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Biography
Refimprove|date=October 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Haven| image = Haven1.jpg| caption = Haven at The Garage, Islington, London, in March 2006| image_size = 220| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Cornwall , England| genre = Indie rock | years_active = 1996& ndash;2005| label = Virgin Records|Virgin | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members = Gary Briggs (musician)|Gary Briggs Nat Wason Iwan Gronow Jack Mitchell| notable_instruments = Haven were an England|English indie rock musical ensemble|band formed in Cornwall , England , in 1996, originally called Blew, their new name taken from a local holiday resort.Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p.783
Career
They were discovered by the former The Smiths|Smiths ' manager Joe Moss who took them to Manchester and set them up with a regular slot at the Night & Day club. Through Moss's Smiths connections they also played support slots for Johnny Marr 's band The Healers, and others including Badly Drawn Boy . The band's first release was the Til The End Extended play|EP in May 2001, with further singles following, including the top-75 UK hit "Let It Live" and their top-30 breakthrough "Say Something". Their debut album , Between The Senses , was released in February 2002, and reached #26 in the UK Albums Chart . A second album was released in 2004, and the band constantly remained on tour. Their record label merged with another and were asked to record a third album. However with the deadline set soon after the tour, Haven did not manage to record enough material to complete what the label wanted. They were subsequently released from their recording contract , and the band split up.
Since then, the band members have concert tour|toured sporadically, and the lead singer is currently working on courses run for musicians. Gary Briggs (musician)|Gary Briggs and Nat Wason have now formed the band, The Strays, while Iwan Gronow and Jack Mitchell are members of Mutineers. http://www.myspace.com/mutineersofficial Myspace.com
Band members
Lead singer/guitar: Gary Briggs (musician)|Gary Briggs
Lead guitar: Nat Wason
Bass guitar: Iwan Gronow
Drums: Jack Mitchell
;Former members:
Tom Lewis (drums)
Discography
Albums
Between the Senses (February 2002) Radiate/Virgin - #26 UK Albums Chart|UK
All for a Reason (March 2004) cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 246
Singles
Til the End EP (May 2001)
"Beautiful Thing" (July 2001)
"Let It Live" (September 2001) #72 UK Singles Chart|UK
"Say Something" (January 2002) #24 UK
"Til the End" (April 2002) #28 UK
"Let It Live" (June 2002)
"Tell Me" (July 2003)
"Wouldn't Change a Thing" (March 2004) #57 UK
References
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