![I Am Kloot: Critical darlings and 2010 Mercury nominees have quietly made a name for themselves with a string of moderately successful, but widely adored releases. Their 2013 album Let It All In scored the band their biggest commercial success to date (peaking at No.10).]()
I Am Kloot: Critical darlings and 2010 Mercury nominees have quietly made a name for themselves with a string of moderately successful, but widely adored releases. Their 2013 album Let It All In scored the band their biggest commercial success to date (peaking at No.10).
![Spiritualized: Jason Pierce has kept his band on a steady tragectory in his 24 years in music, with continued album success and impressive live shows. Despite a mainstream peak with his iconic 1997 album Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, the band continues to big billing at UK festivals, and headlined Truck Festival 2013. 2012 album Sweet Heart Sweet Light was a Top 20 hit.]()
Spiritualized: Jason Pierce has kept his band on a steady tragectory in his 24 years in music, with continued album success and impressive live shows. Despite a mainstream peak with his iconic 1997 album Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, the band continues to big billing at UK festivals, and headlined Truck Festival 2013. 2012 album Sweet Heart Sweet Light was a Top 20 hit.
![The Rifles: Unlike many mid-00s bands, The Rifles' most recent album, 2014 release None The Wiser, is the most successful of their career - peaking at No.21 in January of this year. The line-up of the band has changed in recent years and they are perhaps best known outside of indie circles for rumours that they were once forced to cancel an Italian tour due to a run in with the mafia.]()
The Rifles: Unlike many mid-00s bands, The Rifles' most recent album, 2014 release None The Wiser, is the most successful of their career - peaking at No.21 in January of this year. The line-up of the band has changed in recent years and they are perhaps best known outside of indie circles for rumours that they were once forced to cancel an Italian tour due to a run in with the mafia.
![The View: The View came to fame in the late 00's with their debut album, Hats Off To The Buskers and their huge hit single 'Same Jeans'. The four-piece have maintained the momentum in the years since, and while they have been unable to revisit the heights of their early years, despite scoring a Top Ten album in 2012 with their fourth studio album, Cheeky For A Reason. They also sold out their 2014 UK within hours of tickets going on sale.]()
The View: The View came to fame in the late 00's with their debut album, Hats Off To The Buskers and their huge hit single 'Same Jeans'. The four-piece have maintained the momentum in the years since, and while they have been unable to revisit the heights of their early years, despite scoring a Top Ten album in 2012 with their fourth studio album, Cheeky For A Reason. They also sold out their 2014 UK within hours of tickets going on sale.
![The Enemy: In 2007, The Enemy were the subject of much buzz and hype, and their debut We'll Live and Die in These Towns went straight to No 1. The band supported the likes of Oasis and Kasabian in the following years, and second album Music for the People enjoyed commercial success. Their last album, Streets in the Sky, was released in 2012.]()
The Enemy: In 2007, The Enemy were the subject of much buzz and hype, and their debut We'll Live and Die in These Towns went straight to No 1. The band supported the likes of Oasis and Kasabian in the following years, and second album Music for the People enjoyed commercial success. Their last album, Streets in the Sky, was released in 2012.
![Maximo Park: The alt rockers enjoyed commercial AND critical success with their debut A Certain Trigger, which was nominated for 2005's Mercury Prize. Second collection Our Earthly Pleasures entered the charts at No 2 in 2007 thanks to the strength of lead single 'Our Velocity'. The band's popularity has since seen a decline, both with critics and fans. Their last album Too Much Information was released in February 2014, and yes, frontman Paul Smith is still wearing a bowler hat.]()
Maximo Park: The alt rockers enjoyed commercial AND critical success with their debut A Certain Trigger, which was nominated for 2005's Mercury Prize. Second collection Our Earthly Pleasures entered the charts at No 2 in 2007 thanks to the strength of lead single 'Our Velocity'. The band's popularity has since seen a decline, both with critics and fans. Their last album Too Much Information was released in February 2014, and yes, frontman Paul Smith is still wearing a bowler hat.
![Reverend and the Makers: Led by shouty frontman Jon McClure, RATM enjoyed commercial success in the UK in 2007 with their gnawingly catchy single 'Heavyweight Champion of the World', which entered the Top 10. Meanwhile, McClure generated controversy for his outspoken views on the Iraq War and er, Jade Goody. They became possibly the first band to name their album after their Twitter handle (2012's @ReverendMakers), and their last album, released in February 2014, entered the charts at No 13.]()
Reverend and the Makers: Led by shouty frontman Jon McClure, RATM enjoyed commercial success in the UK in 2007 with their gnawingly catchy single 'Heavyweight Champion of the World', which entered the Top 10. Meanwhile, McClure generated controversy for his outspoken views on the Iraq War and er, Jade Goody. They became possibly the first band to name their album after their Twitter handle (2012's @ReverendMakers), and their last album, released in February 2014, entered the charts at No 13.
![The Twang: The Birmingham band burst onto the scene in 2007, hailed by the NME as]()
The Twang: The Birmingham band burst onto the scene in 2007, hailed by the NME as "Britain's Best New Band". Their debut Love It When I Feel Like This was a commercial success, but the hype had died down by the release of 2009's Jewellery Quarter. Their last album, N E O N T W A N G, was released in March 2014 and peaked at No 57 on the UK charts.