Four Day Hombre

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Origin = Leeds, England
Genre = Alternative rock
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Label = Alamo
Associated_acts =Hope&Social
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Current_members = Simon Wainwright
Rich Huxley
Ed Waring
Jason Miller
Mark Ashwell
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Four Day Hombre were an active five-piece rock band based in Leeds, England. They changed their name in 2008 to Hope&Social

They used to tour extensively, and March 13 2006 saw the nationwide release of their debut album, "Experiments in Living", through their own record label, Alamo Music.

The publicity activities accompanying the release of this album, along with the unusual history of Alamo Music, raised the profile of the band considerably during 2006. On February 7 2006 they played a half-hour session on the Janice Long show on BBC Radio 2, which featured a number of live acoustic performances as well as a discussion with the band. The album release was followed by a tour of Barfly venues around Britain.

In the autumn of 2006 they toured the UK supporting Embrace and released the mini-album "Fight Death". A tour of Canada was completed in March 2007, to support the release of "Experiments in Living" in that country. The tour included support slots for Canadian bands The Marble Index and The Miniatures.

Members

* Simon Wainwright – Vocals, Guitar and Keyboards
* Rich Huxley – Guitar and Vocals
* Ed Waring – Keyboards
* Jason Miller – Bass and Double Bass
* Mark Ashwell – Drums

Discography

Given in chronological order of release.

Early demos

"Four Day Hombre"

Self-recorded demo, 2000. Available on CD only; no catalogue number.

Track listing

#"Tenth White Lie"
#"Crying Shame"
#"Christina's Song"
#"Poor Substitute"
#"Little Ditty"
#"It's Happening to Me"
#"Oh Katherine"

"Live 2000"

Self-recorded demo, 2000. Available on CD only; no catalogue number.

Track listing

#"Needed to Know"
#"Small Talk"
#"Don't Tell Me Now"
#"Waiting for the Sun"
#"Allow Me"
#"Trace My Way"
#"Friends Like You"
#"Children's Shoes"

Official releases

*2003 "The First Word Is the Hardest" (single)
*2004 "Mr. M" (single)
*2005 "1000 Bulbs" (single)
*2005 "Experiments in Living" (album)
*2006 "The First Word Is the Hardest" (single)
*2006 "Don't Go Gently" (single)
*2006 "A Night at the Theatre" (DVD)
*2006 "Fight Death" (mini-album)

Upcoming releases

On February 4th 2008, the band released "One Foot Louder" [http://www.alamomusic.co.uk/acatalog/CDs.html] , a limited edition (with only 500 being pressed) acoustic album recorded in Harlem in March 2007, comprising of tracks from their previous two records, as well as b-sides and covers.

Alamo Music

Alamo Music is Four Day Hombre's own record label, created in 2004 to release their own music.

Though Alamo had a brief existence as being funded entirely through income produced by the band, an appeal in the autumn of 2004 to members of their mailing list lead to a number of fans of the band venturing the capital necessary to formalise the label, and to finance the recording and marketing of the debut album. They hence became shareholders in Alamo. This 'fan-funded' approach has produced significant publicity for the band in national and regional press. For example, an article concerning the label and its formation was featured on the front page of the BBC website on March 13, 2006, the day of release of "Experiments in Living".

The name Alamo was chosen in reference to the Battle of the Alamo. A quote from William Barret Travis, commander of the Texan forces at this battle, is printed on the inside of "Experiments in Living": "I shall have to fight the enemy on his own terms."

External links

* [http://www.fourdayhombre.co.uk Official site]
* [http://www.alamomusic.co.uk Alamo Music]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4724650.stm "Fans splash cash for hot new band"] - BBC News, 13 Mar 2006
* [http://chat.ukevents.net/viewtopic.php?t=4472 Interview with Four Day Hombre] UKEvents.net