The Correspondents (band)

The Correspondents were a British electro swing duo based in London, formed by vocalist and MC Mr. Bruce and producer Tim Cole in 2007.[2]

The Correspondents
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2007 (2007)[1] - 2020 (2020)
Associated actsMr. Bruce
Websitethecorrespondents.co.uk
Past membersIan Bruce
Tim "Chucks" Cole

Their music has been described as electro swing with a mixture of early 20th century jazz and electro and drum and bass.[3] Their live shows and recorded music consisted of multi-genre dance music spanning blues, jazz, soul, funk and out and out electro pop.[4]

The band played at major festivals such as WOMAD,[5] Glastonbury,[6] Bestival,[7] Boomtown and Secret Garden Party.[8]

Their song "Fear and Delight" was used as the theme tune to BBC Three comedy Crims.

The project was retired on 20 October 2020 after Bruce published a status on The Correspondents' Facebook page stating that Cole had died unexpectedly a few days prior.[9]

Awards and recognition

The band was included in The Telegraph's top 10 Glastonbury highlights two years in a row[10][11] and has also been featured in Rob da Bank's 2-hour Electro Swing Special on BBC Radio 1.[12]

The music video to their single Fear & Delight won the "Best VFX" award at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2014, while its director, Naren Wilks, was named overall winner for "Best Production".[13]

Discography

Albums
  • Puppet Loosely Strung, released 10 March 2014[14][15]
  • Foolishman, released 22 September 2017[16]

EPs
  • Rogue, released 2008[17]
  • What's Happened To Soho, released 11 April 2011[18] under the Freshly Squeezed music label
  • Who Knew - EP, released 2 November 2018 under the From.Our.Own label.

See also

References
  1. "The Correspondents - About | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. Stewart, Victoria (18 October 2010). "Hail the kings of hip-hop swing". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. Blay, Tom (21 February 2011). "The Correspondents, Mr Kyps". The Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. Murray, Robin (4 March 2013). "Premiere: The Correspondents Puppet Loosely Strung". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. "Womad NZ: The Correspondents". The Big Idea. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. Denham, Jess (24 June 2014). "Glastonbury 2014 line-up: Best bands to see that might have slipped your radar". The Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. Beaumont, Mark (6 September 2013). "Bestival 2013 day one: MIA, Wu Tang – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. "Secret Garden Party Unveils First Acts For 2014". Radio City. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. "The Correspondents". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. Jones, Lucy (29 June 2010). "Top ten highlights of Glastonbury 2010". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  11. Jones, Lucy (28 June 2011). "Glastonbury 2011: Top ten highlights". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  12. "BBC Radio 1 – Rob da Bank, Electro Swing Special". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  13. "Berlin Music Video Awards". 4 June 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  14. Tucknott, Janelle (5 March 2014). "Album Review: The Correspondents – Puppet Loosely String". Renowned For Sound. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  15. "The Correspondents Puppet Loosely Strung". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  16. "Foolishman – The Correspondents". Kudos Records. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  17. "The Correspondents Rogue EP". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  18. "The Correspondents Rogue EP". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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