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band website:
thehedrons.com
band myspace:
myspace.com/thehedrons
the Hedrons music is decidedly one part Ramones-esque brawn, one part
femme-fatale roar, and one part ruthless guitar-driven nerve. Or as
lead guitarist Rosie humorously puts it, "If you listen to us, you wouldn't
realise it was girls until Tippi starts singing - you'd think it was a
bunch of big hairy guys playing." And although the girls would
personally describe their sound as the modern love child of the
Foo Fighters and Joan Jett, they would also say that the very
same is proudly godfathered by Iggy Pop & The Stooges.
In 2005 the Hedrons were formed in their native Glasgow. With a
relentless gigging schedule, a UK Top 20 indie single and further
back-to-back Top 5 indie singles chart success, the four-piece
have established themselves as one of the country's foremost
emerging rock bands. This has only been further emphasized by
the recent release of the band's debut album 'One More Won't Kill Us'
which accomplished further indie chart triumph when it broke the
Top 40 of the official UK indie album chart.
In the UK throughout 2006, the Hedrons were the focus of many a
press feature and gained plenty of airplay, including from the
likes of Radio 1 and XFM. The band was first tipped in the NME
who said of them 'an all-girl four-piece who sound like Patti
Smith meets Penetration with a dash of early Blondie and a
smidging of The Runaways... you have to hear this band!' Off
the back of this attention and all their touring, the Hedrons
were confirmed to perform at several summer UK summer festivals
including Download at Donington, T In The Park and Guilfest.
Of particular significance, the band was invited by the band
Alice In Chains to step in as special guests at their only UK
show at the London Astoria. Overall, the Hedrons satisfied a
Healthy appetite of over 120 gigs by The End of the year,
accomplishing sell-out status at many venues up and down the
UK / Ireland and generally causing much fan frenzy wherever
they appeared. One of those gigs gained special significance,
when in October the Hedrons became the first British band ever
to play a live, virtual gig as 3-D figures inside the
virtual world 'Second Life' as avatar's of the band performed
in the customised venue 'The Hedro Dome' whilst the real band
performed in Glasgow!
Release wise, the band's first single 'Be My Friend' was released
in July 2006 on Scottish indie label Measured Records and entered
the official UK charts as a top 20 Indie Single, selling out of
its limited edition vinyl pressing as did the second single
'I Need You' that was released in October and entered the
same chart at number 5. A third single 'Heatseeker' was
released in January 2007 and achieved identical top 5
indie chart success. The debut album 'One More Won't Kill Us'
was released in February and was met with an official Top
40 indie album chart position.
This year was kicked off in typical Hedrons fashion with
the band hitting the road in the UK for yet another headline
tour. The album has just been released in Japan to frenzied
acclaim, and live dates there are currently being lined up.
March will see them venture across the Atlantic for the first
time as they fly in for a mini-tour across North America,
including showcases at both Canadian Music Week and SXSW
as well as dates in New York and California.
Although the Hedrons have just started out in their career,
they have already made a Healthy impact on the music scene.
And, according to drummer Soup, one thing's for sure,
"For four girls, we make one hell of a noise."
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