Amusement Parks on Fire

Amusement Parks on Fire

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Origin = Nottingham, England
Genre = Indie rock
Shoegazing
Years_active = 2004–Present
Label = Invada Records
V2 Records
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.amusementparksonfire.com/ www.amusementparksonfire.com]
Current_members = Michael Feerick
Daniel Knowles
Peter Dale
Gavin Poole Joe Hardy
Past_members = Jez Cox
Notable_instruments =

Amusement Parks on Fire are a band from Nottingham, UK.

The band was formed by Michael Feerick in 2004, who wrote and performed all the instruments for the self-titled debut album. The band now writes and performs as a five-piece group: Michael Feerick (guitar/vocals), Daniel Knowles (guitar/production), Peter Dale (drums), Gavin Poole (bass) and Joe Hardy (keyboard).

Career

The band began as the solo project of Michael Feerick in 2004, who wrote and recorded ten songs on a small budget with friend Daniel Knowles engineering the sessions. The self-titled debut album was released in the UK on INVADA Records, a label run by Geoff Barrow of Portishead in 2005. The band signed to V2 Records in 2005 and recorded their second studio album "Out of the Angeles" at Sigur Rós' Sundlaugin studio in Álafoss, Iceland.

The line-up altered to its current state in summer 2006 with the addition of Gavin Poole (Bass) and Joe Hardy (Keyboards). This was followed by a co-headline tour of the UK with US noise outfit Scarling. and a headline tour across mainland Europe and Scandinavia. The band played in Japan for the first time at the Summer Sonic Festival 2006.

In addition to the second album "Out of the Angeles", the band are currently recording a series of limited edition 12" EPs — the first of which, "In Flight" was released early in September 2006. This was followed by "A Star Is Born" on the 2nd of April 2007. The band recently played a short UK tour and debuted some new material, and are currently in Nottingham recording new material for release in 2008. In addition, they are currently playing some small live shows across the UK and Ireland, and mostly travelling by train.

Members

* Michael Feerick — guitar, vocals
* Daniel Knowles — guitar, production
* Peter Dale — drums
* Gavin Poole — bass, vocals
* Joe Hardy — keyboards, guitar, vocals

Discography

tudio albums

EPs

External links

* [http://www.amusementparksonfire.com www.amusementparksonfire.com] - Official Band Website
* [http://gb.v2music.com/site/actbio.asp?ID=434 V2music] - Record Label biography of the band.
* [http://www.myspace.com/amusementparksonfire MySpace: APOF]
* [http://www.filter-mag.com/artists/interior.122.html Filter Mag: APOF]


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