History Badly Drawn Boy

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1 history

1.1 years: 1995–1998
1.2 mainstream success: 1999–2002
1.3 later years: 2003–present





history
early years: 1995–1998

gough grew in breightmet area of bolton, lancashire, england. cites american singer-songwriter bruce springsteen music hero. recording career began in september 1997 5 track vinyl release ep1 . distributed among friends , family members.


in april 1998, gough released second ep, ep2 . had 1 track less predecessor twice many copies pressed. highlight track, love , later transferred music box released alongside ep. box plays eleven seconds of song , considered rarer record due limited production.


gough s third ep, ep3 , released in november 1998 on both cd , vinyl formats, , first release in became long-term partnership xl recordings. in same year collaborated unkle first album psyence fiction. road movie released live recording gough s fellow mancunians doves. b-side single track ep, friend cubilas. music videos recorded both tracks.


mainstream success: 1999–2002

he opened bolton branch of fostering solutions


it came ground next ep, released in march 1999 on cd , vinyl. style of recording focused on woodland environments, aspect displayed in both cover art , title track s video. released during period single whirlpool . instrumental released on vinyl in april 1999.


gough s last ep, once around block, released in august 1999 in 2 vinyl formats , 1 cd edition. release short enough considered single.



gough playing show in urban lounge, salt lake city, utah. (march 2007)


following success of eps, gough s first album, hour of bewilderbeast, released in june 2000, accompanied 4 singles (including re-release of once around block).


the album critically acclaimed , badly drawn boy successful in winning 2000 mercury music prize, beating contemporaries doves £20,000 prize. album sold (300,000 copies) , considered defining work.


the badly drawn boy band throughout successful period consisted of matt wardle (keyboards/vocals), robin file (guitar), sean mcann (bass guitar) latterly replaced ex-smiths bass guitarist andy rourke, dave verner (drums).


after short break, gough returned score film adaptation of nick hornby s novel boy. impressed past work, weitz brothers asked gough score film, task undertook alone, assistance of producer steve mclaughlin. 3 singles album released during 2002.


his third album, have fed fish?, introduced more guitars , increasingly mainstream pop sound not welcomed critics. album play on gough s minor celebrity status. 3 singles , long american tour accompanied album. single right received heavy airplay on bbc radio 2, became first uk top ten single , includes lyrical references music icons such madonna , john lennon.


later years: 2003–present

after long spell in america, gough suffered homesickness , decided record next album closer home. recorded @ moolah rouge studios in stockport, greater manchester, 1 plus 1 one portrait of personal life. documenting death of close friend , loss of grandfather in battle of normandy, album released in 2004. not great commercial success, , gough decided leave contract xl recordings after 1 single released. signed emi.


two years went before born in u.k., aimed explain gough s experience of growing in united kingdom. album promoted small uk tour, profits donated oxfam, charity offers chance thousands of people use music achieve together, idea gets me excited , said gough. gough toured behind album.


the album there nothing do?, music taken , inspired film, fattest man in britain, released on own bdb records label in 2009.


his seventh album, s m thinking pt.1 – photographing snowflakes, first of planned trilogy of albums released under title s m thinking, released in october 2010.


in 2011, portrait of gough painted british artist joe simpson exhibited around uk including solo exhibition @ royal albert hall.


in march 2012 released soundtrack, being flynn, directed paul weitz had worked gough on soundtrack album boy.


in july 2015 mark fifteenth anniversary of release of hour of bewilderbeast gough undertook short uk tour dates in bristol (24th), birmingham (25th), london (26th), glasgow (28th), gateshead (29th), leeds (30th) , manchester (31st).








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