User:Marquis Drive

Marquis Drive are a 7 piece Indie Rock band hailing from Cannock, Staffordshire in the West Midlands.

Formed under a wandering star somewhere next to the Wetherspoon's in their hometown, the lads are "born of a mutual love of football, clothes and great music"

Marquis Drive were talent spotted and are now managed by RF Music Management consisting of the talented Rob Fiddaman and Lee Sims.

The lads went on to be spotted by music mogul Alan McGee when they played a support set for one of McGee's Q&A talk show's to a sellout audience in Dublin at the famous Sugar Club on 28th May 2019

They were asked by Alan to support him on a further number of Q&A talk shows as he loved their music quoting "they're a great band!"

Alan McGee has signed many successful bands with the likes of Oasis, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine and The Libertines.

On September 13th 2019, Marquis Drive were officially signed to his record label Creation23 and released "Proud" at the end of February 2020.

"Proud" sold out it's pre order, limited edition vinyl on the Creation23 store before it's official release on all major streaming platforms including Spotify

It went straight in at number 2 in the UK singles vinyl chart 6th March 2020 and already has an excess of 85,000 plus streams to date. The single has been featured on Radio X playlists, with great promotion work and help from Danny Watson and plays by presenters John Kennedy   and Gordon Smart  on their respective Radio X shows.

Chris Moyles also played "Proud" on his prime time Radio X show on 3rd March 2020 during an interview with Alan McGee with Chris Moyles quoting "Proud is a great, great tune!!!"

The band’s first debut single “Movin’ On” was released in August 2018 and received enthusiastic approval amongst their fans - available on Spotify to stream and download with encapsulating positive reviews from the likes of RGM Even the stars   and The Songbird.

With a successful sellout of their limited edition vinyl, they have seen further success on their Spotify platform reaching over 270,000 streams and numerous digital downloads for their first official single.

Their second release, Unite and Shine On (a double A side) was released in late June of 2019. The brit pop infused single has been quoted as "a way to help you to escape the 9-to-5 and remind you that there will always be a Friday just around the corner. The songs are about frustration, dreams and hard work. They are upbeat to the point of euphoria. The anthemic choruses are set alongside the verses of everyday life."

Unite has a political theme and guitarist and vocalist Eddie Thomas said: "Written out of the country being pulled apart, it looks at separation of the classes and lack of empathy."

Shine On looks at more personal struggles, with Eddie adding: "I've struggled with anxiety and depression, and this was written after I came round to understand what was up with me." Reviews have come from the likes of "Louder Than War" The Express & Star  and Jammerzine  to name a few.

The band consists of:

Mark Hillier - vocals and acoustic guitar  Eddie Thomas - rhythm guitar and backing vocals                                                              Chris Eardley - lead guitar and backing vocals                                                              Matt Drury - keys                                              Conal Saha - drums                                             Mal Flynn - bass guitar                                  Leon Harrison - percussion and backing vocals

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