The Courteeners
The Courteeners is a British indie rock band formed in Manchester, in 2006 … Read Full Bio ↴The Courteeners is a British indie rock band formed in Manchester, in 2006 by Liam Fray (guitar/vocals), Michael Campbell (drums/backing vocals), Daniel Conan Moores (Guitar), and Mark Cuppello (bass). Mark left the band in 2015 due to 'mutual consent' and joined LIverpool band Lungs. The band's producer Joe Cross took over bass duties and is considered an official member.

Whilst studying at the University of Salford, Liam Fray started to perform acoustic sets as a singer-songwriter around Manchester. After getting positive reactions from the crowd, Fray decided to leave University and form a band. He recruited long time friend Michael Campbell. At that time, Campbell had never played the drums in his life. The two friends played under Liam Fray's name. When Conan Moores and Mark Cuppello joined the band, they renamed themselves 'The Courteeners'. All four band members hail from the Middleton area of Greater Manchester, and have known each other since they were ten years old.

On the 6th August 2007 they released their first single, 'Cavorting'. On the 22nd October 2007 a second single, 'Acrylic', followed, reaching number 44 in the UK Single Chart. They were signed to Loog records at the time.

Producer Stephen Street (known from bands such as Blur and Morrissey approached the band. They started working on the debut album. The band released the first single of this album, 'What Took You So Long?' on 14th January 2008. The single 'Not Nineteen Forever' was released on 31th March 2008. Finally, on the 4th April 2008, they released the debut album, 'St. Jude' on Polydor Records.

Morrissey visited one of their concerts in London at the time and said afterwards that he liked their music. Morrissey's name is actually mentioned in the lyrics of 'What Took You So Long?' .

At 23th June 2008, The Courteeners released a fifth single; 'No You Didn't, No You Don't'. At 6th October they released another single, 'That Kiss', that was not on the debut album. In January 2009, Liam Fray comfirmed that the band is recording a second album.

Fray stated that there were some discussions around the release of this album. The record label wanted the band to sound like Snow Patrol, which is a difference in opinion to the band. Also, no decision has been made as whether Stephen Street will produce the album, or not. Fray did reveal that nine tracks were finished at the time. The tracklist of the album will include 'Bojangles', 'Revolver' and 'Three Months', according to Fray.

They played their largest headline show at Manchester Central in December 2009 before a UK tour in March 2010 in support of their new album which was released in February 2010.

Discography

St. Jude (2008)
Falcon (2010)
Anna (2013)
Concrete Love (2014)
Mapping the Rendezvous (2016)
More. Again. Forever. (2020)
Pink Cactus Café (2024)
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The Courteeners Lyrics


06. If It Wasn't For Me Everyones saying that your here for me, But your here…
11 Last Of The Ladies You are the last of the ladies You are the only…
Acrylic You're just like plasticine Being molded into a libertine dr…
Aftershow The walk home from barbecue is very long when I'm…
An Ex Is An Ex For A Reason If I'm talking to you at the back of the…
Are You In Love With A Notion Run away from this godforsaken place And hide away from ever…
Better Man I'm bringing out my best impression Of seven year old me…
Bide Your Time The temptation is all to great And now its gone…
BideYour Time The temptation is all to great And now its gone…
Cameo Brooch With your mother's cameo brooch Sat at the foot of her…
Cavorting Your club is full of over rated, dehydrated, goggled eyed…
Cross My Heart How can I create a work of art? Angled over a…
De La Salle I wonder if the De La Salle brothers got out And…


Fallowfield Hillbilly Is that all that matters anymore? Who happened to like that…
Good Times Are Calling Well I'm in Manchester and you're in London town I'm having…
Hanging Off Your Cloud I still miss you Am I allowed to say or just…
Heart Attack Hello, hello I need you to know I don't love you enough…
Heavy Jacket Heavy jacket, heavy jacket, heavy jacket, come on Heavy jack…
Here Come the Young Men I'm in work in an hour and a half And the…
How Come How come you are always off your head And yet you…
If It Wasn Everyones saying that your here for me, But your here…
Is Heaven Even Worth It Meet your sister at the station Birthday brunch, shoulda bou…
Jacket Six acres of concrete wasteland, One sunflower standing tall…
Kimberley Who is that girl? I think it's kokaine kim I've not…
Kings Of The New Road I loved you, I still do, I probably always will…
Kitchen When the clouds form heavy over me then I'm gonna…
Last Of The Ladies You are the last of the ladies You are the only…
Lose Control Lately I've been going through One or two things that would…
Lullaby You walked over still hungover from the night before Those …
Marquee Stay up late and think Of where you might be I can't…
Modern Love We got style and we got grace We run wild and…
Money I noticed you in the photograph A ghost like you…
More. Again. Forever All of the speakers See a lighter exploding And you're tryna…
Next Time You Call Back down Wind your neck in Feel the paranoia set in All in…
No You Didn t No You Don t So just because I use salty phrases and I go…
Not Nineteen She tried to peel me off the pavement Tried to insinuate…
One Day at a Time If I know you like you know me I can see…
Please Don Four years and twenty two shades of blonde Is all…
Previous Parties Relaxed dude in the coral reef Cigarettes smoked with Mick a…
Push Yourself You think that you're so clever And you think you know…
Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips Six thousand miles away, the first thing on my mind I've…
Sharks Are Circling The sharks are circling The water’s getting clearer Smilin…
Slow Down If you′re not careful You might rob us of this local…
Small Bones She left her coat down in the club To see if…
Smiths Disco Please Please can we Please can we go To the smiths disco Ev…
Summer So I said, I said, "what's your name And where'd you…
Sunflower Six acres of concrete wasteland, One sunflower standing tall…
Sycophant I'll never dance with a sycophant I'd rather entertain disda…
Take It on the Chin Take it on the chin, take it on the chin Take…
Take Over The World I looked into her eyes and I swore I've never written…
That Kiss The way that you looked at him And then you looked…
The 17th When you come home the neighbours look at you funny Thank…
The Joy of Missing Out Your head hurts from all the division in the modern…
The Opener I've been away, I've been working But now I'm back I…
The Rest Of The World Has Gone Home Mark was there, he was chasing tail, the urban genie on…
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Take me out tonight Where theres music and theres people…
Up All Night The city is close, close to freezing And I′ve forgotten my…
Van Der Graaff Live a little bit Have a little laugh Roll up your sleeves…
What Took You So Long You spend too much time sat in your Bedroom on…
Will It Be This Way Forever A bicycle shop at the end of the road A Chinese…
Will It Be This Way Forever? A bicycle shop at the end of the road A Chinese…
You Over Did It Doll I heard you coming in from town, stilettos scrape the groun…
You Overdid It Doll I heard you coming in from town, stilettos scrape the ground…


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