• James Skelly - vocals, guitar
• Lee Southall - guitar
• Paul Duffy - bass, brass
• Bill Ryder-Jones - brass, guitar
• Nick Power - keyboards
• Ian Skelly - drums

Impossibly young and prolific, The Coral are psychedelic scally warriors in the mold of The Las. They have managed four rather good albums in three years, which is a considerable improvement on Chinese Democracy if you ask me.

Around in various shapes and forms since 1996, The Coral got their big league break in July 2001 with the excellent Shadows Fall EP. Their eponymous 2002 debut album, which mixed seas shanties, Captain Beefheart-esque freak outs and chart beating tunes, was the centre of a tornado of critical acclaim- it was nominated for the Mercury Prize the day after it was released.

Since then there has been 2003's Magic and Medicine, 2004's limited edition Night Freak and the Sons of Becker and 2005's The Invisible Invasion, which have inspired a whole new wave of Merseybeat bands including the frankly not-so-good Zutons and The Dead 60s. The Gallaghers are also fans, but this is not necessarily a bad thing.

Releases

• Put The Sun Back - single, out 11/02/2008 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Roots & Echoes - album, out 06/08/2007 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Who's Gonna Find Me - single, out 30/07/2007 on Deltasonic. (post review)
• Something Inside Of Me - single, out 22/08/2005 on Deltasonic. (post review)
• The Invisible Invasion - album, out 23/05/2005 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• In The Morning - single, out 09/05/2005 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Bill McCai - single, out 24/11/2003 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Secret Kiss - single, out 06/10/2003 on Deltasonic. (post review)
• Pass It On - single, out 14/07/2003 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Don't Think You're The First - single, out 03/03/2003 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Dreaming Of You - single, out 07/10/2002 on Deltasonic. (post review)
• The Coral - album, out 29/07/2002 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Goodbye - single, out 22/07/2002 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Skeleton Key - ep, out 01/04/2002 on Deltasonic. (post review)
• Shadows Fall - single, out 16/07/2001 on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• Skeleton Key - single on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)
• The Oldest Path EP - ep on Deltasonic. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Summer Sundae Weekender Friday, Fri 08 Aug at Leicester De Montfort Hall. (post review)
• Lounge On The Farm Festival Sunday, Tue 17 Jun at Canterbury Merton Farm. (post review)
• Thu 06 Dec at Paris L' Elysée Montmartre. (post review)
• V Festival Stafford - Sunday, Sun 19 Aug at Stafford Weston Park. (post review)
• V Festival Chelmsford - Saturday, Sat 18 Aug at Chelmsford Hylands Park. (post review)
• Mon 30 Jul at London ICA. (post review)
• Sat 28 Jul at Manchester L.C.C.C at Old Trafford Cricket Ground. 1 review (read/post)
• T In The Park '07 - Fri, Fri 06 Jul at Kinross T In The Park. (post review)
• Knowsley Hall Music Festival - Saturday, Sat 23 Jun at Liverpool Knowsley Hall. (post review)
• Wed 20 Apr at Sheffield Leadmill. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 18 Jul at Chelmsford V2002. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 07 Jul at London Finsbury Park. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 21 Oct at Leeds Warehouse. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 29/07/2008: The Coral: new single and compilation forthcoming
• 03/06/2008: Joanna Newsom, Wild Beasts, Lykke Li and The Coral among new Latitude additions
• 27/02/2008: Coral, Supergrass, Of Montreal confirmed for Summer Sundae
• 19/10/2007: Tour supports given the boot as Metros riot
• 06/07/2007: Independents Day: Indie Labels Festival
• 06/07/2007: V2003: Tix on Sale. More Bands.
• 06/07/2007: Don't panic: terror delays at T
• 26/04/2007: Knowsley Hall: new additions, tickets still available
• 14/11/2006: Deltasonic's charity Christmas party: details announced
• 04/09/2006: The Coral on fourth album: "sounds amazing"

Features

• 15/04/2008: Liverpool's modern music scene: the class of 2008 (pt 2)
• 31/03/2008: Liverpool's modern music scene: the class of 2008

Links

• The Coral - official site

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