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CJ & The Satellites
12+ albums
hard rockrockbritishrock n rollwildhearts
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C.J & The Satellites is the solo project of CJ Wildheart from The Wildhearts, joined by guitarist Paul Grant (3 Colours Red/ Bassknives), bassist Lee Wray (Johnny Zhivago/ Zen Motel) and drummer John Solomon (Modern English). C.J. released his first solo album Thirteen in 2007 under the moniker CJ & The Satellites. The album was supported with live dates in the UK and China but the project was put on hiatus due to the reformation of The Wildhearts in 2009. The album was reissued on CD and vinyl in 2014. Also in 2014, during a Wildhearts hiatus, C.J. released the album Mable, which was funded through the Pledgemusic platform. Mable reached number 23 in the UK album chart; it also reached number 2 in the Official UK Rock Chartand number 2 in the Independent Album Breakers Chart, C.J.'s highest chart positions as a solo artist. Reviews were positive across the board. Uber Rock commented "Not many albums will touch Mable this year". The album scored highly in end of year poll lists including number 2 the Pure Rawk album of the year list, number 6 in the Uber Rock album of the year list, and number 1 in the Rock 'n' Roll Geek Show album of the year list. On 6 March 2015 Mable received the Album of the Year award at the Pure Rawk Awards held in London. C.J. released two more albums funded by pledge campaigns: Robot in 2015 and Blood in 2017 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
