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The Coral are an England|English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool.
The band's music is a mixture of old-fashioned country, 1960s-style Psychedelic rock|psychedelica and folk music|folk with modern rock influences. The Coral have released five albums. Their self-titled debut album was nominated for the 2002 Mercury Music Prize and later voted the fourth best album of the year by ''NME'' Magazine.
It was announced on the 9th January 2008 that Bill Ryder-Jones would be leaving, but the band would continue as a 5-piece.
History
Formation
Meeting in school on the wirral, the seven friends would meet at each others' houses and the school music room where they would watch films, listen to music and play guitars. After leaving school they went on to jobs and university before quitting both to take up the band full time. The band was soon signed to Liverpool label Deltasonic. The band started as prominent members of the Liverpool music scene, playing many gigs around the city. The Coral's distinctive musical style has strongly influenced many other of the Liverpool-based label's acts, including The Zutons, The Dead 60s and The Basement.
''The Coral''
Hailed as the first English band of the "guitar group revival" the band released the critically acclaimed EPs ''Shadows Fall (EP)|Shadows Fall'', ''The Oldest P... read all
Required Reading
The Coral In Paris
The Coral In Paris
Adderley Street 1955
Singer In The Coral Municipal
Singer In The Coral Municipal
Gifted Rocker
The Coral
The Coral Live At Deltasonic Christmas Party 8
James Skelly
James Skelly
