The Subways
The Subways is a British garage rock/indie rock band. Their debut album, Yo… Read Full Bio ↴The Subways is a British garage rock/indie rock band. Their debut album, Young For Eternity, was released on 4 July 2005 in the UK and February 14, 2006 in the US.
Billy Lunn (guitars/vocals), Charlotte Cooper (bass/vocals), Josh Morgan (drums)
They released their second album All Or Nothing on 30th June 2008 and this is preceded by the first single Alright on 16th June 2008. The first track from the album Girls & Boys was given away as a free download from the artist's site.
Beginnings
The Subways, formed in 2003, began at an early age, and currently have an average age of 21. The Subways began by playing Nirvana and punk songs in Billy and Josh's lounge, under the name of Mustardseed. They later changed their name to Platypus, and began to tour small, local venues, such as The Square in Harlow, Essex. An early CD of the band playing live was recorded at The Square which they sold at gigs.
As their reputation grew, Billy in particular became annoyed with all the different names the band were coming up with. He came up with The Subways, apparently from his days hanging out. "One of the few places where I felt I could refuge and find peace in my old town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England was in a subway under the roads and pavements. I would haunt there in between breaks at work and college." Feeling the most free at that time underneath the rat-race of economic town life, he thought it only appropriate to divulge this "free essence" he felt in that subway to the band, where he felt he could truly escape from the drudgery of everyday life. It was during this time that Billy formed a closer relationship with Charlotte Cooper.
Home recordings
The band released endless demos and EPs in their early days when playing the London circuit in the UK. With every batch of new songs that The Subways would compose, Billy Lunn would insist that the band record them. However, at such a young age the group had no money with which to go into a studio to record consistently with, so they came upon the idea of buying their own cheap recording system at home. Eventually, the band had their own website, http://www.thesubways.net, which Billy Lunn himself constructed and maintained, where they would put all their new songs up on the internet. Also, through the use of their own home recording system they now had roughly 8 demo's worth of songs both on the internet and being sent out to local and London promotors at various venues. The Subways then began touring in the local and London area.
Having the home recording system also proved useful for production. The band felt that it would not only benefit themselves, but other local bands who could not afford the studio prices, even in the Welwyn Garden City area. It was here, that Billy and Charlotte both stumbled upon the opportunity that would eventually prove significant for the band. "I was producing a local Welwyn Garden City band in my front lounge one day and I noticed that it was quite good so I asked if they were going to send it to any London venues, because I knew a few that would like it. They said that they were going to send it off to Michael Eavis who runs Glastonbury, and I asked why..." Michael Eavis that year was running an unsigned bands competition to play on the Other Stage, and The Subways decided that would be a great idea. "It was really just another address to send one of our CD's off to. All we wanted was to play shows and this was another great opportunity. The CD we sent off to Michael Eavis was literally one among a bunch of 30 that were being sent out to London promoters for a load of gigs we wanted to book. "We never expected the phonecall saying that we'd won and were to play Glastonbury," said Cooper on radio.
Progression
After Glastonbury, The Subways went on to play The Carling Weekend 2004 in both Reading and Leeds, and then proceeded to play their very first (self funded) tour of the UK consisting of 35 dates.
The late John Peel was the first DJ to play single "1am" on National Radio.
The band signed to City Pavement & Infectious Records in late 2004. Their first album, Young For Eternity, which was released on the 4 July 2005, was produced by Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie, with their debut single "Oh Yeah" reaching number 25 in the UK Music Chart in its release week 21 March 2005.
They also appeared in the 7th episode of the third season of American drama The OC, performing "Rock & Roll Queen" and "Oh Yeah" at the show's fictional nightclub The Bait Shop. Also featured on this episode was the song "I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say".
Some of their tracks, such as "She Sun" and "Rock & Roll Queen", are now being used on television adverts for Rimmel cosmetics featuring British supermodel Kate Moss.
The band postponed touring in April 2006 because Billy had nodules on his vocal chords. They played a "secret" gig in The Green Room in their home town of Welwyn Garden City on Friday June 16, under the alias of The Audrey Hepburns and also as support for the Foo Fighters in Manchester at the Lancashire County Cricket Ground on Sunday June 18, and have recently returned to touring, with Billy expected to make a full recovery.
In the summer of 2006 the band were opening for the co-headlining tour across North America for Taking Back Sunday and Angels & Airwaves.
On June 22, the band performed on the late night talk show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
On August 4, they performed at Lollapalooza.
The next day, August 5, they performed at Street Scene in San Diego.
On August 7, they appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
On August 25, they returned to Reading and Leeds Festivals, this time on the main stage.
