The Music

The Music was part of a new breed of young bands taking the UK indie charts by storm during the summer of 2002. Comprised of school friends Stuart Coleman, Adam Nutter, Robert Harvey and Phil Jordan, The Music first emerged from the suburbs of Leeds in 1999. In early 2001, Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq hailed The Music as “the best unsigned band in Britain" thanks to the raw power of their demo ‘Take The Long Road And Walk It’. The track was subsequently released on NME journalist Simon Williams’ Fierce Panda label as a limited edition 7” in May 2001. The critical acclaim sparked an intense record label scramble for the band’s signature on both sides of the Atlantic.