The Hillfields
The Hillfields | |
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| Origin | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2007 - 2011 |
| Labels | Cloudberry Records, Underused Records |
| Associated acts | Rapid Results College , Entre-Knobs |
| Past members |
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The Hillfields was an Indie pop band based in London, UK, active between 2007 and 2011. Their sound was often connected to the bands of the Flying Nun label from New Zealand in the 1980s, giving it a renewed sound, also paying homage to the Sarah Records bands in the UK.
Formed in 2007 when Rob Boyd (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Grant Wilkinson (bass player and film-maker) were joined by Carlos Russell (drummer). They recorded an EP called "A Visit" which was released via Cloudberry Records[1] in 2008. In 2009 they released their first LP called It'll Never be the Same Again[2][3] via the DIY label called Underused Records. In 2010 they released an EP called Come Outside, again through Underused Records. Both releases were recorded, mixed and produced by Simon Trought in London.
On the 29th February 2008 they played live at the Buffalo Bar in London, a Lost Music - Cloudberry Records festival, together with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Manhattan Love Suicides and Strawberry Story.
Their song "Spoon" was ranked 9th in 2008's Festive Fifty by Dandelion Radio. [4]
They played at the Indietracks festival in July 2010, held at the Midland Railway – Butterley site in Butterley, Derbyshire, their biggest live performance in their career.[5] [6]
During January 2011 the band collaborated with Darren Hayman's January Songs project, producing the track called "Bad, bad, bad, bad girl", later released in CD format by the Belka label in the UK.
Discography
Albums
- It'll Never Be The Same Again (2009 - Underused Records) (CD / Digital)[2]
EPs and singles
- A Visit (2008 - Cloudberry Records) (CD)
- Afterburn (2009 - Underused Records) (Digital)
- Come Outside (2010 - Underused Records) (CD / Digital)
Compilations
- What's All the Fuzz About? (2008 - Cloudberry Records) (CD) - including the track Spoon
Collaboration
January Songs by Darren Hayman (2011 - Belka) - track "Bad, bad, bad, bad girl"[7] (CD / Digital)
Band members
- Rob Boyd (guitar + vocals)
- Grant Wilkinson (bass)
- Carlos Russell (drums)
References
- ↑ "Sold Out (OOP)". cloudberryrecords.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Hillfields - It'll Never Be The Same Again (Underused Records)". A Layer of Chips. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ↑ "THE HILLFIELDS It'll Never Be The Same Again (2009) - 360º de Separación". madridmusic.com.
- ↑ "Dandelion Radio - 2008 Festive 50". dandelionradio.com.
- ↑ Gourlay, Dom (July 30, 2010). "Indietracks 2010: The DiS review". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Indietracks Festival: Saturday: The Primitives, Ballboy, Betty and the Werewolves, Foxes!, the Hillfields and more". Sounds XP.
- ↑ Hayman, Darren (January 23, 2011). "Song 23 Bad, Bad, Bad Girl" – via Vimeo.
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