Nick Hodgson

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Nick Hodgson
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Hodgson with Kaiser Chiefs in 2008
Background information
Birth nameNicholas James David Hodgson
Born (1977-10-20) 20 October 1977 (age 47)
Leeds, West Yorkshire England
Genres Indie rock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, flute
Years active2003–present
Labels B-Unique, Prediction Records[ citation needed ]
Website www.predictionmusic.com

Nicholas James David Hodgson (born 20 October 1977) is an English drummer, backing vocalist, and songwriter, formerly of the indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs.

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Early life

He attended St. Mary's Menston with Nick Baines and Simon Rix. He then went on to Trinity & All Saints University College in Horsforth, Leeds, where he studied Media. He later met Ricky Wilson and Andrew "Whitey" White at a mod night called Move on Up at The Underground in Leeds. Together they formed Runston Parva, later to be called Parva and now Kaiser Chiefs.

Together with bandmate Ricky Wilson, Hodgson started the Leeds club night Pigs "to give us something to look forward to". [1] After giving the rest of the band a mix CD with songs he had been playing at Pigs, they formed Kaiser Chiefs, scrapping all their old songs and changing "the way we play, the way we dress, basically everything we could change without changing ... our faces". [2]

Kaiser Chiefs

Hodgson is a founding member of Leeds indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, and their drummer and main backing vocalist between 2003 and 2012. He takes lead vocals on tracks "Boxing Champ" and "Man On Mars". On 4 December 2012, Hodgson announced via his Twitter account that he had left Kaiser Chiefs to concentrate on other projects. [3]

Solo work

Since his departure from Kaiser Chiefs, Hodgson has refocused his attentions on the studio. In an interview with NME , he spoke of his decision to split from the band, stating: "It was obvious really, because they know I love the studio and I love writing and I'm not mad about touring. I loved touring at some point, but I didn't love it all the time and I didn't love it as much as everyone else." [4]

On 26 March 2017, Hodgson teased via his Twitter account that he was making a solo record by tweeting "If I tweet that I'm making solo material then I have to do it. Right?!" [5] On 1 June 2017 he confirmed the album also via Twitter saying the album was going "nice". [6]

On 4 December 2017, Hodgson performed new material, at Black's Club, London, for "The Society of the Golden Slippers". [7] This was stated as his debut performance as a solo artist.

On 26 January 2018, Hodgson released his solo album, Tell Your Friends, on Prediction Records. Much of the album is 1970s pop inspired in its sound, as Hodgson records on mostly 1970s instruments. [8] As announced on his Twitter in late February 2018, Hodgson is already working on his second solo album. [9] However, Hodgson confirmed in March 2020, that there is no plan to release new solo material in the near future, and he is instead continuing to focus on songwriting. [10]

On 30 April 2024, the NME announced that Hodgson had formed a new band called "Everyone Says Hi", featuring members from The Kooks, Dead 60s and Howling Bells. [11] The band's name was inspired by the 2002 David Bowie song, Everyone Says "Hi". Their self-titled debut album will be released on 31 January 2025 by Chrysalis Records. [12]

Songwriting

After being the main songwriter in Kaiser Chiefs, [13] Hodgson continues to write for other people. He co-wrote "Bang Bang Bang" with Mark Ronson, MNDR and Q-Tip, [14] which was released as the lead single from Ronson's third studio album, Record Collection , and went to No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart. [15] Hodgson has worked with The Vamps, Kodaline, Olly Murs, Nina Nesbitt, Lower Than Atlantis, Dua Lipa, John Newman, Hurts, Dagny and James Arthur. [16] He worked with Duran Duran and producer Mark Ronson on the Duran Duran album All You Need Is Now , co-writing the track "Too Bad You're So Beautiful". [16] He has also written for Shirley Bassey. [16] He co-wrote the lead song, "Feels Like Summer" for the Oscar, Golden Globe and Bafta-nominated film, Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015). [17] [18] Hodgson co-wrote and co-produced the 2017 single "Laidback" by Rat Boy. [19]

Personal life

Hodgson is married, and has one child. [20]

Discography

Studio albums

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  3. ↑ @nickjdhodgson (4 December 2012). "I can confirm I have left Kaiser Chiefs after 15 spectacular years. I'm moving on. I wish the rest of the band the very best!" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2013– via Twitter.
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  10. ↑ @nickjdhodgson (30 March 2020). "@michsu81 @clairwoolsey @MaeSimkin Nope. Not from me I'm afraid. Other new music I'm involved in will be coming out though" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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