Career:
Pablo and the People are a indie-alternative, mixed gender band from the London borough of Ealing. They formed in late 2008 after life long friends James Press (Lead Vocals and guitar player) and Ryan Harrison(Lead Guitar) decided to leave their previous bands to pursue a project together. In March 2009 Steph Jarram joined the duo and the band began work on a debut album. After performing demos from the unreleased album to record companies, the three 20 year olds were signed to XL Recordings in March 2010 on a one album contract.
In May 2011 they posted on the band website that the album was close to completion and that debut single 'The Library' would be available to stream on the site as of June 5th 2011. The single received positive reviews from Radio 1 DJ's Zane Lowe and Ferne Cotton who subsequently played the track on their respective shows, producing positive feedback from the general public. A week later 'The Library' was available for download on iTunes and peaked at number 17 on the official UK indie chart.
Over the summer months a lot of hype began to surround the band, leading to guest appearances on radio shows, interviews with magazines such as Q and a general buzz surrounding the release of the new album. The previous demos on the bands website reached over 25,000 plays as anticipation from committed fans grew. Although Pablo and the People remain fairly unknown to mainstream market, they have aquired much expectation among the critics of their genre. The second single is due to be released towards the end of October with the self titled album out in November.
Personal:
The band members all still live in London, enjoy spending their time with friends and down the pub. James is the frontman and the primary song writer in the group and spends a lot of time working on material for the band, his cat Pablo is also the inspiration for the bands name. Ryan continues to study at the open university for an honours degree in music whilst balancing band commitments. Although living in London, Steph often commutes to Birmingham where her family now live; she sights the city as inspiration for some of the band's music.
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