Eastern Lane

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Name = Eastern Lane


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Origin = Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, UK
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Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 2002 – 2006
Label = Rough Trade
URL = [http://www.easternlane.com/ www.easternlane.com]
Members = Derek Meins
Andrew Lawton
Stuart Newlands
Danny Ferguson

Eastern Lane were an English indie band from Berwick-upon-Tweed, comprising members Derek Meins (vocals/guitar), Andrew Lawton (guitar), Stuart Newlands (bass) and Danny Ferguson (drums). Their name was taken from a street in their hometown, the road sign for which was one of many apparently stolen by the band.

The band released two albums: "Shades of Black" in 2003 and "The Article" in 2005. Both albums are on the Rough Trade record label.

Their song 'Feed Your Addiction' was featured in an HSBC advertisement.

In late 2006 the band went their separate ways with Derek pursuing a solo career. According to a posting on the band's myspace site, the split was down to the fact they have been unable to release any new material "due to circumstances with labels and money etc." The possibility of a reunion in the future was not entirely ruled out, although with the current success of Mein's solo career (his debut mini album, 'The famous Poet', was released by 1965 records in early 2008) this would seem unlikely.

External links

* [http://www.easternlane.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/easternlane/ Official entry] on MySpace
* [http://www.myspace.com/derekmeins/ Derek Meins] on MySpace