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The Hoosiers are an English pop rock band from Bracknell, Berkshire. The band consists of members Irwin Sparkes (lead vocals, lead guitar), Sam Swallow (keyboards, backing vocals), and Alfonso Sharland (drums, percussion). Their first single "Worried About Ray" reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2007. In October 2007, they released their debut album ''The Trick to Life'', which reached number 1 in the album charts. The band released their second top ten album ''The Illusion of Safety'' on 16 August 2010 and was preceded by the lead single "Choices" which was released on 1 August 2010, it reached the UK Top 20. In October 2013, they unveiled a preview of their forthcoming new single "Somewhere in the Distance" exclusively on entertainment news website Digital Spy. It began receiving airplay on the radio shortly afterwards including on 106.9FM WHCR. The song serves as the lead single to their third studio album ''The News from Nowhere'', which followed on 14 April 2014. Fans who pre-ordered the LP from their official website were promised the record a week ahead of its official release.〔 http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a516322/the-hoosiers-debut-new-single-somewhere-in-the-distance-listen.html#ixzz2iBDc0WDc〕 In July 2015, bassist Martin Skarendah left the band in what was described by the remaining members as "one of the most amicable decisions in music history". 〔 https://www.facebook.com/thehoosiers/photos/a.450702291240.226201.24444921240/10153494241401241/?type=1&permPage=1〕 ==Biography== According to the band's self-penned biographies (found on websites and in album sleeves), "Alphonso" Raymond Sharland (drummer) and Irwin Nathaniel Sparkes (lead singer and guitarist) spent some time in the United States, encouraged by their chemistry teacher (Grant Serpell, who was part of the band Sailor during their fame in the 1970s), in an attempt to broaden their horizons. The pair won themselves a football scholarship at the University of Indianapolis, despite a reputed claim to be "allergic to running" (a claim which is backed up by lead singer Sparkes' asthma). Their time spent in Indiana inspired the band's name, as a citizen of Indiana is colloquially called a Hoosier. Having gathered enough material to compile an album, Al and Irwin returned to London, where they met Swiss keyboard player and sound engineer Duri Darms and Martin Skarendahl, a Swedish ex-fireman who was then working with Darms as a recording studio engineer and studying at The London Music School. The original group included two band members (Tony Byrne and Tom Easey) who had left by this point, leaving Sparkes and Sharland to replace them with Skarendahl. This newly revamped trio of Sparkes, Skarendahl, and Sharland subsequently signed to RCA and released their first album ''The Trick to Life'' on 22 October 2007. The band have spoken of their desire to write songs that are about more than just "boy and girl... finding love on a Friday night on the lash with your mates".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = stv.tv )〕 In February 2008, they were named as Worst Band at the annual NME awards. They are produced by ex-member of Jamiroquai, Toby Smith, and managed by Steve Morton. The band's second single, "Goodbye Mr A", appeared in the football video game ''FIFA 08'', and the game can also be seen in the "Goodbye Mr A" music video. Lead singer Irwin Sparkes, who is from Reading, is playing on the game as Reading against Manchester United. The song also appears in a trailer for the 2007 film ''Juno''. Following the release of "Worst Case Scenario", the next release from ''The Trick to Life'' was "Cops and Robbers", as confirmed in a live webchat with The Hoosiers on GMTV. The video was broadcast on Channel 4 at 12:10pm on 22 March 2008. The title track "The Trick to Life" is featured as the end credits music on the thriller ''From Within'' released in 2009 which is ironically about a series of unexplained deaths in a small town. For their second album, ''The Illusion of Safety'', several changes were made including a new, more synthesised sound and the drummer 'Alphonso' returning to his given name Alan. ''The Illusion of Safety'' gave the first single "Choices" and includes the song "Unlikely Hero", for which a video was filmed in a quarry in Derbyshire. The latter was due to be a single until it was announced that this was not the case on 14 October 2010.〔(The Hoosiers official Twitter )〕 In February 2011, the band announced via their official website that "Bumpy Ride" was to be their new single and would be released at the end of March. Their new deluxe album, also titled ''Bumpy Ride'', was out in the April of the same year. The music video for 'Bumpy Ride' tells a story of how The Hoosiers travelled around the United States of America by various means of transport, and was possibly inspired by their earlier travels.〔(The Hoosiers - Bumpy Ride (Official Video) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Hoosiers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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