2007:
Steve and Phil met whilst at school and even worked together as labourers. They met Chad at college and were three of the members in another band called Anotherstory. The members all met at college between 2000 and 2004. Steve was the lead vocalist and also played the piano and guitar, Phil was the bassist and backing vocalist and Chad played the guitar and piano. The other two members were Mike Pope, who played guitar, and Charlie Gadson the drummer. They played experimental/ alternative rock and their first single was 'Traffic'. The band split in 2007. You can still pick up the 'Traffic EP' on iTunes!
2008
Steve (in between Anotherstory and Morning Parade) toured the local scene of Harlow and Bishop's Stortford, with footage of him playing acoustic versions of some of his songs still available on You Tube. During this time he became aware of Andy and Ben, who were to become the final two members of Morning Parade. The name came about from the days when Phil was working as a plasterer and Steve his labourer. It used to require early mornings and travelling to get to their various jobs. They referred to this as doing the 'morning parade'. They also say the name refers to the transition period between night and day.
2009
This was the year they started to get noticed by major record labels. Whilst still having their respected day jobs they supported Glasvegas and headlined their own show in their hometown of Harlow (which since has became a massive event in the town every time Christmas arrives). With the release on their website of a couple of demos 'A&E' and 'Marble Attic' they gained lots more fans as blogs and websites went crazy for them!
2010
In May 2010 signed to Parlophone, a major British label, which includes artists such as Coldplay and Kylie Minogue. They all quit their day jobs and focused on recording an EP. They all saved up and chose Jason Cos as the producer, instead of an EP the label decided to release the songs they have recorded and put them for sale as collectors items in the form of limited 7" vinyls. The songs recorded were; Under The Stars and Monday Morning (on one 7") and Your Majesty and In The Name, which both respectively had live versions on the flip-side recorded at Cambridge Junction around April time of 2010.
Playing festivals all over the UK and supporting major bands such as Ash, Feeder and Goldhawks they generated more and more buzz.
2011
2011 saw them play Monto Water Rats in London on the 18th of January, as this was a headline show they played a brand new song called 'Seasick'. This also was the time of the year they were touring around the country to gain exposure for the latest release; A&E. This was released 28th of Feburary, the B-Side to this is a fan favourite called 'Marble Attic'. Around this time they supported 'Veto' in massive venues across Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
A month later the lads played a special show for Banquet Records in Kingston-Upon-Thames, they played an acoustic set, the first one witnessed live by an audience. On the same day they headlined New Slang and débuted a brand new song 'On Your Shoulders', this song went on to be their next single released for Record Store Day 2011. March and April saw them support 'The Wombats' on their UK tour and Europe tour.
On Thursday 12th May 2011 the event for the Scala show was re-scheduled, speculation was thrown around for a few hours to why this happened. Later on that day the band sent out an email telling all, it was moved from 9th June 2011, to 26th September 2011, this was so that people would be able to hear the album before it came out. So the album is due to be released around the 12th/19th or 26th of September 2011. As an apology the band released 'On Your Shoulders' upon the masses in the same email. This song will not appear on the up-coming album.
The album once again got moved to a later date, but this time with the promise that we would be able to hear some of the new tracks. 'Close To Your Heart' was a free download on their website and facebook page. Then every Monday morning (for 5 weeks running up to the Scala date) the tracks that were carefully streamed were, 'Monday Morning', 'Blue Winter', 'Carousel', 'Running Down The Aisle' and 'Speechless'. These were a teaser for the album and acted as a promotion for the Scala show.
September - October 2011
The day after the Scala show the band released details on a new London headline show, this time in March and in Heaven under Charing Cross station. A few weeks later they announced details of the new single 'Us & Ourselves' which was a stand alone single released in October, the European EP was out just in time for their Europe tour dates with The Kooks, Wombats and Friendly Fires. You can find details on the release by clicking the 'Releases' tab at the very top of the page. The album was unofficially announced two days after that after a few fans found it available on the EMI website to pre-order. At the time of writing this (29th October) the album will be self-titled rather than the speculated title 'Us & Ourselves'.
November 2011
'Us & Ourselves' will have a digital only release in the UK and will include one of their oldest songs 'Youth' which has been re-worked by their producer. The BarFly gig for December was announced and SOLD OUT in just under an hour! Steve has said this will be their last local-ish show of the year, and with a 150 capacity crowd it's going to be great as they'll be playing the album in it's entirety!
