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Nine Black Alps

Nine Black Alps formed in Manchester in 2001, with Sam Forrest on vocals, Martin Skarendahl on guitar, James Galley on bass, and David Morgan on drums. Their...

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Nine Black Alps, Manchester's guitar rock survivors

A Manchester band that kept playing through lineup shifts and a 2010 copyright dispute.

For their early energy, try 'Pocket Full of Stars'. If you want their later, leaner rock, 'Shot Down' holds up.

They landed a Mercury deal off their debut single 'Cosmopolitan' and gave us 'Pocket Full of Stars', a track that still turns up on rock playlists. Even after the 'Candy for the Clowns' copyright trouble in 2010, they kept writing songs like 'Shot Down' and 'Cold Star' that held onto their guitar sound. It's a story of sticking around, not burning out.

They formed in Manchester in 2001 and released their first album 'Twenty One' in 2005. Bassist James Galley left around 2007's 'Love/Hate', replaced by Dave Nevin, but Sam Forrest's voice and writing stayed constant through later records like 'Broken Silence'.

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Nine Black Alps formed in Manchester in 2001, with Sam Forrest on vocals, Martin Skarendahl on guitar, James Galley on bass, and David Morgan on drums. Their debut single 'Cosmopolitan' got them a deal with Mercury Records, and their first album 'Twenty One' came out in 2005. The song 'Pocket Full of Stars' became their best-known track.

They put out a second album called 'Love/Hate' in 2007. Around that time, James Galley left the band and was replaced by Dave Nevin. The group kept playing shows and recording, with Forrest's voice and writing staying at the center of their sound.

In 2010, there was some trouble over a song called 'Candy for the Clowns' from their album 'Broken Silence', another band said it sounded too much like their work. That seemed to slow things down for them. They had other songs like 'Shot Down' and 'Cold Star' that kept their guitar-driven rock going for a while longer.

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