Midway Still

Midway Still
Origin	Kent, England
Genres	Punk-pop Indie rock
Labels	Roughneck Recordings Antipop Records Boss Tuneage
Website	midwaystill.com
Members
Paul Thomson Dec Kelly Russell Lee
Past members
Jan Konopka

Midway Still are a punk-pop band formed in the early 1990s in Kent, England.^[1] The band recorded a Peel session in 1991^[2] prior to the release of their debut album, Dial Square (1992), on the Roughneck Recordings label, which was a subsidiary of Fire Records. The album was produced by Don Fleming, and was followed by Life's Too Long in 1993 (produced by Leatherface's Frankie Stubbs). The band split before their third album was released, though a reunion of sorts took place in 2000, when Russell Lee replaced Jan Konopka on bass ^[3] and a single, "Fuck You" was released in 2001 on Antipop Records. The band released another album, Note to Self, on Boss Tuneage in April 2010,^[4] followed by a tour. Band members are: Paul Thomson (guitar & vocals), Dec Kelly (drums), and Russell Lee (bass & backing vocals).

Discography

Singles

• "I Won't Try" (test pressing)
• "I Won't Try"/Apple"/"Daynight"
• "Wish"/"You Made Me Realise"/"Everywhere I Look"/"Who You Are"
• "Better Than Before"/"In Front Of You"/"I Won't Try (Lazy Version)"/"What You Said (Shimmyglitter Mix)"
• "Wow"
• "Slugabed":"Just Get Stuck"/"Abnegate"/"Three Five Nine"/"Still Get By"
• "Counting Days"/"Mod Song No. 2"/"Fragments"
• "Fly Me to the Moon"/"A Day In The Life Of A Show Girl" (Released as a promotional freebie with the 'Life's Too Long' album)
• "Fuck You"/"Since You've Been Gone"

"Note to Self"

Albums

• Dial Square (Roughneck, 1992)
• Life's Too Long (Fire Records, 1993)
• I Won't Try (Compilation, Fire Records, 2005)^[5]
• Note to Self (Boss Tuneage, 2010)

Gigography

• 15 August 1991 National Club Kilburn
• 10 September 1991 Derby The Dial
• 14 December 1991 Derby The Assembly Rooms
• 29 February 1992 Essex University Colchester
• 7 May 1992 Sheffield Poly
• 5 June 1992 Kidderminster Market Tavern
• 5 October 1992 Derby Wherehouse (supported by Radiohead)
• 10 March 1993 Fleece & Firkin Bristol
• 10 May 1993 Fibbers York
• 23 May 1993 Guildhall Portsmouth
• 17 June 1993 Link Centre Swindon
• 15 March 1994 Kalmar Nation Uppsala Sweden
• 20 May 1994 Monkey Club Swindon
• 7 July 2000 The Garage Islington
• 21 July 2000 Upstairs at The Garage Islington
• 27 January 2005 The Bull and Gate London
• 5 February 2005 The Victoria Swindon
• 4 March 2007 The Academy Islington

References

1. ^ Midway Still at Allmusic
2. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Midway Still
3. ^ Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Singles - Midway Still - Fuck You
4. ^ midway still | biography
5. ^ Forgotten Band Planet Redirection

Midway Still official web site