Candidate (band)

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Candidate
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres Folk rock
Years active1998 (1998)–present
MembersJoel Morris
Alex Morris
Ian Painter
Alex Donohoe
Website www.candidatesite.co.uk

Candidate are an indie band from the United Kingdom, whose music has been described as folk rock, [1] "full of gentle, dark soundscapes" [2] and an "overflowing sink". [3]

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Members

Brothers Joel and Alex Morris are the co-writers of The Framley Examiner website, and the book Bollocks to Alton Towers .

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Albums

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