Rosefield Rivals | en

THERE ARE MANY ARTISTS WITH THIS NAME 1) RIVALS Rivals are from the North East of England, carrying the DIY punk rock indie mantle handed down from generations of bands such as Red Monkey, This Aint Vegas and countless more. Rivals sound is direct and urgent, with garage, rock and post punk influences . They have pedigree too; guitarist / vocalist Ross Millard is a founding and current member of Futureheads. http://www.soundcloud.com/rivalsband http://www.tinylightsrecordings.com 1) RIVALS released their debut single, COLLIDE, on limited edition 7" on 1st May 2006. It was playlisted on XFM, Virgin Radio, BBC 6 Music and also...

The Arrivals are a four piece from Blue Island, Illinois, Southside of Chicago. They write songs about everything and nothing, sometimes all at once. They sound like Mission of Burma trying to write Kinks songs, though most people have their own f-ed up description that may be just as valid. They've toured with Dillinger Four(with whom they now share a bass player), The Soviettes, Toys That Kill, Rise Against, Tiltwheel, Vena Cava, Grabass Charlestons, and The Lawrence Arms. They're now on Recess Records. New CD/LP coming in early 2007. .

There are 2 bands who use this name. The UK band and a Canadian band. 1) Secret Rivals are a four-piece indie pop band based in Oxford, United Kingdom. Their split boy-girl vocals sing of fall-outs, secrets and despair, with hope and longing to put things right. Musically influenced by the sharp edges of The Cribs, Idlewild, Pixies and The Wedding Present, they produce a sound which has been described as 80s-synth-infused lo-fi indie punk-pop in the mould of The Cure and Los Campesinos with vocals likened to riot grrrl bands, Bis and Huggy Bear. The band played at Bestival...

As always, there seems to be more than one group with a name like this 1)The Rivals were a UK punk band from Ramsgate, in existence from 1976-1981. Originally formed by childhood friends Mark Edwards (guitar, vocals) and Paul Leinster (bass, vocals), they soon added Mark Hebden (drums). The most well known lineup for the band, and the one that produced the vast majority of music that you can find from them, came about when Hebden left the band, to be replaced by Paul Daley on drums. This lineup of Edwards, Leinster, and Daley lasted until 1981, when Daley left...

Formed in mid-2004, the Rosefield Rivals played a mix of power pop and punk-pop music. They released one EP-length in 2005, containing 5 songs. They later released one extra song "The Romance" via their MySpace page. The band broke up in mid-2005, and despite fan interest in a reunion, they have only played one reunion show (December 22nd, 2006). .