1 review (read/post)
• Beautiful Thing - single, out 02/07/2001. 1 review (read/post)
• Till the End - single, out 02/05/2001. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Wed 22 Nov at London Madame Jo Jo's. (post review)
• Fri 10 Mar at London Highbury Garage. (post review)
• Mon 26 Jan at London ULU. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 11 Nov at London Monto Water Rats. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 04 Jul at Southend-on-Sea Chinnery's. 1 review (read/post)
• Mon 09 Apr at London Camden Barfly. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 09/01/2005: XFM's four day music rout: Dogs Die, Holiday Plan, Ambershades
• 26/05/2004: Badly Drawn Boy & Haven's Anti-Racism gig now in Liverpool on Sun 30th May (not Manchester)
• 09/04/2002: Haven single and gig news
• 13/01/2002: Haven - Tour news
• 02/12/2001: Haven Album For New Year
• 20/08/2001: Haven Hit The Road Once More...
• 30/06/2001: Haven Tour

Links

• Haven - fansite
• Haven - official site
• Haven E-Card - e-card
• Say Haven! - fansite

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