Talk:The Legion

The Legion are and indie/prog/folk band hailing from Leicestershire, UK. They have to date released an album "All that optimism" and a single from that "Kodak Colour +" on local label Forhthesakeofthesong, which takes it's namesake from a track on the selftitled album by Townes Van Zandt. Both the album and the single have received praise on a minor level being played on Radio 1 by Steve Lamauq (Also being included in a BBC list of hot tips for 2009) and by Tom Robinson on Radio 6. The band are fairly secretive by nature, not enjoying self-promotion to the point of scribbling out their names in the album artwork and creating pseudonyms for use on national press and interviews though tour and live videos do circulate online.

All That Optimism
The Album which includes 12 tracks is a mix of full 4 piece band and acoustic ballads. It was recorded in Deadline Studios was produced in early 2008 at deadline studio in Leicester and was released on the 13th October 2008 supported by a nationwide tour. The single "Kodak colour +" received national and local radio play though failed to chart. Track Listing: 1. Wight Noise 2. Cheryl Tweedy 3. Primroses 4. Cursedteen 5. Don't Stop Me Dancing 6. Stand by Your Man 7. Dum Dum 8. Get Out (Before They Get Down) 9. Start to Finish 10. Bumface Jones 11. Down Near the Esplande* 12. Kodak Colour +

Album sales are unreported.
 * Piano-Martyn Noble

2nd album
The band became a 5 piece in early 2009 with the addition of a keybored player, they performed a couple of low key gigs of new songs, the video from which Steve Lamauq placed on his NME playlist. The band announced they are writing new material in more of a prog-rock vein and are demoing them, though the actual release of the album might have to wait until 2010-11 due to other commitments. They have been confirmed to play the BBC 6 Music covered Leicester event Summer Sundae Weekender for the first time this year. []    81.159.148.176 (talk) 20:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)