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New Cassettes | |
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| Origin | Northampton, England |
| Genres | Indie rock,post-punk revival,alternative dance,alternative rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Members | Tom Stubbs - Vocals Nikolas Gray - Guitar/Vocals Dan Battison - Bass Owen Reed - Guitar/Vocals Tommy Francis- Drums/Vocals |
| Website | http://www.newcassettes.com |
New Cassettes were an English five pieceindie rock band fromNorthampton, England, formed in 2005.
New Cassettes were a five-piece band formed in 2005. The band's debut album 'The Art of...' was released in 2009, with second albumWinterhead, following in March 2012 through N13/MTV. They gained critical acclaim from plays on Radio 1, BBC6 and XFM, and have been MySpace and Radio 1 featured artists. The band toured in support ofThe Strokes, playedGlastonbury Festival,[1] and have been featured onThe Inbetweeners Soundtrack[2] along with a headlining tour in Japan.
The band released their debut single, "You Won't Stop" on Fantastic Plastic-with copies selling out within the first month and landing number at No. 11 in the indie charts in England. Their first single, "You Won't Stop" was issued onFantastic Plastic, the follow-up, "Recover/Retreat" released onMaps' Last Space Recordings label. Third single 'Hearts Don't Beat Right', was released in 2008.
Two songs ("Carnivals" and "You Won't Stop"), were featured on the Channel 4 comedy,The Inbetweeners. Their debut albumThe Art Of... was released in 2009 in the UK on New Label, New Danger and in Japan under the Pony Up imprint.
New Cassettes finished the final mixing of their second album,Winterhead, with Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producerAdam Schlesinger ofFountains of Wayne and sound engineer Geoff Sanoff in October 2010. While in the States working on the album the band took a break from the studio to do a specialASCAP-hosted showcase for TV and movie executives at the Gibson Showroom in Los Angeles. The show was a success.MTV became fans of the New Cassettes after their short stop in Los Angeles, and asked them to join the new 'HYPE' venture between MTV and Extreme Music.
| Year | Song | Album | Director(s) |
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| 2008 | "Recover/Retreat" | The Art Of... | John Lumgair, Quirky Motion |
| Year | Series | Episodes | Director(s) |
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| 2007 | "BBC Electric Prom'" | 1-5 | Simeon Lumgair, John Lumgair, Colin Munro, Quirky Motion |
