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�Figure 5� released their debut single �Topper� on 6th May 2004, through Sunstone Records. Their unique sound falls somewhere between the garage psych of the 60�s San Francisco and The Doors to the more modern pop sensibilities of The Las and The Coral with a bit of Billy Childish sex-punk.

�Figure 5� have gained a reputation as a must see band on Glasgow�s live circuit. Reviews for the single and their live shows have helped them to create their own buzz within the city�s music scene.

�Figure 5� performed at this years IN THE CITY- Manchester 17th-21st September 2004.They were chosen from over 2000 bands to perform at this prestigious event. Over 3000 music industry professionals attended In The City keen to check out new talent. The event took place over 5-days-50-venues and is Europe�s largest city based live music event, In The City helped launch the careers of Oasis & Coldplay.

Reviews: Daily Record July 30th 2004. �Topper positively vibrates with its Sixties shimmer. Deeply retro and decidedly derivative but absolutely joyful and charming� (C Killan) �No Fixed Abode, owes as much to Syd Barrett as it does to the rollicking, twisted sea shanty of The Coral� (C Killan) Daily Record July 30th 2004, �Figure 5 have perfectly captured the mod zeitgeist and bred it with the scuzz of grimy punk. It�s like The Buzzcocks jamming with The Small Faces and that can�t be a bad thing. (C Killan) Evening Times June 24th 2004, � If Figure 5 had gone to art school and had matching haircuts we would be talking about summer festivals and the next Franz Ferdinand by now� (Gerry Braiden) The List 13th-27th May 2004, � A hot as hell melting pot of Stones and Strokes and a little Coral in between� (Camilla Pia) �Utterly infectious guitar pop that�s begging for the big time� (Camilla Pia)

�Figure 5� have gained air-play for their single �Topper� on Beat 106,Jim Gellatley Show, Janice Forsyth Show, BBC Scotland & John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1.

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United with a passion for 60�s garage, power pop and northern soul, the Glasgow 5 piece made their recording debut in 1998 with the 7� vinyl offering �until I see you again� on cult soul/garage label Detour records.
After a two year sabbatical the band re-entered the musical arena with the launch of their own label �contact high records�. Initially two eps were released, �mindreader� (2001) and �fading out� (2002). These met with such an enthusiastic response that a follow up album became inevitable.
The release of the debut album �beyond the beyond� on their own �contact high records� in association with Daniel Wylies �Raft Records� (April 2003) saw a massive upturn in the bands fortunes. An impressive 10 out of the 12 album tracks have received radio/TV airplay since it�s release.
The release of the acclaimed debut album brought invitations to perform at Glasgow�s �Gig on the Green� and the city�s 2003 Hogmanay event as well as a date opening the show for Deep Purple at Glasgow�s SECC.
The band are presently putting the final touches to their follow up album �Always in the Now� due for release towards the end of 2004 on their own �contact high records�. An appetiser, �these things� can be found on the �Biff Bang Pow Records� compilation album �Shake� (Aug 2004).

The band really started when myself and then Gary (drums) came on board in mid-2001, and we got a set of covers together for a three-band bill (no less!) at Nice 'n' Sleazies (I believe, billed as The Night Flies or something).
Largely instrumental at first, and based around late-sixties and early-seventies funk and soul. Still all covers, although we only had a couple of numbers that 'normal people' would recognise - the songs were picked because we liked them, rather than to appeal to lowest common denominator drunkards.
We then started moving into more club-based gigs on the hip hop/funk and mod/sixties scenes, crossed the border, did our first single, and started writing stuff. Gary phased himself out this year to start a family, and Ross came on board, strong and right, and good at tieing knots!
We're now working on our album. Recorded the material written with Gary, and are honing the newer Ross-era material until we want to record that. As we're not a commercial band, we're taking the time it takes to do it the way we want it, which feels great, as there'll be no aspect of 'oh the record company wanted us to do this', or 'you have to make it sound like this or radio won't take you seriously' or whatever - 100% pure as intended, the best we can possibly do, if you don't like it, tough.

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