Clocks (British band)

This article is about the English band. For American band, see Clocks (American band).

Clocks
Origin	Surrey, England
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	2000–2008
Labels	Island Records Hungry Kid Records
Past members	Tom Hewitt Ed Hilliam Rich Farris John Ricketts
Website	http://www.clocksband.com/ http://www.myspace.com/clocks

Clocks were an English indie pop band, formed in Epsom & Ewell (just outside London) in 2000. After deciding in 2005 to take music seriously, they spent their university vacations gigging and recording. They have recorded with Liam Watson (The White Stripes, Supergrass, Madness) and on 14 August 2006 released their debut single, "That Much Better" on Hungry Kid Records. This was enough to convince Island Records to sign them up to a recording contract that week. ^{[1] [2]}

The band spent time in 2007 recording tracks with record producer, John Cornfield ^{[3] [4]} (Razorlight, Supergrass, Muse), and have recorded their début album for Island Records with producer Eliot James (Bloc Party), ^[5] which had been scheduled for release in Summer 2008. The album was leaked through several P2P sites on 13 July, without even having a title.

After eighteen months on Island Records, in which time they had completed five UK tours and recorded an album's worth of material, they parted company with the label. The band have cited global financial factors as the primary reason for this. ^[5] Clocks had been forced to pull their UK headline tour in May 2008 after only one show, due to lack of financial support from the record label. Although promotional copies of the debut album, tentatively titled 'Miniskirts & Cigarettes', ^[6] were issued, it remains commercially unreleased.

Members

• Tom Hewitt – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Ed Hilliam – vocals, lead guitar
• Rich Farris – drums, vocals
• John Ricketts – bass

Discography

• "That Much Better" (14 August 2006) – Hungry Kid Records
• "All I Can" (7 January 2008) – Island Records
• "Old Valve Radio" (14 April 2008) – Island Records

Touring

Clocks undertook three UK tours; November 2006, ^{[7] [8]} February 2007 ^{[9] [10]} (with Grace) and September/October 2007 ^[11] (with The Departure). The band have also played one-off shows with The Fray and The Feeling. In 2008 they went on tour to support Scouting For Girls.

Clocks played at the Glastonbury Festival in 2007 in the Orange Tent.

References

1. "Local news, sport, jobs, homes & cars in Epsom, Hounslow, Kingston, Sutton, Wimbledon, Wandsworth". 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
2. "Sydec Audio Engineering – Soundscape | Users & Applications | inFocus | John Cornfield – Sawmills Recording Studio". 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
3. John Cornfield Soundscape Interview, 3 October 2006 Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
4. "John Cornfield's Management Company Profile, January 2007". Archived from the original on 8 November 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
5. "clocks". Myspace.
6. Paul Lester (29 February 2008). "No 282: Clocks". The Guardian.
7. Clocks in Epsom Guardian, 30 October 2006 Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
8. Clocks Review in Birmingham 101 Gig Guide, November 2006 Archived 26 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
9. Clocks' Feb 2007 Tour on Video-C Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Clocks". Ents24.
11. Clocks Review, Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, 7 October 2007 Archived 18 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website
• Audio Clocks on Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 Show, 19 August 2006
• video page ^{[ permanent dead link ]}