Iglu & Hartly

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Iglu & Hartly
Background = group_or_band
Origin = California, USA
Genre = Pop rock
New Wave
Rap rock
Years_active = 2008 – present
Label = Mercury Records (2008-present)
URL = [http://www.igluandhartly.com/ www.igluandhartly.com]
Current_members = Jarvis Anderson
Sam Martin
Simon Katz
Luis Rosiles
Michael Bucher

Iglu & Hartly are an American band from California signed to Mercury Records in the UK. The band is composed of Jarvis Anderson (vocals, keys), Sam Martin (vocals, keys), Simon Katz (guitar), Luis Rosiles (drums), and Michael Bucher (bass).

History

Formation

Jarvis Anderson, Sam Martin, and Simon Katz met at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado. Before long, the 3 of them quit school and moved to Echo Park, California to pursue their passion for music. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Luis Rosiles flew from Jarvis' hometown of Chicago to join the band as their drummer, and LA local Michael Bucher joined as bassist.

Signing to Mercury Records (2008)

The band was first discoverd by Alex William of Music Industry Website [http://www.crazedhits.com/ Crazed Hits] while still unsigned [cite news |title=Crazed Hits |url=http://www.crazedhits.com/iglu-hartly/ |publisher="Iglu & Hartly'] [cite news |title=Crazed Hits |url=http://www.crazedhits.com/iglu-hartly-taking-off/ |publisher="Iglu & Hartly Taking Off'] and soon started receiving strong interest from a number of major record labels in the UK, as well as getting airplay from Jim Gellatly on Xfm Scotland [cite news |title=SXSW: Jim Gellatly's blog |url=http://www.xfmscotland.co.uk/Article.asp?id=363883 |publisher="Xfm Scotland"] . The band finally decided to sign with Mercury Records, but not before releasing their debut UK single "Violent & Young" on indie label Another Music = Another Kitchen on 2nd June 2008 to critical acclaim. [cite news |title=Iglu and Hartly - Violent and Young |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/9728/Iglu-and-Hartly---Violent-and-Young.html |publisher="This is fake DIY"]

The band's next single "In This City" was released in September and was identified as "an anthem in the making" by an NME blogger [cite news |title=SXSW: Iglu and Hartly |url=http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=11&title=sxsw_iglu_and_hartly&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 |publisher="NME"] . The band played this song on an episode of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross Show on BBC1 in the UK, and it has since risen to number five in the UK charts, securing the band their first hit.

Discography

Albums

Singles

*"Violent And Young" (2008)
*"In This City" (2008) - UK #5

References

External links

* [http://www.igluandhartly.com/ igluandhartly.com] , official site