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The Music was an English alternative rock band, formed Kippax, West Yorkshire|Kippax , City of Leeds|Leeds , in 1999. Comprising Robert Harvey (vocals, guitar), Adam Nutter (lead guitar), Stuart Coleman (bass) and Phil Jordan (drums), the band came to prominence with the release of their debut album, The Music (album)|The Music , in 2002. The band released two further studio albums, Welcome to the North (2004) and Strength in Numbers (2008), before parting ways in 2011. http://www.themusic.co.uk/

Career

The Music all met at Brigshaw High School except Phil Jordan who went to Garforth and began playing in 1999. In 2001 the song Take the Long Road and Walk It circulated as a demo before being released by Fierce Panda as a 1000-copies-only single, a rarity from its day of release. Around this time the NME and Steve Lamacq were describing them as the best unsigned band in Britain. The band were quickly signed by Hut Records|Hut , who released their first EP You Might as Well Try to Fuck Me .

In 2002, following another EP ( The People EP|The People ) they released The Music (album)|their eponymous début album which reached #4 in the UK album charts. Their début single was re-issued as part of a two-disc set to promote the album, and reached #14 in the singles chart. Two further singles from the album, Getaway (The Music song)|Getaway and The Truth is No Words reached #26 and #18 respectively. June 2003 saw them filling in for an absent Zwan on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival .

In autumn 2004, they released their second album Welcome to the North and the accompanying single Freedom Fighters (song)|Freedom Fighters , before touring with Incubus (band)|Incubus . August 2005 saw the band play at the dual-venue V Festival . In late 2006 they played a few UK gigs and subsequently posted on their site the video new song entitled, Fire , which would eventually be released on Strength in Numbers two years later. The site also featured a video for unreleased track Kill 100 by X-Press 2 featuring Robert Harvey.

The band signed a new deal with Polydor in 2007 and spent the rest of the year recording their third album with producers Flood (producer)|Flood and Paul Hartnoll .

During this time Harvey also revealed the reason for the band's extended absence. On The Music's official website, he told of his initial abuse of drugs in his mid-teens: "the addiction began to sit into its groove. At first it was a joy then later became a habit and a way of escaping". He later quit drugs, but around the time of the band's second album, had replaced the addiction with alcohol: "Drinking became the place to hide. I'd have a bottle of wine before 7pm, then go out and make a fool of myself. The next day was always panic and more questions it took a close friend to say to me 'Robert, you are depressed'". He sought help at the end of 2005, and undertook a program that included medication.

In June 2008, the band released their comeback single Strength in Numbers (The Music single)|Strength in Numbers , and the album Strength In Numbers (The Music album)|Strength In Numbers the following week.

In January 2010, the band began demoing material for their fourth studio album. The album was due for release sometime 2011. However, Harvey left the band in September 2010, and following a series of final farewell shows, The Music split up in August 2011.

Harvey has since gone on to work with The Streets , collaborating on the album Computers and Blues . Mike Skinner of The Streets and Harvey also released a Christmas song in December 2010, called ''Scrooge And Marley – I Don't Want It To Be Me .

On March 31, 2011, The Music announced a series of farewell gigs on their website. The band played three shows in Japan July 25–27. They then played Brixton Academy London, England on August 4, before bringing the curtain down on their career with two home town gigs at the O2 Academy in Leeds on 5 and 6 August.

On April 21, 2011 the band released the newest and final song of their career on their official website. "Ghost Hands" was recorded for their now scrapped fourth studio album sessions. Talking about the single lead singer Robert Harvey said:

''"We love the track and it just seemed a shame to leave it gathering dust for ever. It's good to go out with something positive and new and we think it deserves to see the light of day. Hopefully the fans will agree - again we want to thank everyone who's been with us on this journey and look forward to celebrating an amazing ten years this summer."

Following the end of their final tour, the band, in conjunction with Concert Live, released The Last Dance: Live which captures the gigs from August 4th and 6th respectively. A DVD of the latter will also be released.

Band members

Robert Harvey – vocals, guitar

Adam Nutter – lead guitar

Stuart Coleman – bass guitar

Phil Jordman – drums

Discography

Studio albums/Compilations

Year	Details	Peak chart positions							Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
Year	Details	UK cite web	AUS cite web	FRA cite web	IRE cite web	ITA cite web	JPN cite web	US Allmusic
2002	The Music Released: 2 September 2002 Label: Hut Records\|Hut / Capitol Records\|Capitol	4	25	36	39	16	20	128	British Phonographic Industry\|UK : Gold Australian Recording Industry Association\|AUS : Gold
2004	Welcome to the North Released: 20 September 2004 Label: Virgin Records\|Virgin	8	23	78	68	—	10	—	UK: Gold
2008	Strength in Numbers Released: 16 June 2008 Label: Polydor	19	30	—	—	—	19	—
2011	Singles and EPs: 2001 - 2005 Released: 31 January 2011 Label: Virgin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"-" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles and EPs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Title	UK	AUS cite web	NLD cite web	US Mod cite web	Album
2001	" Take the Long Road and Walk It "	92 cite web	—	—	—	rowspan="2"
2001	" You Might as Well Try to Fuck Me "	—	—	—	—
2002	The People "	—¹	77²	—	—	The Music
	" Take the Long Road and Walk It " (reissue)	14	—	—	—
	Getaway "	26	—	—	—
2003	" The Truth is No Words "	18	77²	—	—
2004	" Welcome to the North "	— ³	colspan="3"	Welcome to the North
2004	Freedom Fighters "	15	—		100	—
2005	Breakin' "	20	63 cite web		—	20
2008	Strength in Numbers "	38	—	—	—	Strength in Numbers
	The Spike "	114	—	—	—
	"Drugs"	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

¹ The People E.P. reached #35 on the UK Indie Chart .

² The Truth Is No Words single was released in Australia a double A-side with The People E.P.

³ Welcome to the North reached #3 on the UK Download Chart .

DVDs

Live at the Blank Canvas (1 September 2003)

Welcome to Japan (18 July 2005)

The Last Dance: Live (August 2011)

Copyright Citations

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