The Law

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The Law
The Law
Background information
Origin	Dundee, Scotland
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1997 – Present
Labels	Local Boy Records (distributed by Universal via Absolute)
Members
Stuart Purvey Stevie Anderson Simon Donald Martin Donald

The Law are an indie rock band from Dundee in Scotland. Their debut album "A Measure Of Wealth" was released in September 2009 through their own record label Local Boy Records (distributed by Universal via Absolute). The first single to precede the album, "Don't Stop, Believe", was released on 20 July 2009. The second single to precede the album, "The Chase" was released on September 14, 2009.

Biography

Hailing from Dundee in 1997, the band were originally called Retro, and playing indie-by-numbers music struggled to make any impact on either the local scene or the Scottish scene as a whole, until recruiting Stevie Anderson (guitarist) and settling on the present lineup and name change in 2004. The Law formed initially to write and play songs as a means of venting frustration at birds and bosses, and consists of Stuart Purvey (vocals and OAP), Stevie Anderson (guitar), and brothers Martin Donald (drums), and Simon Donald (bass).

Early recording sessions produced promising results and a couple of indie single releases in 2007 - "Milk & Honey" and "Still Got Friday To Go" - which saw The Law breach the official UK Indie Chart. This gained them initial recognition with the media, seeing them featured in national music press such as NME, and receiving national airplay on the likes of BBC Radio 1 and the XFM network. The year ended on a high when the band picked up a Tartan Clef Music Award for ‘XFM best breakthrough act’.

The Law spent the majority of 2008 writing, recording, mixing, and mastering songs for their debut album. The mainstay of the process were the sessions at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall (the birthplace of Oasis’ Definitely Maybe) with producer Stan Kybert

Their debut album "A Measure Of Wealth" was released on 28 September 2009 through the bands own imprint Local Boy Records (a subsidiary of Universal via Absolute).

The first single to be taken from the album - "Don’t Stop, Believe" – was released on 20 July 2009, receiving airplay from the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, XFM, Clyde, Tay etc. This single was initially a b-side on The Law's previous single, "Still Got Friday To Go".

The second single, "The Chase" was released on September 14, prior to the release of their debut album, "A Measure Of Wealth".

The Law have been prolific live headline performers in their native Scotland, and several support slots with fellow Dundonians The View on their UK tours have introduced the band to a wider audience, as have appearances with the likes of Air Traffic and The Rascals.

T in the Park, Scotland's biggest music festival, in 2009 was a historic point for The Law. Initially booked to play on the BBC Introducing Stage on the Saturday of the weekend, a cancelled appearance by New Zealand artist Ladyhawke saw the band invited back to play the Futures Stage on the Sunday, making them one of a handful of acts to perform more than once over the weekend.

Discography

Albums

• A Measure of Wealth (2009)

Singles

• "Milk & Honey" (2007)
• "Still Got Friday To Go" (2007) #5 UK Indie
• "Don't Stop, Believe" (2009)
• "The Chase" (2009)

References

External links

• The Law's Official Site
• The Law's Myspace page

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