Mercury Summer Home to the album's most immediate hooks, the synth enhanced love song, is the track most directly influenced by the band's love of film. “It's a homage to the Shawshank Redemption,” says Simpson, “Andy dreams of escaping to Zihuananejo and that song is about you and your partner leaving your life behind and going on an adventure in search of your ultimate nirvana. The line is opens with, ‘I hope the sea is as blue as it is in my dreams’, is a direct quote from film.” In fact, the original version of song included a sample of Morgan Freeman saying the … read more
Mercury Summer Home to the album's most immediate hooks, the synth enhanced love song, is the track most directly influenced by the band's … read more
Mercury Summer Home to the album's most immediate hooks, the synth enhanced love song, is the track most directly influenced by the band's love of film. “It's a homage to … read more
Fightstar is a post-hardcore band, formed in 2003, from London, United Kingdom. The band consists of Charlie Simpson on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Alex Westaway on guitar and also providing vocals, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. They have released three studio albums, "Grand Unification" in 2006, "One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours" in 2007 and most recently "Be Human" in April 2009. Before releasing any albums the band released "They Liked You Better When You Were Dead", a 6 track EP. And in 2008 they released a compilat… read more
Fightstar is a post-hardcore band, formed in 2003, from London, United Kingdom. The band consists of Charlie Simpson on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Alex Westaway on guitar and also providi… read more
Fightstar is a post-hardcore band, formed in 2003, from London, United Kingdom. The band consists of Charlie Simpson on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Alex Westaway on guitar and also providing vocals, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drumme… read more