2010
01.20

1. The Midnight Bell 2. Hang From The Lights 3. New Lovers 4. Sleep Tape 5. Honeycomb 6. Odds & Evens 7. It's No Secret 8. Letting In The Light 9. A Future Ending 10. Exit 11. Pump Your Little Heart 12. Bodyclocks

The High Wire (London, UK)

(2010) LP - The Sleep Tape (Grandpa Stan)

Dream Pop / Indie Rock / Shoegaze / Indie Pop

Tim Crompton (Vocals, Guitar)

Stuart Peck (Guitar, Vocals)

Alexia Hagen (Keyboards, Vocals)

(Watch the official video for ‘The Midnight Bell’ by The High Wire)

After only a couple of weeks touring as a band, Chris Martin saw one of their shows and invited them to open for Coldplay’s arena tour, don’t worry they sound nothing like Coldplay.  Imagine Shoegazers Ride or My Bloody Valentine attempting a more Dream Pop approach like Mercury Rev or Pia Fraus.

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Cool like: Doves, Mercury Rev, Galaxie 500, My Bloody Valentine, Kissaway Trail, Band Of Horses, Engineers, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Chapterhouse, Slowdive, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, Byrds, Spiritualized, Pia Fraus

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  1. Instant classic! 3rd listen in one day.