The Courteeners

About

The Courteeners are a rock band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 2006 by Liam Fray (guitar/vocals), Michael Campbell (drums/backing vocals), Daniel Conan Moores (guitar), and Ged Lawson (bass). The band members have known each other since they were ten years old. Liam and Conan attended Cardinal Langley RC High School in Middleton, Mark Cuppello attended St Matthew's RC High School in nearby Moston, and Michael Campbell attended St Cuthberts RC High school (Rochdale). While at the University of Salford (studying Creative Writing), Liam Fray started to perform acoustic sets as a singer-songwriter around bars and at open-mic nights in Manchester. After getting positive reactions from the crowd, Fray decided to leave University and form a band.
The debut album, St. Jude, was released on 7 April 2008 by Polydor Records. It was launched at Manchester's Market Street HMV store where they performed and sold their first albums. The album reached No 4 in the UK Albums Chart, and has since gone on to achieve gold status.
The band's second album Falcon was confirmed for release on 22 February 2010. The album was well received by the British music press with NME awarding the album 8/10 and both Mojo & Q Magazines giving the album 4-star reviews. In Falcon's first week it entered the top 10 in 6th place

Albums

St. Jude - 2008

1. Aftershow
2. Cavorting
3. Bide Your Time
4. What Took You So Long?
5. Please Don't
6. If It Wasn't For Me
7. No You Didn't, No You Don't
8. How Come
9. Kings Of The New Road
10. Not Nineteen Forever
11. Fallowfield Hillbilly
12. Yesterday, Today & Probably Tomorrow
13. Kimberley
14. An Ex Is An Ex For A Reason

Falcon - 2010

1. The Opener
2. Take Over The World
3. Cross My Heart & Hope To Fly
4. You Overdid It Doll
5. Lullaby
6. Good Times Are Calling
7. The Rest Of The World Has Gone Home
8. Sycophant
9. Cameo Brooch
10. Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips
11. Last Of The Ladies
12. Will It Be This Way Forever?
13. Revolver
14. Bojangles
15. You're The Man
16. Meanwhile Back At The Ranch
17. Forget The Weight Of The World