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Infobox musical artist | name = Hatcham Social| image =| caption = (photo by Marco Rigo)| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = New Cross , London , England | genre =| years_active = 2006& ndash;present| label = WaKs Records PopGrooves Loog Records Vinyl Junkie (Japan) TBD Records (USA) Fierce Panda | associated_acts = Klaxons The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans The Horrors The Chavs | website = http://www.hatchamsocialofficial.co.uk Hatcham Social's Official Website| current_members = Finnigan Kidd Tobias Kidd Riley Difford David Claxton | past_members = Dave Fineberg Jerome Watson Hatcham Social are an England|English indie pop band who first met and formed in New Cross , London , and who have released a string of singles on indie labels since 2006, a debut album in 2009 and are currently active in a Pledge Campaign for the release of their second LP. With the debut album they made headway in the mainstream media, with The Guardian describing them as 'irrestistible' http://music.guardian.co.uk/live/story/0,,2257872,00.html - Hatcham Social concert review, Feb 19th 2008 and Tim Burgess (artist)|Tim Burgess ( The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans ) calling them 'a wonderful pop group with the world's coolest drummer'. The band are named partially after the Hatcham Liberal club on Queens Road, Peckham , http://transpont.blogspot.com/2007/01/goodbye-to-hatcham.html - Hatcham Liberal Club to close and the Old English word ' Hatcham ', http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/lewisham/main/new-cross.htm - origin of name Hatcham meaning 'a clearing in the woods'. The Hatcham Liberal club was well known as 'Hatcham Social' around the time the band formed. The area in which it lies was, in previous times, known as Hatcham. http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/223-Social-Prominence - an interview with the bandArtrocker Magazine, 1–17 August 2007, page 6 - band interviewArtrocker Magazine, Issue 76, March 2008, pages 26 - 29 - four page article on the band Their debut album '' You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil was released in March 2009 in the United Kingdom|UK .
History
"Dance As If..." and "How Soon Was Then? "
Hatcham Social formed in New Cross in 2006 when David Fineberg met brothers Tobias and Finnigan Kidd. Drummer Finnigan Kidd was still a member of Klaxons , but left in order to devote his time to Hatcham Social; they soon released their self-recorded debut 7" single "Dance as If..." on the indie label WaKs Records (Daniel Devine). After showing considerable interest and forming a friendship with the band, Faris Badwan of The Horrors (a former art student at Central Saint Martins ) agreed to create the artwork for the band's second single, "How Soon Was Then? ", released on PopGrooves (the label set up by David Fineberg); the artwork to the single was hand-printed on 200 limited edition 7" sleeves. The single gave the band their first national radio airplay on the BBC 6Music show Mint , hosted by Marc Riley , in January 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/mint/tracklisting_20070107.shtml - tracklisting from radio show
"Til The Dawn" / "Penelope (Under My Hat)"
Tim Burgess (artist)|Tim Burgess of The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans , produced the band's next single, the double A-side of "Til The Dawn" and "Penelope (Under My Hat)". Both sides of the single were recorded with Burgess, for whom this was his production debut. Again, artwork was provided by Faris Badwan. Artrocker described the single as a 'polka-dot-skirt-swirling number with credibility'Artrocker Magazine, 1–17 August 2007, page 26 - single review whilst Dazed & Confused (magazine)|Dazed & Confused saw it as 'carefree and irresistibly catchy'.Dazed & Confused, Volume 2, Issue 52, August 2007, page 172 - single review The success of the single prompted BBC 6Music Disc jockey|DJ Gideon Coe to invite the band in for their first live radio session on Tuesday 14 August 2007,Radio Times, 11–17 August 2007, page 122 - 6 Music Radio listing whilst the Queens of Noize chose "Penelope (Under My Hat)" as their 'Trophy Track' http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/queensofnoize/tracklisting_20070804.shtml - radio show tracklisting on their BBC 6 Music show on 4 August 2007. Artrocker magazine also asked the band to perform a live radio session for them, and used one of the live tracks "Snap My Hands" on their cover mounted free CD in December 2007.Artrocker Magazine, Issue 73, December 2007 - Artrocker Unsigned Volume 3 CD
"So So Happy Making"
The band's growing friendship with Badwan saw him switching from design to production for Hatcham's next single, "So So Happy Making". The single was released as a joint venture between Loog Records and Waks Records. Artrocker described the single as a 'wonderful, life-affirming record'Artrocker Magazine, Issue 75, Feb 2008, page 59 - single review whilst the NME proclaimed 'twee-tastic basement recorded pop shouldn't be starting a south London revolution, but it is'.NME, 9 February 2008, page 46 - single review Vice (magazine)|Vice described it as 'one of the best things we've heard all year',Vice, Volume 6 Number 1, page 124 - photo shoot with band and Time Out (company)|Time Out magazine chose the self-recorded A-side and B-side|b-side , "Berlin", as one of their 'Picks of the Week', likening the band to ' The Pop Group , Josef K (band)|Josef K and Virgin Prunes '.Time Out Magazine, No.1956, 13–19 February, page 113 - 'Tracks, a pick of the weeks's A-Sides, B-Sides, downloads and miscellaneous' The relative success of the single was proven when it reached number 14 in the Official Independent Label Singles Chart on 9 March 2008. http://www.wingmanagement.co.uk/news/21/hatcham_social_chart_at_no_14 Wing Management - Hatcham Social chart at No.14
Growing recognition has seen Hatcham Social headline a show at London's 100 Club in February 2008, and they have played the Camden Crawl, Great Escape and Dot to Dot music festivals in London, Brighton, Bristol and Nottingham, as well as Faraday in Barcelona, London Calling in Amsterdam and Lovebox in London.
