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Christian Hardy Birth name Christian Guy Hardy Perrins Born June 7, 1979 Origin Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire, England Genres Indie Occupations Musician Instruments Piano Years active 2005 - Present Associated acts The Leisure Society, The Climbers, Sons of Noel and Adrian Notable instruments Piano, Guitar, Banjo Christian Hardy (born June 7, 1979) is a British singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He performs in The Leisure Society and is a member of Brighton's Willkommen Collective. His full name is Christian Guy Hardy Perrins.
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The Leisure Society
Christian produced The Leisure Society's debut album 'The Sleeper' (released March 30, 2009) with Nick Hemming, a friend from Burton Upon Trent. The album entered the iTunes folk chart at number one and received lavish critical praise,[1] going on to be named iTunes Singer/Songwriter album of 2009[citation needed] and a Rough Trade Album Of The Year.[2][citation needed] The album was picked out by Brian Eno as his favourite record from a new band, prompting a meeting with Christian and Nick at his London studio.[3]
The first single from the album, 'The Last of the Melting Snow', was released on December 15, 2008, receiving an Ivor Novello nomination for 'Best Song Musically & Lyrically'[4] plus extensive radio play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.[5] Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show.[6] Lauren Laverne's 6 Music show[7] and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show, where they were voted 'Record of the Week' by listeners with a record 90% of the vote.[8] The track has also been championed by Elbow frontman Guy Garvey who named it his favourite song of 2008.[9] The second single by The Leisure Society is called 'A Matter Of Time' and was released on March 16, 2009. Like the first single, it was voted 'Record Of The Week' on Radcliffe & Maconie's show. The Leisure Society signed to UK label 'Full Time Hobby' in July 2009 and re-released 'The Sleeper' with bonus EP 'A Product Of The Ego Drain' on October 5, 2009. The third single 'Save It For Someone Who Cares' was also nominated for the Ivor Novello in the same category as the previous year.[10]
Other work
In November 2009 Willkommen Records announced that they would be releasing 'The Good Ship' by 'The Climbers'.[11][citation needed] BBC 6 Music DJs such as Marc Riley and Guy Garvey gave the record early radio play and very positive feedback and it received a very warm critical reception upon its release.[12]
Hardy wrote, performed and produced the Christian Silva album Onward! which was released in April 2008 by UK label Something In Construction (home to The Silent League, Loney, Dear and Air France).[13] Several tracks were mixed by Dave Bascombe (Funeral For A Friend, Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen). The album received glowing critical acclaim[14] and was featured in the ABC TV drama series Brothers & Sisters.[15] In 2008 Christian Silva toured with The Silent League, White Rabbits, Peter, Bjorn & John and Maps.[16][citation needed]
Discography
EPs / Singles
- Bring His Head (Something In Construction, 2005 EP)
- Break From The Past (Something In Construction, 2006 Single)
- The Last Of The Melting Snow (Willkommen Records, 2008 Single)
- A Matter Of Time (Willkommen Records, 2009 Single)
- Save It For Someone Who Cares (Full Time Hobby, 2009 Single)
- A Product Of The Ego Drain (Full Time Hobby, 2009 Bonus EP)
- The Good Ship (Willkommen Records, 2010 Single)
Albums
- Onward! (Something In Construction, 2008 Album)
- The Sleeper (Willkommen Records, 2009 Album)
- The Good Ship (Willkommen Records, 2010 Album)
Associated Acts
Christian Silva
The Leisure Society
Sons of Noel and Adrian
The Climbers
Showaddywaddy
The Silent LeagueReferences
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/mar/15/leisure-society-sleeper-album-review
- ^ http://www.roughtrade.com/site/content.lasso?page=aoy_2009.html
- ^ http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/last-night/brian-eno-cal-state-ipod-picks
- ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/article2388098.ece
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20081106
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/marc_riley/tracklisting_20081113.shtml
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/lauren_laverne/tracklisting.shtml?y=2008&d=20081115
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/radcliffemaconie/playlist_mon.shtml
- ^ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/63991/Perry-good
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/lily-allen-up-for-ivor-novello-gong-1949192.html
- ^ http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/09/willkommen-collective-announce-new-signing-the-climbers
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-climbers-the-good-ship-willkommen-records-2029551.html
- ^ http://www.somethinginconstruction.com/
- ^ http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2008/01/christian-silva-onward/
- ^ http://www.tunefind.com/show/Brothers+and+Sisters/Season+2
- ^ http://www.songkick.com/artists/232165-christian-silva
External links
- Christian Hardy on Myspace
- The Leisure Society on Myspace
- Guardian profile
- Official Christian Silva website
- Willkommen Records website
- Something In Construction website
Categories:- 1979 births
- English musicians
- People from Burton upon Trent
- Living people
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