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Indie rock, Pop rock
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The Hoosiers (formerly known as The Hoosier Complex) are an English indie pop band from Reading, Berkshire and Sweden. The band members are Irwin Sparkes (vocals, guitar), Martin Skarendahl (bass and guitar for acoustic performances) and Alfonso (Alan) Sharland (drums). They played their first live session, on UK radio, on the Dermot O'Leary Show, BBC Radio 2. Their first single "Worried About Ray" reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2007. They released their debut album, The Trick to Life, in October 2007.
The band's second single, "Goodbye Mr A", appeared in the game FIFA 08, and FIFA 08 can be seen in The Hoosiers video for "Goodbye Mr A" in which Irwin Sparkes (vocals, guitar), who is from Reading, Berkshire is playing on the game as Reading FC against Manchester United. It also appears in a trailer for the 2007 film, 'Juno'.
Following the release of "Worst Case Scenario", the next release from the album The Trick To Life will be "Cops and Robbers", as confirmed in a live webchat with The Hoosiers on GMTV. The band are currently working on the video for the single. Their song "Worried About Ray" reached the final five in the Single Of The Year category of the Brit Awards 2008, but lost out to Shine by Take That.
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The Hoosiers - The Trick To Life
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2007 | Indie rock, pop rock
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The Trick to Life is the debut album by London indie pop band The Hoosiers. It was released in the UK on October 22, 2007. So far three singles have been released - "Worried About Ray", "Goodbye Mr A"...
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by itemvn | 5 years ago | 5,158 total plays
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