2. Hard fi are British alternative rock band that
started in surrey. Lead singer Richard Archer
returned to his hometown of Staines after the
death of his father and the failure of his first
band ‘Contempo’. When he asked his record
company for more money to record some new
songs they terminated his contract. The band
formed when Richard went to a Hi-Fi shop in
staines to listen to demo CD’s which Ross
Phillips worked in. they then recruited Steve
Kemp who was an old friend of Richard and
persuaded Kia Stephens to join as well
3. They released their first album stars of CCTV in July of 2005. they were
signed to record company necessary records which the majority of this
album was recorded. They recorded is some unusual places including a
Mini-cab office and. It became a lot more popular then expected as it
became to be played on the Radio. They were then licensed to Atlantic
record who offered them the chance to re
record the album in some high studio. They
turned the offer and stuck with the cab office
to retain their sound. The album hade a
delayed release after a series of events
caused it to be delayed. The album reached
number 1 in the album chart in January 2006
and was nominated for a mercury price
award.
4. 1. Cash Machine
2. Middle Eastern Holiday
3. Tied Up Too Tight
4. Gotta Reason
5. Hard To Beat
6. Unnecessary Trouble
7. Move On Now
8. Better Do Better
9. Feltham Is Singing Out
10. Living For The Weekend
11. Stars OF CCTV
5. The second album that they
released was Once upon a time in
the west. They released the album
in September 2007 with albums
lead single being suburban
knights. The album reached
number one in the album chart
and was widely praised by
magazines and newspapers. The
album artwork was critics by
some but promoted by others .
6. 1 Suburban Knights
2 I Shall Overcome
3 Tonight
4 Watch Me Fall Apart
5 I Close My Eyes
6 Television
7 Help Me Please
8 Can't Get Along (Without You)
9 We Need Love
9 Little Angel
10 The King
7. Hard fi’s third and final album is killer sounds. It
was released in august 2011. it was not as
popular as the other two album but still did
reach some success.
The album highest
chart place was
number 2
8. They had a very unique sound. It was a post-
punk and indie with a dance twist. The
albums they made did change over the years.
The first album was raw and had loud guitar
backing. The second album had a more
orchestral feel to it.
9. Hard fi had a very high critical opinion. Being
nominated for many awards such as Brits and
mercury music prize award meant that they
had established themselves with other big
British alternative rock groups such as
Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand. This meant
that they received a lot of press and it was
often posotive
10. Stars Of CCTV – Atlantic / Necessary
Once Upon a Time in the west- Atlantic /
Necessary
Killer Sounds – Atlantic / Necessary
Once Upon Time In December – Atlantic /
Necessary
In Operation- Atlantic / Necessary
Sessions@AOL- Necessary
Hard-Fi Live from the Bowery Ballroom NYC-
Necessary
11. Hard-fi fit into the genre of alternative rock.
They have stay away from real mainstream
plays and performances. They have a
standard rock band set up and are signed by
an independent record label. They are not
similar to any other band out there.