On the 10th of August 2007, they played at the Ripcurl Boardmasters Unleashed festival in Newquay with bands such as Funeral For A Friend and Ash
Billy Lunn (guitars/vocals), Charlotte Cooper (bass/vocals), Josh Morgan (drums)
They released their second album All Or Nothing on 30th June 2008 and this is preceded by the first single Alright on 16th June 2008. The first track from the album Girls & Boys was given away as a free download from the artist's site.
Beginnings
The Subways, formed in 2003, began at an early age, and currently have an average age of 21. The Subways began by playing Nirvana and punk songs in Billy and Josh's lounge, under the name of Mustardseed. They later changed their name to Platypus, and began to tour small, local venues, such as The Square in Harlow, Essex. An early CD of the band playing live was recorded at The Square which they sold at gigs.
As their reputation grew, Billy in particular became annoyed with all the different names the band were coming up with. He came up with The Subways, apparently from his days hanging out. "One of the few places where I felt I could refuge and find peace in my old town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England was in a subway under the roads and pavements. I would haunt there in between breaks at work and college." Feeling the most free at that time underneath the rat-race of economic town life, he thought it only appropriate to divulge this "free essence" he felt in that subway to the band, where he felt he could truly escape from the drudgery of everyday life. It was during this time that Billy formed a closer relationship with Charlotte Cooper.
Home recordings
The band released endless demos and EPs in their early days when playing the London circuit in the UK. With every batch of new songs that The Subways would compose, Billy Lunn would insist that the band record them. However, at such a young age the group had no money with which to go into a studio to record consistently with, so they came upon the idea of buying their own cheap recording system at home. Eventually, the band had their own website, http://www.thesubways.net, which Billy Lunn himself constructed and maintained, where they would put all their new songs up on the internet. Also, through the use of their own home recording system they now had roughly 8 demo's worth of songs both on the internet and being sent out to local and London promotors at various venues. The Subways then began touring in the local and London area.
Having the home recording system also proved useful for production. The band felt that it would not only benefit themselves, but other local bands who could not afford the studio prices, even in the Welwyn Garden City area. It was here, that Billy and Charlotte both stumbled upon the opportunity that would eventually prove significant for the band. "I was producing a local Welwyn Garden City band in my front lounge one day and I noticed that it was quite good so I asked if they were going to send it to any London venues, because I knew a few that would like it. They said that they were going to send it off to Michael Eavis who runs Glastonbury, and I asked why..." Michael Eavis that year was running an unsigned bands competition to play on the Other Stage, and The Subways decided that would be a great idea. "It was really just another address to send one of our CD's off to. All we wanted was to play shows and this was another great opportunity. The CD we sent off to Michael Eavis was literally one among a bunch of 30 that were being sent out to London promoters for a load of gigs we wanted to book. "We never expected the phonecall saying that we'd won and were to play Glastonbury," said Cooper on radio.
Progression
After Glastonbury, The Subways went on to play The Carling Weekend 2004 in both Reading and Leeds, and then proceeded to play their very first (self funded) tour of the UK consisting of 35 dates.
The late John Peel was the first DJ to play single "1am" on National Radio.
The band signed to City Pavement & Infectious Records in late 2004. Their first album, Young For Eternity, which was released on the 4 July 2005, was produced by Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie, with their debut single "Oh Yeah" reaching number 25 in the UK Music Chart in its release week 21 March 2005.
They also appeared in the 7th episode of the third season of American drama The OC, performing "Rock & Roll Queen" and "Oh Yeah" at the show's fictional nightclub The Bait Shop. Also featured on this episode was the song "I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say".
Some of their tracks, such as "She Sun" and "Rock & Roll Queen", are now being used on television adverts for Rimmel cosmetics featuring British supermodel Kate Moss.
The band postponed touring in April 2006 because Billy had nodules on his vocal chords. They played a "secret" gig in The Green Room in their home town of Welwyn Garden City on Friday June 16, under the alias of The Audrey Hepburns and also as support for the Foo Fighters in Manchester at the Lancashire County Cricket Ground on Sunday June 18, and have recently returned to touring, with Billy expected to make a full recovery.
In the summer of 2006 the band were opening for the co-headlining tour across North America for Taking Back Sunday and Angels & Airwaves.
On June 22, the band performed on the late night talk show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
On August 4, they performed at Lollapalooza.
The next day, August 5, they performed at Street Scene in San Diego.
On August 7, they appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
On August 25, they returned to Reading and Leeds Festivals, this time on the main stage.
