Tom Hingley and the Lovers

Tom Hingley & The Lovers
Tom Hingley and The Lovers 2012
Background information
Origin	Manchester, England
Genres	Punk Indie
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Newmemorabilia Records
Website	http://www.thelovers.co.uk
Members	Tom Hingley Steve Hanley Paul Hanley Kelly Wood Andrew Tarling
Past members	Jason Brown

The Lovers are a British Indie band formed by singer Tom Hingley (of Inspiral Carpets) and brothers Steve Hanley (bass guitar) and Paul Hanley (drums) - both former members of The Fall - with keyboardist Kelly Wood and guitarist Jason Brown. Following Brown's departure Andrew Tarling joined on guitar in 2012.

Their first album, Abba Are The Enemy,^[1] was released in 2004. The follow up, Highlights ^[2] was released in March 2008.

Members

Current members

• Tom Hingley - vocals (2001-present)
• Steve Hanley - bass (2001-present)
• Paul Hanley - drums (2001-present)
• Kelly Wood - keyboards (2001-present)
• Andrew Tarling - guitar (2012-present)

Former members

• Jason Brown - guitar (2001-2011)

Discography

• "Yeah" (single) - Newmemorabilia Records - 2003
• Abba Are The Enemy - Newmemorabilia Records - 2004
• Highlights - Newmemorabilia Records - 2008

Compilation tracks

• "Isolationtank" on Happiness by Tom Hingley, 2001, FFVinyl
• "Online Pharmacy" on Shake (VA), 2004, Biff Bang Pow Records
• "Boyband" on Out Of The Blue (VA), 2004, Blue Cat Records

Interviews

• Abba, Ken Dodd and Chris Martin - enter the world of The Lovers (BBC Interview + Audio), 2004
• Loving it (BBC Interview with Tom Hingley), 2006

References

1. Reynolds, Nick. "Tom Hingley and The Lovers: Abba Are The Enemy". BBC 6 Music, 18 November 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
2. BBC Manchester. "Tom Hingley a Lover and a Fighter". BBC Manchester, 18 April 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

External links

• The Lovers Official site
• The Lovers at Myspace
• Online Pharmacy- Video
• The Lovers at Discogs