The Bishops

This Bath, England-based indie rock trio comprises twins Mike (vocals/guitar) and Pete Bishop (vocals/bass), and Chris McConville (b. Scotland; drums). The Bishop brothers fulfilled McConville while these were working in a club in London’s east end. The twins had been already producing and composing music of the 60s defeat genre similar to the Beatles or the Hollies, while McConville acquired a penchant for steel, specifically AC/DC. Rehearsing within a basement in a YMCA where these were living, the addition of McConville beefed in the Bishops audio giving it an early on Libertines flavour, with a pal Holly twist. In Oct 2005, a self-released debut, ‘I Don’t Actually KNOW VERY WELL WHAT To State’, premiered, sending ripples appealing around the design and music press due to the Bishops’ genuine beat audio. A bidding battle after that ensued with 1-2-3-4 Information winning due to their popularity for having interesting new bands on the roster. IN-MAY 2006, the Bishops released ‘The Just Place I COULD Look Is normally Down’ to rapturous testimonials, the united kingdom music paper the NME proclaiming: ‘Timeless melodies in the golden period of pop – who says they don’t make ’em like they utilized to?’. The one was recorded on the Bottom Rag Studios in east London, a haven for analogue aficionados. There implemented a gruelling tour of obscure locations around the united kingdom throughout the summer months of 2006, culminating within the discharge of ‘Higher Today’ in Sept, featuring an similarly solid b-side, ‘In The Evening’.