February
2007
Longview
After a short spell away from the limelight Longview seem to be kicking out some fresh anthemic indie rock from their studio in Manchester. The band sprung two surprise gigs on us as they get back into the swing of organising things.
Emma Scott of Kerrang radio brought Longview Long-view to the Actress and Bishop in Birmingham recently as they tried out some of the new material. They also played The Night And Day in the homelands of Manchester. Having followed the band for a long time I can safely say there is a mantra of if “it aint broke, don’t fix it” coming through and as such the band haven’t changed what they are doing or followed a tangent or felt the need to change as so many bands these days do, which is a very good thing, in fact as you may hear from the free track they have posted, things are even more anthemic than they were.
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- Long-view - Why
If you’ve never heard of the band before, Long-view are the kind of band who wouldn’t be out of place supporting Coldplay on a stadium tour, it’s anthemic music which is apparent in the massive hit “Further”. They launched themselves with a debut album titled Mercury and early on had produced a stunning video and DVD single release of “Can’t Explain”. A handful of singles were taken from that album and released and they toured heavily firstly in support slots and then in their own headlining gigs. You’ll find the band have added a hyphen in their name creating “Long-view” after a clash with a similar band name.
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