Grown-Ups, by The Lodger

Grown-Ups

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1.	Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion 02:31	buy track
2.	Kicking Sand 02:49	buy track
3.	Getting Special 03:22	buy track
4.	You Got Me Wrong 02:08	buy track
5.	A Free Period 03:40	buy track
6.	Simply Left Behind 02:46	buy track
7.	My Advice Is On Loan 01:56	buy track
8.	Let Her Go 03:20	buy track
9.	Watching 02:26	buy track
10.	Unsatisfied 02:49	buy track
11.	The Story's Over 02:03	buy track
12.	Not So Fast 03:24	buy track
13.	Bye Bye 06:29	buy track
14.	Let's Make A Pact 01:55	buy track

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The Lodger was born in Ben Siddall’s Leeds bedsit flat in 2004. Encouraged by local label Dance To The Radio, Ben recruited friends for bass and drum duties, tuned-up with live shows around town and debuted in early 2005 with a track on a Dance To The Radio compilation. The band quickly followed-up with their excellent debut single "Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion," the "Watching" 7” on Double Dragon, and track for the hotly-tipped Wrath label's split 7” series.

2006 was when the band got their act together – a permanent line-up of Ben, Joe and Katie was established and the band went out on the road in the UK with kindred Yorkshire spirits The Research in February. London indie label Angular Records released the band’s ace third single “Let Her Go” shortly afterwards. This single won the BBC 6music’s Rebel Playlist and started to pick up airplay worldwide. In the summer the band decamped to Alan Smyth’s tiny little Sheffield recording studio to record songs for their debut album. Thirteen tracks were recorded in a week in September and the result is "Grown-Ups."

On the heels of the successes of bands like The Kaiser Chiefs and The Arctic Monkeys, the north of England is fairly bursting with exciting guitar pop bands, and The Lodger are amongst the brightest hopes. Taking their cues from fellow northerners The Smiths and The Wedding Present, The Lodger's music is classic melodic pop, fueled by sparkling hooks and plangent lyrics. The tunes are sharp and timeless, a thoroughly modern distillation of great Britpop from the 60s right up to today. "Grown-Ups" is a perfect introduction to the thrilling pop charms of The Lodger.

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released June 5, 2007

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