The James Cleaver Quintet

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They are also known as JCQ History In March 2010 the band's debut extended play Ten Stages of a Make Up was released[2] In August 2011 the band released the EP for free on the internet in preparation for their first album's release.[3] In January 2011 the band released the song "Chicken Shit (For The Soul)" as the first single off their debut album, That Was Then, This Is Now, which was proposed to be released in April. The band also completed a tour of the United Kingdom in February to support the release of the single.[1] In August 2011 the band filmed a Lucozade advertisement, where the five members roll down with different vehicles performing a cover of Feeders' Buck Rogers.[4][5] On 31 October 2011, the band released their debut album That Was Then, This Is Now, which opened to reception from popular critics such as the BBC,[6] Drowned in Sound,[7] and Rock Sound.[8] In promotion of the record the band supported Turbowolf with Hawk Eyes across the United Kingdom in November.[4] Across the next year The JCQ supported Enter Shikari and Limp Bizkit[9] and completed a co-headline tour with The Safety Fire.[10] On 17 June 2013, the band released their second studio album Mechanical Young. The album was recorded in Sweden with Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lovstrom, live using vintage equipment, the band wished to record it live as they believed it captured the band's energy and argued that "there are mistakes left in and not everything sounds 100% perfect, but that's where

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That Was Then, This Is Now

Ten Stages Of A Make Up

Chicken Shit (For The Soul)

Think or Swim

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First Time's a Charm

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To Let

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Rock Sound: Bugging Your Ears 133

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That Was Then, This Is Now (MASTER FINAL)

Alcopopular 5: Hit-Hikers Guide to the United Kingdom (Mysterious Cities of Pop)

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Tangled Talk Records: Compilation #1

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That Was Then, This Is Now (vol.1)

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Rock Sound 100% Volume #155

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