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The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool. The band's music is a mixture of old-fashioned country, 1960s-style psychedelica and folk with modern rock influences. The Coral have released five albums. Their self-titled debut album was nominated for the 2002 Mercury Music Prize and later voted the fourth best album of the year by NME Magazine. It was announced on the 9th January 2008 that Bill Ryder-Jones would be leaving, but the band would continue as a 5-piece.
[edit] History[edit] FormationMeeting at Hilbre High School in West Kirby on the wirral, the seven friends would meet at each others' houses and the school music room where they would watch films, listen to music and play guitars. After leaving school they went on to jobs and university before quitting both to take up the band full time. The band was soon signed to Liverpool label Deltasonic. The band started as prominent members of the Liverpool music scene, playing many gigs around the city. The Coral's distinctive musical style has strongly influenced many other of the Liverpool-based label's acts, including The Zutons, The Dead 60s, The Basement and The Rascals. [edit] The CoralHailed as the first English band of the "guitar group revival" the band released the critically acclaimed EPs Shadows Fall, The Oldest Path, and Skeleton Key in 2001. Their eponymous debut album The Coral, released in 2002, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize the day after its release. A successful UK tour and festival slots followed along with the singles "Goodbye" reaching number twenty-one in the UK Top 40 and "Dreaming of You" reaching number thirteen. [edit] Magic and MedicineAfter a hectic year they took it easy with recording yet again another critically-acclaimed album Magic and Medicine in 2003 reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart, once more followed with UK, European, American and Japanese tours and a one-off festival Midsummer Nights Scream held on the New Brighton promenade and held an impressive line up of the then hottest up-and-coming bands. Singles from the album, "Don't Think You're the First", "Pass It On", "Secret Kiss" and "Bill McCai" reached number ten, number five, number twenty-five and number twenty-three on the UK Top 40 respectively. Indeed Noel Gallagher of Oasis remarked that it was the more beatlelike than Let it Be. [edit] The Invisible InvasionIn 2004 they began recording The Invisible Invasion but not before releasing Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker a limited-edition "mini album" getting to number five on the UK Albums Chart which was produced by Lightning Seeds singer/songwriter Ian Broudie (as were the first two albums), whilst Portishead's Adrian Utley and Geoff Barrow were in charge of The Invisible Invasion. In 2005, The Coral did UK, European, American and Japanese tours also releasing "In The Morning" which reached number six and "Something Inside of Me" reaching number forty-one on the UK Top 75. [edit] Roots and EchoesThe Coral toured with Arctic Monkeys during their 2007 summer festival gigs. The band released the single "Who's Gonna Find Me" on 30 July 2007 followed by the album Roots & Echoes on 6 August 2007. The Coral kicked off BBC Electric Proms 07 on 24 October 2007 with "Who's Gonna Find Me". They were joined on stage by friend Noel Gallagher, who played lead guitar on their track In The Rain. The Coral requested the help of Matt Potter, Solihull, for percussion and Jazz flute on the album. [edit] The Singles CollectionThe Coral are set to release a 3LP & 2CD compilation album The Singles Collection on 15 September 2008. It will feature singles, rarities and new songs. A new track, "Being Somebody Else" will be released on 8 September 2008. Both CDs of the single collection leaked onto the internet on the 28th of August. [edit] Discography
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