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Infobox musical artist| name = Hope of the States| background = group_or_band| origin = Chichester , England | genre = Alternative rock , indie rock , post-rock , new prog | years_active = 2000–2006| website = http://www.hopeofthestates.co.uk www.hopeofthestates.co.uk| current_members =| past_members = Sam Herlihy Michael Hibbert Simon Jones Michael Siddell Jimmi Lawrence Keith Seymour Scott R Walker Anthony Theaker Paul Wilson Hope of the States were an England|English post rock -influenced indie rock|indie rock band|band from Chichester .
Members
Sam Herlihy - Singing|vocals , guitar , piano , music box es, glockenspiel s, mellotron , Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler , Celesta|celeste , harmonium
Michael Hibbert - guitar, harmonica , Backing vocalist|backing vocals
Simon Jones - Drum kit|drums , Percussion instrument|percussion , glockenspiel, backing vocals
Michael Siddell - violin , farfisa , glockenspiel, backing vocals
Anthony Theaker - guitar, piano, hammond organ , farfisa, celeste, laptop , music box, moog synthesizer , glockenspiel, mellotron
Paul Wilson - bass guitar , backing vocals
All musical instrument|instruments are as listed in the sleeve notes for the band's second album , Left (Hope of the States album)|Left .
The band formed in 2000, naming themselves after a 1930s paper on the state of mental illness|mental healthcare in the United States . They were discovered after sending a demo to the Planet Sound teletext page, and were signed to Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG . Scott R. Walker left the band after the first initial releases and then went on to form KASMs . The band's guitarist James Lawrence committed suicide in January 2004, http://www.nme.com/news/hope-of-the-states/15917 shortly before the release of their first album, The Lost Riots , which reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart . The band's first single (music)|single , "Black Dollar Bills", was packaged in a hessian cloth|hessian sleeve, each hand-sewn by a band member. The band's most extensive UK concert tour|tour started in October 2004, beginning with a date in Belfast 's Mandela Hall.
Much of 2005 was spent recording the follow-up to The Lost Riots , and the band only made six live appearances. The band performed some songs to be included on their second album at an acoustic performance in London. The band worked with fansite "The Halfway Home" to produce an advent calendar for Christmas 2005. The only studio recording released in 2005 was the track 'Shalom', included as Day 24 on the calendar.
In April 2006 the band released a new EP, Blood Meridian , accompanied by a low-key UK tour beginning in The Cockpit (Leeds)|The Cockpit in Leeds . The EP was limited to 2000 copies, available on vinyl, and was also available for download. The single "Sing it Out" was released in June 2006, reaching #39 in the UK Singles Chart , and their second album Left (Hope of the States album)|Left followed on 19 June.
The band appeared at T in the Park on 8 July, and then the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August, where they played on the BBC Radio 1 / NME stage. During their set on 27 August at Reading, it emerged it may be their last ever show as the band were splitting up. http://www.drownedinsound.com/content/view/1113405 Drowned in Sound - News - Hope Of The States split confirmed This was suggested further later in the day by friends Broken Social Scene , who dedicated their festival set to the band. On 30 August, Sam Herlihy made a statement on the band's forum confirming the split and that Reading was their last show.
Some members of the band have gone on to form The Northwestern (band)|The Northwestern .
Discography
Albums
The Lost Riots (2004, CD/12"/Ltd CD)
Left (Hope of the States album)|Left (2006, CD/10"/Dual Disc)
Demos, singles and EPs
Untitled 8-track demo (CDR) (not 9 tracks, as some sources suggest)
Untitled 2-track demo (Black Dollar Bills/Three Days In The West) (CDR)
Untitled "Fingerprints" demo (CD limited to 10 copies)
Black Dollar Bills (March 3, 2003) (CD limited to 2000 copies)
"AMM=IBM" (MP3 download)
Enemies/Friends (September 29, 2003) (CD/7")
The Red The White The Black The Blue (May 24, 2004) (CD/Ltd. CD/7")
Nehemiah (August 16, 2004) (CD/7", both in heat reactive sleeves; partially focused on the life of Skip James|Nehemiah 'Skip' James )
Winter Riot Dust Rackets EP (August 19, 2004) (CD) Japan/USA only; both have different tracklists
''L'Ark Pour Les Enfants Terribles (December 2004) (Ltd. Tour CD)
http://www.hopeofthestates.com/ hopeofthestates.com - Official Website
http://www.myspace.com/hopeofthestatesofficial Hope of the States at MySpace
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