The Foxes (band)

The Foxes
Left to right: Stephen Wilde, Nigel Thomas, Jonathan Bretman and Alex Douglas.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Indie rock,post-punk revival
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Room 10 Records
Members	Nigel Thomas Jonathan Bretman Alex Douglas Stephen Wilde
Website	www.thefoxesband.co.uk

The Foxesare an Englishindie rockband formed in 2006. They have entered theUK Indie Singles Charttwice and have been mentioned in the NME magazine. The band released their début album "Last Of Many" in 2011 which was recorded at theSawmills Studiosin Cornwall, produced and mixed by John Cornfield.

History

The Foxes Logo

In the summer of 2006 Nigel Thomas, at the time amental health professional,and Alex Douglas formed the acoustic duo 'Rush Hour Soul' in London. With the addition of two band members and a name change to "The Foxes" the current line-up was formed: Thomas (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Jonathan Bretman (lead guitar), Douglas (bass, backing vocals) and Stephen Wilde (drums). Thomas writes the music and lyrics.

The Foxes critically acclaimeddébut EP 'Lover, Killer' was released in August 2007 and sold in CD format, limited to 500 hand numbered copies.

In 2008, the band formed their own record label 'Room 10 Records'. The name originates from the room the band used for rehearsal at Survival Studios in North London.

The first release on the new label was the début Single 'Trauma Town' on 20 October 2008, which was sold in limited edition vinyl format and digital download, reaching number 9 on the official UK Indie charts according to the BBC website.

On 16 March 2009 the single 'Bill Hicks' (based onfamous comedian) was released on CD, vinyl and digital download, which reached number 6 on the official UK Indie charts according to the BBC website.

On 3 August 2009 they released a new recording of 'Lover, Killer' as a single on CD, vinyl and digital download, along with a video filmed by Nigel Thomas' brother. This release did not chart as sales were not counted for that period.

On 17 May 2010 they released the "Depression, Joy and a Moment of Fame" EP, a precursor to their début album. This release also did not chart as sales were not counted for that period.

The band are no longer together although singer Nigel Thomas continues to release music.

Present

The band have worked with John Cornfield(producer and mixer) atSawmills Studiosin Cornwall on their EP 'Depression, Joy and Moment of Fame'.

Their début album, 'Last of Many' again produced by John Cornfield at Sawmills, was released on 5 December 2011.

Tours and appearances

The Foxes have played in various venues across the country and have toured a number of times across the US and UK. Additionally, They have played in theO2 Arena,supportingThe Magic Numbers.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart peak positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)	Sales
		UK
2011	Last of Many Released: 5 December 2011 Label: Room 10 Records Formats: CD, digital download	TBR	TBR	TBR
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Extended plays

Year	EP details
2007	Lover, Killer Released: August 2007 Label: Formats: CD
2010	Depression, Joy and a Moment of Fame Release due: 17 May 2010 Label: Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions		Album
		UK	UK Indie
2008	"Trauma Town"	—	9	N/A
2009	"Bill Hicks"	—	6	N/A
	"Lover, Killer"	—	—	N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

External links

• Thefoxesband.co.uk,official site
• The FoxesatMySpace
• The Foxesat Facebook
• The FoxesatBebo
• Internet RadioatLast.fm
• Internet RadioatXFM