I like trains
Post-rock band I Like Trains is England's answer to the epic sweep of acts like Sigur Rós, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, and Explosions in the Sky. But where many bands in this style either sing in made-up languages, bury their deliberately obscurist lyrics in a wall of noise, or ignore vocals entirely, I Like Trains proffers a unique twist on the style. Singer David Martin's lyrics concern the dusty corners of world history, with songs about the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated and the mental breakdown of chess champion Bobby Fischer. Add in the band's penchant for playing gigs in vintage British Rail uniforms while projecting random film loops onto the stage, and a quirky sense of humor becomes evident.
I Like Trains (originally stylized iLiKETRAiNS) formed in Leeds in 2003 while its members were attending Leeds University. Martin, guitarist and keyboardist Guy Bannister, bassist Alistair Bowis, drummer Simon Fogal, and cornet player Ashley Dean (who's also in charge of the band's visuals, including videos and the aforementioned film loops) played local gigs and recorded several self-released demos before releasing their debut single, "Before the Curtains Close," in April 2005. "A Rook House for Bobby" followed later that year. In 2006, the Fierce Panda label released the single "Terra Nova" and the EP Progress Reform, which included several tracks from the preceding singles. Later in 2006, I Like Trains signed to the established indie Beggars Banquet, which released Elegies to Lessons Learnt in the second half of 2007. Despite charting in the U.K., they were then dropped by the label and issued He Who Saw the Deep and Shallows on their own I Like Records label in 2010 and 2012, respectively.
In 2016, the directing team of Matthew Hopkins and Benjamin Lankester organized festival screenings of a documentary about I Like Trains that covered the three-year period after Shallows. About pressing on as band after losing the backing of a label and starting families, A Divorce Before Marriage featured an instrumental score by the band. A Divorce Before Marriage [Original Soundtrack] was self-released that December. The group returned in 2020 for their ninth set, Kompromat, with a focus on themes of technology and information.
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Discografia
21 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Elegies to Lessons Learnt
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Beggars Banquet em 23 de out. de 2007
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KOMPROMAT
Rock - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 21 de ago. de 2020
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The Shallows
Rock - Lançado por ILR em 1 de jan. de 2012
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Progress Reform
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Fierce Panda em 26 de jun. de 2006
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He Who Saw the Deep (Deluxe Version)
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por ILR em 24 de out. de 2010
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A Steady Hand
Rock - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 29 de jul. de 2020
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Beacons EP
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por I LIKE RECORDS em 1 de out. de 2012
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The Deception
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Beggars Banquet em 10 de set. de 2007
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The Spectacle
Rock - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 15 de set. de 2022
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Terra Nova / Fram
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Fierce Panda Records em 29 de mai. de 2006
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The Truth
Rock - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 6 de mai. de 2020
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We Go Hunting
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Beggars Banquet em 4 de fev. de 2008
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Spencer Perceval
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Beggars Banquet em 26 de mar. de 2007
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Mnemosyne (Radio Edit)
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por ILR em 5 de jul. de 2012
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A Divorce Before Marriage
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por I LIKE TRAINS em 2 de dez. de 2016
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The Truth (Vessels Remix)
Electronic - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 11 de fev. de 2021
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The Truth (Single Edit)
Rock - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 6 de mai. de 2020
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Bethesda
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por I LIKE TRAINS em 21 de out. de 2016
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Dig In
Rock - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 24 de jun. de 2020
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A Father's Son
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por ILR em 26 de nov. de 2010
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PRISM (JAB Remix)
Electronic - Lançado por Atlantic Curve - Schubert Music Europe gmbh em 26 de mai. de 2021
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