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Hard-Fi
Hard-Fi are an award winning English indie rock band from Staines and Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, that has significantly influenced their musical style and lyrics. Hard-Fi's musical style is a mix of post-punk, indie and a Clash style of punk rock. They also take inspiration from other genres such as ska. The band is made up of Richard Archer on vocals, Kai Stephens on bass guitar, Ross Phillips playing the guitar and Steve Kemp on drums. Their debut album, Stars of CCTV saw success with the release of top ten hit single "Hard to Beat" followed by the success of a re-release of "Cash Machine" and other top 15 hit singles including "Living for the Weekend" and "Tied Up Too Tight." On Stars of CCTV, they had a very raw sound, loud guitars, and frequent use of guitar, in contrast to Once Upon A Time In The West, on which there is a lot more orchestration, the use of strings is very apparent, most notably in the song "Watch Me Fall Apart". The album Once Upon A Time In The West was released on September 3, 2007. The first single from the album was Suburban Knights, released on August 20. They are generally considered part of the indie rock scene, alongside bands such as Franz Ferdinand. (Source: www.wikipedia.org)
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