i was listening to Virgin radio last night and they played a new song by a band. They must have announced the name of the band before they played it but I missed that because i turned the radio on half way through.

Anyway (this is going to be tough) can you name them:
They have quite a big guitar sound and the vocalist kind of moves between low-end vocas in the verse to higher melodic in the chorus. They kind of reminded me of a-ha with guitars lol

They were also featured I THINK on Sky 1's top 200 of 2004

Thanks in advance if you canname them

The Darkness?

nope this was a new band, serious rock, big chords but not glammy

i suspect some indie kid out there may know of them

Could be Million Dead, Karkus will confirm when he comes on line but I recall they go quite high in the chorus.

bope the name mentioned on SKY was definately more indie souding than karkus. I guess i will just keep listening

[pointon]

Er no... Karkus is a forum member, not a band (might be, but not in the context Garrett meant).

Million Dead I don't think fit that much.

The Mars Volta maybe? Kings Of Leon?

Franz Ferdinand ....i reckon,maybe??....Definately a new band,that seem to cropping up here and there.I saw them before christmas,supporting Belle and Sebastian......they fit the description.

[karkus30]

Just a guess...............The Shins ??

Or possibly The Zutons

Or Keane

[Whiting]

Originally posted by stewarthollyhea
i was listening to Virgin radio last night and they played a new song by a band. They must have announced the name of the band before they played it but I missed that because i turned the radio on half way through.

Have you tried the Virgin playlist here ?

[seany]

Originally posted by karkus30
Just a guess...............The Shins ??

Or Keane

No, i'm Keane

Ah it was SNOW PATROL with their single RUN. Took me three hours of listening but I found it. Apparently theyarent a new new band they just havent broken into mainstream very well before.

However I am certainly going to listen out for some of the other bands you've mentioned

Thanks folks

[Whiting]

They've been mentioned in bits and pieces here on the forum recently.

I have a couple of friends who recommend the "Final Straw" album (2003) highly, a view that a couple of folk here share. It's in my "to buy" list (along with Bonnie Prince Billy) but I can't find it that cheap anywhere. Amazon don't even have in stock...

...I don't hear any Aha though...

[seany]

It's their second album, they are fantastic.

Have a listen to the album http://www.snowpatrol.net/flash/flash.html

[Whiting]

Originally posted by keanyboy
It's their second album, they are fantastic.

Have a listen to the album http://www.snowpatrol.net/flash/flash.html

Ta for the link. Has this piece of news :

FINAL STRAW RE RELEASED
Loads of you have been emailing us about not being able to get hold of Final Straw over the last few weeks. The album is going to be be re-released in the UK on the 4th Febuary and will include two extra tracks on it. Check the news page in the next few days for details on the new tracks.

...which explains why I can't find it.

[Whiting]

The re-release of "Final Straw" now available at Amazon for a nice price of £7.99

What do you mean A-ha with guitars?
A-ha is a very underrated band and you can hear guitars on their albums. The last one was even produced by producers of Blur, Morrissey, New Order...