On the 10th of August 2007, they played at the Ripcurl Boardmasters Unleashed festival in Newquay with bands such as Funeral For A Friend and Ash
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The Subways Lyrics
07 Oh Yeah Well, everytime I feel you're coming round, you're going dow…
1 A.M. At 1am She′s just waiting Like a shadow Black eyes, black ha…
1 am At 1am, she's just waiting like a shadow Black eyes, black…
1AM At 1am, Shes just waiting, Like a shadow, Black eyes, bla…
A Plain Above My mind's a gun, a loaded gun Another month has come…
All Or Nothing Fall out of love only to fall back in To reach…
Alright Make the great escape And find a way to make ends…
Always Tomorrow Take one good look and mean it Cold hearts feel good…
At 1 AM At 1am She's just waiting Like a shadow Black eyes, brown…
At 1AM At 1am, Shes just waiting, Like a shadow, Black eyes, bla…
Automatic I don't care about a reputaion I don't care about the…
Because of You If it's okay with you it's fine by me I owe…
Black Letter Pack up all your broken bones All your broken bones In a…
Burst I'm in the backroom Or such a cruelty that you put…
Celebrity She doesn't care about the silver screen She doesn't care a…
City Pavement When I walk on the city pavement It's like a trigger…
Dirty Muddy Paws I'm taking comfort from the fact That you could never let…
Down Our Street Down our street Down our street Well there's a woman liv…
Fight Sending all my love to the terra firma team Empty in…
Friday I've been working till the middle of the night I've been…
Girls & Boys The world is always some kind of daydream Another message th…
Girls and Boys The world is always some kind of daydream Another message t…
Good Times I wanna live and never die I'm never giving up the…
Holiday I think it's time that I went on a holiday I…
I Am Young I am young But I know where I am from Times have…
I Think I'm in Love You know I want it 'cause it's mine I got something,…
I Wanna Dance With You I wanna dance with you That's what I wanna do I wanna…
I Want To Hear What You Got To Say Another day is here and I am still alive I'll say…
I Want to Hear What You Have Got to Say Another day is here and I am still alive I'll say…
I Won Get out of my town Get out of the spot light You…
I Won't Let You Down Get out of my town Get out of the spot light You…
I'm In Love You know I want it 'cause it's mine I got something,…
In Love You know you want it But it's mine I got something Someth…
Is That Enough? Sweetest something, I can't tell Divinations, break the spel…
It's A Party I wanna leave this town, I wanna travel south far,…
Just Like Jude Walking through the back streets Hoping that you'll see me S…
Kalifornia Stop the fires, Let the world know their invited, I will fig…
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Like a fool I'm failing falling In a web I'm trapped…
Leave My Side Climb, into the recess of your heart And you will find…
Like I Love You Bruise my heart With all those things you say You tell me…
Lines of Light The lines of light They tell my mind I'm a child... Time …
Lostboy It was so odd The way we came about The way we…
Mary Mary is my best friend She makes me my tea She let's…
Money Oh can't you see They got the eye on you You feel…
Move To Newlyn I'm gonna move to Newlyn Find the light inside of me Sail…
My Heart Is Pumping To A Brand New Beat I'm sitting on a mystery This is how it appears to…
No Goodbyes I can see the light behind your eyes Even in the…
Obsession One's hiding up in the bedroom Another out in the yard I…
Oh Yeah Well, everytime I feel you're coming round, you're going dow…
Pet Boy You're too drunk, uptight In my face you wanna fight You're …
Popdeath As you scrub away the halo As you listen to the…
Road To Nowhere I′m on the road to nowhere, I left my soul at…
Rock You are the sun You are the only one The heart is…
Rock and Roll Queen You are the sun, You are the only one, My heart is…
Rumour Shame on you today For taking what I say And turning it…
Shake! Shake! I sold my soul so I could try I'm standing at…
Shake! Shake! - I sold my soul so I could try I'm standing at…
She Sun She sun Does nothing She won't Tell nothing Sea change She …
Somewhere Somwhere a star explodes too far I feel the wave but I know …
Somewhere At 1 AM At 1am, she's just waiting like a shadow Black eyes, black…
Staring At The Sun Cross the street from Your storefront cemetery Hear me haili…
Strawberry Blonde You're the matador and I'm the bull You're the brass key…
Streetfighter [Yeahhhh] Ch-ch-ch-choose the only choice They're the co…
Take Me Away Take Me Away Lyrics With every single step you take, The lon…
Taking all the Blame I'm not the one who Started out making promises Made my mist…
The Subways You can take it or leave it as far as…
Turnaround God bless her lonely soul She said you'll never ever see You…
Twisted Game We are old, we are new We would simmer in the…
Under the sun When I was younger My skin was softer Under the sun I was…
Want to hear what you have got to say Another day is here and I am still alive I'll say…
We Don't Need Money To Have A Good Time Not gonna be the one to stay inside alone Not gonna…
We Get Around Haha Yeah, like it or not gonna play the game Fall down…
With You I live my life walking down the street Meet the faces…
You got me You Got Me Lyrics Oh, she got a halo Dressed black from…
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (by The Beatles) Here I stand head in hand Turn my face…
Young for Eternity Thank God for Dracula, He sucked the shit out of me, Now…