''You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil
A post from the band on their forum, A Clearing In The Woods, http://www.aclearinginthewoods.co.uk - official forum for the band indicated all tracks were recorded with Tim Burgess and Jim Spencer throughout the month of August 2008. A blog posted on their Myspace on 7 November 2008 explained their debut album, entitled '' You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil , will be released in early 2009 through Fierce Panda in the UK and TBD Records in the United States|US .update after|2009|06|30
Line up change
At some point after the touring of the first album David Fineberg left the band and took a year traveling the world. Jerome Watson who had been playing extra guitar on live shows also left to concentrate on his own project. Toby and Finn continued to record and write towards the second album. After the album was written they acquired a new bass player and guitarist in the form of Riley Difford and David Claxton respectively. Response to the new line up seem positive with a review for a recent show where they headlined the Lexington in London stating 'they produce a sound so full, accomplished and engaging that it fills the Lexington to bursting. Bigger stages beckon'
Second Album
Hatcham Social are currently working with the company Pledge to release the second album. The campaign relies on fans pre-ordering (pledging) the album and other 'goodies' and regular pledge only updates on the work on the album to raise the funds for the release of the record. The album has been titled About Girls and was recorded with Jim Anderson (Transgressive, Cold Specks), Laurie Latham (Echo and the Bunnymen, Squeeze) and some was produced and mixed entirely by the band.
Like An Animal Single
Like An Animal was the first taster track to be released off of the second LP and was given away as a free download from the bands Bandcamp page. It was limited to 500 free downloads and then went to being available as to buy. Artrocker said the single was 'Awesome' and gave it a five star rating.
Influences and sound
Hatcham Social derive heavy influence from indie pop of the Music of the United Kingdom (1980s)|1980s including bands such as The Pastels , Orange Juice , and Josef K (band)|Josef K , as well as post-punk and shoegaze bands such as The Jesus & Mary Chain and The Fall (band)|The Fall . Their music (particularly their early singles) also features a 1960s beat music influence, including the pop sensibility of The Kinks .Citation needed|date=October 2010 They have also taken great influence from story books and children's literature, http://www.timeout.com/london/music/events/643901/hatcham_social_damn_shames_thomas_tantrum.html - interview with band most notably through their rendition of the Lewis Carroll poem " Jabberwocky ", http://accessinterzone.blogspot.com/2008/01/in-shadow-hatcham-socials-jabberwocky.html - review which they performed live at their 100 Club http://youtube.com/watch? v=yvMm7cQ9bKk& feature=related - live clip gig with a performing arts group, SKIPtheatre (they also made a brief appearance in their music video to "So So Happy Making"). http://youtube.com/watch? v=NLuHigST8z4 - video to So So Happy Making The band's love of story books and children's literature (and as a nod to the 1980s) influenced them in choosing to release two cassette tapes of their self-recorded material, Found In The Woods (versions 1 & 2).Flux Magazine, Issue 59, page 22 - interview with bandArtrocker Magazine, 1–17 August 2007, page 6 - interview with bandDazed and Confused, Vol.2, Issue 53, September 2007, page 239 - article on the band The first edition brought together the five tracks on their first two vinyl only singles, and was released on 25 May 2007. The second edition brought together six other previously unreleased self recorded tracks, and was released on 31 December 2007. http://www.popgrooves.co.uk - label website catalogue
Associated artists
Hatcham have frequently played with bands including The Violets , Neils Children , and Electricity In Our Homes, and are associated with The Horrors and The Charlatans (whom they have supported in a number of concerts) through their work with Faris Badwan and Tim Burgess. Finnigan Kidd, as well as having drummed for Klaxons before concentrating on Hatcham Social, is also a part-time member of the indie rock Supergroup (music)|supergroup collective The Chavs .
Discography
Singles
Year
Title
Format
Label
2006
"Dance As If…" / "Catch Me If You Can (You Can't)"
7"
WaKS Records
2006
"How Soon Was Then? " / "Land of Maybe" / "Rhinoceros" (DJ Sinjin mix)
