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The Shills
12+ albums
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The Shills formed around childhood friends Ed Bateson, Dickon Collinson, Rob D'Ath, and brothers Olly and Tom Yates in Cambridge. In 2008 they released their debut single, Raison d'être, with independent Cambridge label, R*E*P*E*A*T records. Shortly after its release, they were discovered by London based Strummerville (The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music) who gave them artist of the week and posted the single on-line. Raison d'être went on to become one of the most downloaded songs in Strummerville's history. The Shills spent the latter half of 2008 touring the UK appearing with acts such as Yeti, Tom Hingley, Five O'Clock Heroes and Patrick Jones before being approached by music producer Roger Fife, to record a second single. Their second single, Apparition, was released in March 2009 with Globalnet Records achieving plaudits from BBC Radio, The NME, Artrocker, Organ magazine and caught the attention of Dave Halliwell, former manager of the Verve and The Beta Band who said that "The Shills have one of the most distinctive and original voices around." After the success of Apparition, Strummerville asked The Shills to perform as part of Mick Jones' Rock'n'Roll Public Library exhibition under the west way before heading north to Manchester to perform as part of the world-renowned fringe festival In the City in the shadow of Granada Studios. In late 2009, Cambridge based five piece, the Shills went into the studio to record their EP with Roger Fife, (Cyndi Lauper, Tricky
