Cord (band)

English rock band

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Cord

Origin| Norfolk, England, UK
Genres| Alternative rock, indie rock
Labels| Island Records, NRone
Members| James Leeds
Phil Davison
Mike Jackson
Past members| Andrew Walsh

Cord (often written as C/O/R/D) are an English band from Norfolk, England. Originally signed by Island Records on a five-album deal they were released from their contract in March 2007. The band's song "Go Either Way" is featured on the soundtrack for EA's video game Madden NFL 07.[1] Also, the song "Sea of Trouble" was featured in the NME Essential Bands 2007.[2] Their song "Winter" reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

The band split in 2008, however reformed in 2010 and released their second album, Later Is Better for Me, If That's Okay?, in 2011 on the NRone record label.

## Line up

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* James Leeds - Vocals, Keyboard
* Phil Davison - Drums
* Mike Jackson - Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals
* Andrew Walsh - Bass (former)

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Other People's Lives Are Not As Perfect As They Seem (2006)[4][5]
* Later Is Better for Me, If That's Okay (2011)

### Singles

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* "Winter"
* "Go Either Way" (2006)
* "Winter" (re-release) (2006) (UK No. 34)
* "Sea of Trouble" (2006) (UK No. 50)[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack". IGN Music. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
2. ^ "Cord: "We Don't Care What NME Think"". MTV.co.uk. 12 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
3. ^ a b "CORD | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
4. ^ Barnes, Dan (2 October 2006). "Cord: Other People's Lives Are Not As Perfect As They Seem". inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
5. ^ Butler, Jim (15 October 2006). "C/O/R/D, Other People's Lives". The Observer. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

* "Cord interview". BBC Norfolk. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
* "Review: Cord play to full house on kick-off tour date". BBC Norfolk. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2009.

## External links

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* Official site
* Cord at Myspace
* Cord Data
* Tin Man at Myspace
* Austin-based CORD, a different band
* Cord on their new album, UKMusic.com

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