Longview (British band)

Longview
Origin	Manchester, England
Genres	Indie rock, shoegazing
Years active	2002–present
Website	www.longviewmusic.com
Members
Rob McVey Aidan Banks Doug Morch Francesco Mendolia
Past members
Matt Dabbs Ulrich Schnauss

Longview are a British indie rock band from London.

Its members are chief songwriter Rob McVey, guitarist Doug Morch, bassist Aidan Banks and drummer Francesco Mendolia. Original drummer Matt Dabbs left the band for family reasons during 2007. German electronic musician and record producer Ulrich Schnauss joined the band between 2005 and 2010 but left to concentrate on various other projects. The band formed in Manchester in 2002, and built its reputation with several appearances at The Night and Day Café. Longview subsequently signed to 14th Floor Recordings. Their debut album, Mercury, was released in July 2003. Several singles were released from the album including their best known song, "Further", which featured on One Tree Hill. Notable other releases included a cover of Depeche Mode's "Stripped" which was only available as a digital download or on limited edition vinyl, and "In a Dream".

Band members

• Lead singer/guitar: Robert Duncan McVey
• Lead guitarist: Doug Morch
• Bass guitarist: Aidan Banks
• Drummer: Francesco Mendolia (2011-present)

Former members

• Drummer: Matt Dabbs (left 2007)
• Keyboards: Ulrich Schnauss (2005–2010)

Discography

Studio albums

• Mercury (2003) #45 UK, re-issue (2005) #29 UK

Remix albums

• Subversions (2005)

Singles

• "Further" (2002)
• "When You Sleep" (2002) #74 UK
• "Nowhere" (2003) #72 UK
• "Falling For You" (vinyl only) (2003)
• "Electricity" (vinyl only) (2003)
• "Further" (second release) (2003) #27 UK
• "Can't Explain" (2003) #51 UK
• "Still" (2004) (Not eligible)
• "Stripped" (2004) (vinyl only)
• "In A Dream" (2004) #38 UK
• "Coming Down" / "When You Sleep" (remix) (2005) #32 UK
• "Further" (remix) (2005) #24 UK

External links

• Official site
• Facebook Page
• BBC Feature