UK indie rock trio formed by Billy Lunn (guitar/vocals), his girlfriend Mary-Charlotte Cooper (bass/vocals) and Josh Morgan (drums). Lunn and Morgan are actually brothers, with Lunn adopting his mother's maiden name as his surname. Coming from the satellite town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, the trio originally played together under a number of different names, including Platypus, before deciding on the Subways. Becoming regulars on the London indie circuit helped boost the band's reputation in media circles, but their real breakthrough happened in summer 2004 when the trio won the Glastonbury Unsigned competition organised by Michael Eavis and were promoted to the Other Stage alongside a host of famous bands. They signed a recording contract with City Pavement/Infectious Records later in the year and began work on their debut album with leading producer and former Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie. The eagerly awaited Young For Eternity, which featured the minor UK hits "Oh Yeah" and "Rock & Roll Queen", was released in summer 2005 to a reaction of slight disappointment, with many bemoaning the loss of the trio's live energy in a studio setting.
The Subways
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The Subways News
Subways threatening to 'throw a pint of beer over Pete Doherty'
Billy Lunn is targeting singer at Reading And Leeds Festivals
- Aug 19, 2008
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The Subways preview new material in LA
The band perform daredevil stunts for sold-out crowd
- Aug 4, 2008
The Subways announce US release date for new album
'All Or Nothing' is due out in September
- Jul 25, 2008
- 2 comments
The Subways break their Oxegen duck
Billy Lunn dives into the crowd during raucous performance
- Jul 13, 2008
The Subways swamped by smoke on Pyramid Stage
Billy Lunn gets rough and ready with the crowd
- Jun 27, 2008
The Subways Media Player
The Subways Reviews
The Subways: Various venues and dates, Austin, Texas
They may not be old enough to buy booze, but they’re definitely old enough to kick arse all over South By SouthWest and the rest of the US
- Apr 7, 2006
The Subways : Young For Eternity
Teenage Brit rockers’ exciting, if schizophrenic, debut
- Jul 14, 2005
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