The Xcerts
are a three piece "distorted pop" band originally formed in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Biography
The Xcerts were originally formed by 13 year olds Murray Macleod and Jordan Smith after meeting in the headmasters room at their school in Aberdeen. After Ross joined on drums The Xcerts went on to record two EP's at the local recording studio Captain Tom's.
After relocating to
Brighton to progress as a band in 2006, The Xcerts parted ways with their old drummer Ross. A replacement was found in Tom Heron, originally from
Exeter, who was living in Brighton with a mutual friend and had also become close friends with Murray and Jordan. With the newly formed trio created, the band began writing the songs that would start to spread the word of The Xcerts nationally.
The Xcerts then went on to release two singles through One Records in Glasgow. 'Breathtaking Fight', which was recorded at Ridge Farm with Ben Watkins, was then followed shortly after by 'My Book Laughs'. After the success of these two singles,
the band were headhunted by
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly frontman, Sam Duckworth, via MySpace who subsequently released two further singles - 'Just Go Home' and 'Do You Feel Safe?' - through his label, Mannequin Republic.
Recorded at The Dog House by Adam Whittaker, 'Just Go Home' received regular airplay on
MTV2, and the band recorded three acoustic tracks for
MTV's 'Spanking New Sessions' series. The band have also recorded sessions for
Tiscali,
BBC Radio 1,
BBC Radio Scotland,
XFM Scotland and
XFM London. Cover versions of
Radiohead's 'All I Need' and
The Pixies' 'Gigantic' featured in the XFM Scotland and XFM London sessions respectively.
'Do You Feel Safe?' was recorded with
Dave Eringa (
Idlewild,
Manic Street Preachers) and released in early 2008.
The Xcerts have toured with
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly,
Make Model,
Fighting With Wire and
Twin Atlantic, and performed at numerous festivals in 2008 including
T in the Park,
RockNess, Belladrum
Tartan Heart Festival, Zoo8, Offset and
Connect Music Festival.
In December 2008,
The Xcerts completed a Scottish headline tour with support from Aberdeen band Right Hand Left.
On the 22nd January 2009, The Xcerts confirmed that their album, 'In The Cold Wind We Smile' will be released on the 23rd March 2009 through Xtra Mile (Reuben, Million Dead, Frank Turner) and King Tuts Recordings (The Dykeenies, Twin Atlantic). This date was however pushed back to the 30th.
They also confirmed that they will release single 'Crisis In The Slow Lane' on the 9th of March at the end of their tour with Copy Haho.
The Xcerts debut album,
In The Cold Wind We Smile, was released on 30 March 2009 through Xtra Mile.
It was produced by
Dave Eringa.
Members
Current Members
- Murray Macleod - Guitar & Lead Vocals
- Jordan Smith - Bass & Backing Vocals
- Tom Heron - Drums & Backing Vocals
Former Members
Discography
Singles
| Name
| Label
| B-side(s)
| Release date
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| "Breathtaking Fight"
| One Records
| Stay The Same
| 18 December 2006
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| "My Book Laughs"
| One Records
| Weather Warning
| 30 April 2007
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| "Just Go Home"
| Mannequin Republic
| Aberdeen 1987
| 19 November 2007
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| "Do You Feel Safe?"
| Mannequin Republic
| Listen, Don't Panic
| 14 April 2008
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| "Crisis In the Slow Lane"
| Xtra Mile/King Tuts Recordings
| Weather Warning
| 9 March 2009
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EPs
| Name (label)
| Tracks
| Release date
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| "One Time Too Many" (N/A)
| Why do you?
Bad Times
Had Enough
One Time Too Many
| 2001
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| "The X-certs EP" (Fat Hippy)
| Stay The Same
Into The Silence
Long Ago Boy
Darker Ages
| 2003
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Albums
| Name
| Label
| Tracks
| Release date
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| "In The Cold Wind We Smile"
| Xtra Mile
| In The Cold Wind We Smile
Home Versus Home
Nightschool
Cool Ethan
Lost But Not Alone
Listen. Dont Panic
Crisis In The Slow Lane
Do You Feel Safe?
Just Go Home
Aberdeen 1987
I See Things Differently
Hidden Track
| 30 March 2009
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Unreleased tracks
The following tracks have featured in live performances and/or been made available as demos online:
- I Hate The Way You Dance
- Dark Paths
- Old Folks
- Pretty People
- Monkey Solves Puzzle
- Our Friend, The Tree Talker
- Ghost In The Water
- There Will Be No Miracles Here
- Growing Old
- Fragile Skin
- Beige
- Let's Run