Starsailor is a British post-britpop band that was heralded on the release of their debut single, "Fever," in February 2001 as "Britain's best new band". Since then Starsailor has continued the rich lineage of its predecessors such as
Travis,
Stereophonics and many others. Formed in Wigan, UK by music students
James Walsh (vocals/guitar),
James Stelfox (bass), and
Ben Byrne (drums), the band went through several guitar-heavy embryonic lineups before the arrival of
Barry Westhead (keyboards) cemented their sound. Influenced by
Tim Buckley (whose 1970 album ga…
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