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Distant Sun


Distant Sun

'Distant Sun are British Indie/rock band who formed in early 2010 and consist of 4 friends from Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England.

Band Members

Rafe Garforth	-  Lead vocals, bass guitar, piano

Nick Garforth	-  Rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Lewis Hickin 	-  Lead guitar, backing vocals

Paul Chandler	-  Drums, percussion.

The name Distant Sun is taken from the 1993 song by Crowded House which was on their forth studio album Together Alone.

In March 2010, after a failed search for a drummer, the three band members asked long term friend Paul Chandler if he would be willing to try and learn to play drums. After several months of learning and rehearsing an all original setlist, influenced by bands such as Oasis, Razorlight and The Beatles to name a few, in August 2010 Distant Sun played their first gig at The Brickmakers in Norwich and over subsequent years they have played to large crowds all over the Norfolk/Suffolk area.

In September 2011 an opportunity to record at Universal Studios in London presented itself after a last minute cancellation, an offer that was too good to refuse. 10 songs were recorded live in one day and the concept for the first album was born.

Beyond The Realms We Live In is a self recorded 10 song album and is the debut 1st album from the East Anglian based band. The album was officially released under their own label ‘Texan Twang Records’ on 26th November 2013.

Discography

•	Beyond the Realms We Live In (2013)