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Underground Railroad
12+ albums
frenchindie rocknoise rockalternative rockrock
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Underground Railroad – Biography 2011 (by Jamie Fullerton) Chances are, if you're reading this biography, you've heard of London-via-the-Parisian-suburbs rockers Underground Railroad already. Possibly through the sawdust-rough demo collection ‘Twisted Trees’ One Little Indian put out in 2007 as an intro to the French trio to set them on their way. Maybe by catching one of the guitar-wall live shows that has earned them the reputation as one the UK capital's most joyously feral live bands, at the countless London or UK shows they've played, or maybe a support slot with Blood Red Shoes, Dinosaur Jr or Ladyhawke. More likely though it was through 2008's 'Sticks And Stones' album, the Seattle-cut record that propelled them from rugged potential to a band who could confidently mould impeccable alt.rock influences such as Sonic Youth, Pavement et al into their own image. Reviews glowed – critics and tastemakers gushed and salivated, but vastly more importantly the band earned the ear-pricking of reams of new fans beguiled by their charm, tunes and unpredictability. A giant leap forward, yes, but not the peak quite yet. Namely because 'White Night Stand', the band's third album, is finally arriving this June. 'Sticks And Stones' is viewed by most of its listeners as a revelation, but as singing drummer Raphael Mura admits: "There are a actually a couple of songs on ‘Sticks And Stones’ that I don't really care about much. But on this one, it's the first time I've loved all of th
