The Infadels

Infobox musical artist
Name = Infadels
Img_capt = Infadels in 2006
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Hackney, London, UK
Genre = Indie rock
Electronica
Years_active = 2003-present
Label = Wall of Sound (UK)
URL = [http://www.infadels.co.uk Official Website]
[http://www.myspace.com/infadels Myspace page]
Current_members = Bnann Watts
Matt Gooderson
Wag Marshall-Page
Richie Vernon
Alex Bruford

Infadels are a London-based Rock band signed to the Wall of Sound record label. The band is known for its frenetic live shows and a work ethic that saw them rack up over 300 performances across 3 continents in less than 3 years. Their debut album, "We Are Not the Infadels", was produced by Jagz Kooner and released in January 2006. The follow-up, entitled Universe In Reverse, was released in June 2008.

History

Infadels were founded in 2003 by Alex Bruford (drums), Matt Gooderson (guitar, programming) and Bnann (vocals), who were joined shortly afterwards by Dead at Thirty founder Richie Vernon (live keys) and Wag Marshall-Page (Bass).

The band released two singles, "Leave Your Body" and "Can't Get Enough/Murder That Sound", on their own record label, Dead at Thirty. The awards for "Best Live Act" and "Best Dance Band" at the 2004 Diesel-U-Music Awards sealed a move to the Wall of Sound record label.

In January 2005 the Infadels headed into the studio with Producer Jagz Kooner to record their critically acclaimed debut album, "We Are Not the Infadels". The band supported the release with an almost constant touring schedule with over 150 shows in 20 countries in 2006 alone. This included two UK tours, three European tours, two Australian tours, a number of shows in the USA & China and 35 festival dates.

The band's sophomore album, "Universe In Reverse", was released in June 2008. Written largely by Bnann Watts and Matt Gooderson, and produced by Martin "Youth" Glover (Verve, Guns ’n’ Roses, Depeche Mode), "Universe In Reverse" makes the leap from dance tent to main stage, with a more urgent, rockier sound characterised by crashing guitars and revving hoover-synths. Guitarist Matt Gooderson described this evolution of the band's sound by saying, “We took the energy and guitars of a rock ‘n’ roll band like White Stripes or Yeah Yeah Yeahs, then surrounded the music in deep, cinematic sounds.”Fact|date=May 2008

"Play Blind", the first material from the forthcoming album, was given away for free as a limited-time download in February 2008. Next single "Make Mistakes", was released in April, and "Free Things For Poor People" was released in June 2008, reaching #1 on the UK Indie Singles Charts.

On Tuesday the 17th of June, the band threw several thousand pounds from an office window in central London in celebration of their own "Free Things Day". The day was brought to an early close when the band and their fans were cautioned by the police.

Members

*Bnann Watts – vocals
*Matt Gooderson – guitars/programming
*Wag Marshall-Page – bass
*Richie Vernon – live keys
*Alex Bruford – drums

Discography

Albums

*"We Are Not the Infadels" (30 January 2006) UK #180 NL #53

*"Universe In Reverse" (23 June 2008) UK #200 NL #38 GR #48

ingles

*"Leave Your Body" (Autumn 2003)
*"Can't Get Enough/Murder That Sound" (3 May 2004)
*"Jagger '67" (26 September 2005)
*"Give Yourself to Me (Reality TV)" (25 April 2005)
*"Can't Get Enough" (23 January 2006)
*"Love Like Semtex" (5 June 2006)
*"Girl That Speaks No Words" (9 October 2006)
*"Make Mistakes" (21 April 2008)
*"Free Things For Poor People" (16 June 2008)
*"A Million Pieces" (1 September 2008)

External links

* [http://www.infadels.co.uk Infadels' website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/infadels Infadels' MySpace page]