The Madeleines formed after childhood friends James (guitar/vocals), Matt (guitar/vocals) and Dunc (drums), who went to school together in South Wales, where they spent their teenage years playing punk and new wave covers in various bands, all found themselves a few years later living in London. Out for James’ birthday, making music together again came up heatedly in conversation, and new friend Mike, originally from Knebworth, drunkenly promised to buy a bass. Thankfully, Mike is a man of his word, and a couple of days later they found themselves writing songs together, all agreeing that The Smiths, Television, The Cure, Ramones, Pavement and a few others were the best things on Earth. They knew from past experience not to talk about what they disagree on.

After spending 2004 building a fanbase with shows at Truck Festival, Young and Lost at Frog., White Heat (and the WHORE all-dayer), Rough Trade Shops’ RoTa, DrownedInSound at In The City, Manchester, Sensible Sundays, UK escalator and others, the band are releasing their debut single, a double-A side 7” of live favourites Trouble and Safety Net on Destructible Records. The Madeleines are currently putting together more live dates and will be playing across the country in the first half of 2006.

Discography

The Sure Thing, Track on Truck Festival 8 CD compilation.
Buy the CD from Rough Trade here.

Trouble / Safety Net, 7" single on Destructible Records.