Biography

Wide Awake channelled lad-rock energy with melodic hooks suited to NME covers.

Either Way became terrace-adjacent indie anthem for singalong nights.

Second albums explored production width while keeping rhythm-section drive.

Lossless streams keep hi-hat chatter, tambourine rust, and dual vocal grit.

New Clear Radio streams curated rock-focused programming with quality up to 320kbps—ideal for hearing guitar-driven records with depth and punch.

At a glance

  • English indie band formed in Birmingham in 2004.
  • Love It When I Feel Like This (2007) included Wide Awake reaching the UK top twenty.
  • Associated with mid-2000s UK guitar-band media alongside contemporaries from Northern England and Midlands.