THE PADDINGTONS

'The Paddingtons' are a British Indie Rock band from Hull, known for their energetic live shows.

Contents

Early history

Recent activities

Trivia

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

External links

Early history

Comprised of Tom Atkin (vocalist), Martin Hines (guitarist), Josh Hubbard (guitarist); and brothers Lloyd (bassist) and Grant Dobbs (drummer), they were signed by Alan McGee to his Poptones record label. Favoured by ex-Libertines frontman Pete Doherty, they toured with his current band Babyshambles. Their debut album, ''First Comes First'', was produced by Owen Morris, producer of Oasis' ''Definitely Maybe''.
The Paddingtons are currently touring new material, with a prospective second album on the way in the near future. Working titles include ''You And I'', ''Sticky Fingers'' and ''Stand Down''.

Recent activities

They broke from writing new material on a number of occasions in the summer of 2006 to play music festivals in Europe, these included:

★ 'Radar' in Istanbul, Turkey

★ 'Summercase' in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain

★ 'Frequency' in Austria

★ 'JerseyLive' in Jersey
In November 2006, they headed out on a small scale national tour to road test new material. They appeared alongside The Cribs at the Birmingham Academy. The Paddingtons have also appeared with Dirty Pretty Things at "The Forum" in May, and again at The Spice Festival at the Hackney Empire in July 2007.

Trivia

★ On a holiday in Taipei, Carl Barat of Dirty Pretty Things broke his collarbone, so they recruited the help of Hubbard to play guitar while Barat's injury healed.

★ Known for their loyal fanbase, in various interviews bassist Dobbs has said it is due to their willingness to play almost any venue. In fact the volume of shows they play is so high that, including the upcoming tour, between the dates of 8 April 2005 and 9 November 2006, they will have played over 150 shows.

Discography

Studio albums

★ 2005 - ''First Comes First''

Compilation albums

★ 2004 - ''Bring Your Own Poison - The Rhythm Factory Sessions'' - (Contributed an early version of the future album track - "Tommy's Disease").

★ 2006 - ''Back To The Bus: Compiled by The Paddingtons''

Singles

★ 2004 - "21"

★ 2005 - "Panic Attack"

★ 2005 - "50 to a Pound"

★ 2005 - "Sorry"

External links

★ Official Site

★ Myspace

★ New Official MySpace, with new demos