Formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in late 2006, this UK indie band was frequently compared to the city's most famous guitar rock exponents of the previous decade, Oasis, with frontman Liam Fray (guitar/vocals) exuding the confident swagger of his close namesake Liam Gallagher. With the line-up completed by childhood friends Daniel Conan Moores (guitar), Mark Cuppello (bass) and Michael Campbell (drums/vocals), the Courteeners released their debut single, "Cavorting", the following August. A tour with the established UK band the Coral followed at the end of the year, and the support of an excitable part of the UK press contingent helped push the ensuing singles, "Acrylic", "What Took You So Long" and "Not Nineteen Forever", into the charts. Noted producer Stephen Street produced the quartet's album debut St. Jude, an enjoyably melodic if highly derivative collection of guitar-based indie rock.
The Courteeners
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The Courteeners News
Courteeners and Rascals' Miles Kane cover The Smiths
Last Shadow Puppet joins Manchester band onstage
- Mar 9, 2009
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Courteeners announce second Liverpool live date
Band say the move is designed to combat touting
- Feb 16, 2009
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The Courteeners announce first US headline show
The band play one-off New York show ahead of supporting Morrissey
- Jan 20, 2009
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Courteeners to play two New Year shows
Band to play in Leeds and Sheffield to see 2009 in
- Dec 4, 2008
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Courteeners announce live EP details
Tracks will be recorded at the Manchester Apollo this week
- Oct 7, 2008
The Courteeners YouTube Videos
The Courteeners - That Kiss (03:49)
The official video for the new single 'That Kiss' by The Courteeners.
The Courteeners - What Took You So Long? (03:21)
Official video of the new single from the Middleton quartet
The Courteeners Reviews
The Courteeners
The swaggering homecoming kings lap up the adulation. Academy 1, Manchester (April 19)
- May 2, 2008
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