• Daniel Buchanan - vocals and casiotone
• Graeme Moorcroft - bass
• Jess del Rio - guitars
• Andrew Aitken - drums
• James del Rio - guitars

Second single ahoy! The Race would like to introduce you to 'Amersham Road/Hope Song', a double a-side of big choruses(tm), swoops and swirls. It's a real stormer and we're dead proud. Mini symphonies. Crashing guitars.

It all started with a demo. Having formed in July 2004, The Race thought it was about time they had something their friends could listen to. The 'Raising Children/Go Figure' demo was finished early 2005 and duly put in the post... six months later and The Race have a nationally distributed single in the shops, radio sessions with BBC 6MUSIC and XFM under their belts and additional airplay from Radio 1 and Virgin. That humble demo was also lauded in the NME and led to a 'Ones to Watch' feature in THE FLY magazine.

Gigs followed. Support slots with Supergrass, The Features, Pure Reason Revolution, Coldplay's touring buddies Morning Runner, and a festival appearance in Spain supporting Fun Lovin' Criminals and Jamiroquai helped four boys and a girl top up their tans in preparation for another busy year. Twelve months and nearly 80 gigs later, the band have discovered their sound.

"Really, our ethos as a band is that we want to write great songs and beautiful, progressive music, that's uplifting and affirming. When people come see us play live, we want them to leave feeling joyous. Thankfully, this is what seems to be happening!" - The Race, August 2005.

The Race are just about to set off on their first UK tour. Once touring duties are over the second single will hit the shops. Two more songs 'Amersham Rd/Hope Song' - watch and listen.

Amersham Road is a street in Reading where Dan and Graeme did some youth work a couple of summers ago - the songs on this single are dedicated to the kids there.

The Race. It rhymes with ACE. In your FACE.

by Adie Nunn

'an agreeable cutlet of unashamed big rock, full of guitars chiming out like bells at a fancy wedding'.
NME

'a magical debut single. Its a smearing of Pixies, with a light dusting of early U2, that should have you heading for the start line'
The Fly (Ones to Watch feature June 2005)

'an unapologetic, impassioned and impressive call to arms... transports you away from the drabness of four walls... positively sparkles'
Drowned in Sound

'it's gorgeous, lilting, alt rock with subtle metallic guitars and a sublime and romantic vocal kicking' ... this is genuinely beautiful music with vocals that are passionate, not fake bluster.'
GIITTV zine

Releases

• Comfort, Comfort - single, out 19/03/2007 on Shifty Disco. 1 review (read/post)
• When It Falls - single, out 13/11/2006 on Shifty Disco. (post review)
• Be Your Alibi - album, out 11/09/2006 on Shifty Disco. (post review)
• Find Out - single, out 21/08/2006 on Shifty Disco. 1 review (read/post)
• Raising Children/Go Figure - single, out 13/06/2005 on Shifty Disco. 1 review (read/post)
• Go Figure/Raising Children - demo, out 25/04/2005 on Shifty Disco. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Fri 28 Sep at Reading Club Velocity. (post review)
• Fri 14 Sep at Reading Oakford Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 23 Apr at London The Fly. (post review)
• Club Fandango, Thu 15 Mar at London Borderline. (post review)
• Fri 23 Feb at Reading South Street Arts Centre. (post review)
• Shifty Disco's 10th Birthday, Fri 26 Jan at London The Luminaire. (post review)
• Club Velocity, Sat 18 Nov at Reading Plug N Play. (post review)
• Sat 11 Nov at Aldershot West End Centre. (post review)
• Wed 25 Oct at Bracknell South Hill Park Arts Centre & Wilde Theatre. (post review)
• Thu 12 Oct at Birmingham The Medicine Bar at The Custard Factory. (post review)
• Tue 03 Oct at Reading Fez Club. (post review)
• Sat 30 Sep at Oldham Castle. (post review)
• Thu 28 Sep at Middlesbrough Empire. (post review)
• Wed 27 Sep at Leicester Sumo. (post review)
• Reading Festival 2006: Saturday, Sat 26 Aug at Reading Little John's Farm. 1 review (read/post)
• Fringe Festival Party, Wed 23 Aug at Reading Fez Club. (post review)
• Tue 22 Aug at London Camden Dublin Castle. (post review)
• Sat 05 Aug at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Fri 04 Aug at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Thu 03 Aug at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Wed 02 Aug at Liverpool Korova. (post review)
• Tue 01 Aug at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Mon 31 Jul at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Sun 30 Jul at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Sat 29 Jul at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Fri 28 Jul at London Metro. (post review)
• Thu 27 Jul at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Truck Nine - Day 2 (Sunday), Sun 23 Jul at Steventon Hill Farm. (post review)
• Fri 14 Jul at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Mon 19 Jun at London Bush Hall. (post review)
• Sat 17 Jun at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Bandwagon: Indie Disco, Sat 10 Jun at Reading Plug N Play. (post review)
• Fri 09 Jun at Oxford Corner Room @ Pub Oxford. (post review)
• Thu 08 Jun at Brighton Pressure Point. (post review)
• Thu 25 May at London Kings College London (KCLSU). (post review)
• Sat 20 May at Sheffield Leadmill. 1 review (read/post)
• Club AC30, Fri 19 May at London Monto Water Rats. (post review)
• Sun 07 May at High Wycombe White Horse. (post review)
• Shifty Disco's 9th Birthday Party, Wed 03 May at London The Luminaire. (post review)
• Wed 29 Mar at London Brixton The Windmill. (post review)
• Come Out 2nite!, Fri 17 Mar at London Camden Purple Turtle. (post review)
• Thu 02 Mar at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Thu 09 Feb at London Lewisham Fox and Firkin. (post review)
• Tue 31 Jan at London The Luminaire. (post review)
• Wed 25 Jan at Reading The Outlook. (post review)
• Fri 20 Jan at Aldershot West End Centre. (post review)
• Thu 19 Jan at Oxford Corner Room @ Pub Oxford. (post review)

News

• 06/07/2007: Heading for Reading? There's fun at the Fringe..
• 07/03/2007: The Race get Foppish

Features

• 06/07/2007: Carling Weekend 2006 - Saturday

Links

• The Race - official site

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