The Rifles

Joel Stoker - Singing, Guitar Lucus Crowther - Guitar Robert Pyne - Basse Grant Marsh - Battery
As often, history begins at school, here in 2003 at Redbridge College in London, then continues in mythical concerts, Oasis in Knebworth, to conclude with the formation of a band. Lucus and Joel, soon joined by Robert and Grant, formed what would become The Rifles, and played their first concert in 2004 in a pub in the London suburbs. The influence of their elders is palpable and it is easy to put them alongside those who are making the renewal of the current English scene: The Wombats, Art Brut and other Editors. The dates in the many pubs in the English capital are running up, and the reward comes quickly with a first 7" "Peace & Quiet" at Blow Up Records. However, stability does not seem to be the best characteristic of the band, since the same year the quartet will be released "When I This title will also be the springboard for their appearance at the renowned Soccer AM football show. It was during the summer of 2006 that the first album No Love Lost was released at Red Ink, the catapults in British charts and in the ears of European listeners, via a tour of the old continent, and a concert at the London Forum (accompanied by Paul Weller, excuse for a little). The suite is all classic with intensive tour, a large presence on the Internet – titles, then a free EP download – and a new album at the beginning of 2009 at 679 Recordings this time: The Great Escape. The band is currently completing a European tour and will already start writing a third opus.