The Charlatans

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Formed 1990.

90's British Indie

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Tim Burgess - Interview

Our guest is Charlatan-turned-solo artist Tim Burgess.

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Biography

The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are an English alternative rock band. The band's line-up currently comprises lead vocalist Tim Burgess, guitarist Mark Collins, bassist Martin Blunt, keyboardist Tony Rogers and drummer Jon Brookes.

Former members of the band include guitarist Jon Day (Jonathan Baker) (1989–1991), vocalist Baz Ketley (1989) and keyboardist Rob Collins (1989–1996), who died in a car accident during recording of their fifth album.

In the UK, all of the band's eleven studio albums have charted in the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, three of them being number ones. They have also achieved seventeen Top 30 singles, and four Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart.

On 6th May 2013, they release a documentary and live DVD "Mountain Picnic Blues" about The Charlatans’ 1997 LP Tellin' Stories, from its creation in 1997 to the 15th anniversary of the album..

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BBC Reviews

  1. Us and Us Only: Deluxe Edition 2011

    Review of Us and Us Only: Deluxe Edition

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    The band’s last brilliant, consistent album, expanded with bonus content.

  2. Who We Touch 2010

    Review of Who We Touch

    Reviewed by Andrzej Lukowski

    Old fashioned, maybe even a little antiquated, but far from past it.

  3. You Cross My Path 2008

    Review of You Cross My Path

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    Ultimately there's little here that the band haven't done before.

  4. Simpatico 2006

    Review of Simpatico

    Reviewed by Chris Long

    Simpatico is an experiment too far.

  5. Up At The Lake 2004

    Review of Up At The Lake

    Reviewed by Chris Long

    There is a sense of urgency, of excitement; a feeling which was lacking from most of...

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