Red Rum Club
{{Short description|British rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Red Rum Club
| image = RRC Cavern.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = Red Rum Club playing in The Cavern Club, Liverpool
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| background = group_or_band
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| origin = Bootle, Merseyside, UK
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| years_active = 2016–present
| label = Modern Sky{{Cite web |title=Red Rum Club|url=https://www.modernsky.uk/label/red-rum-club|access-date=2024-05-20|website=Modern Sky UK}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.redrumclub.com}}
| current_members = Joe "the Blow" Corby
Fran Doran
Simon Hepworth
Neil Lawson
Michael McDermott
Tom Williams
}}
Red Rum Club is a British alternative rock band from Merseyside composed of Fran Doran (vocals), Tom Williams (guitar and backing vocals), Michael McDermott (guitar and backing vocals), Simon Hepworth (bass guitar), Joe "the Blow" Corby (trumpet) and Neil Lawson (drums).{{Cite web| title=Red Rum Club| url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/red-rum-club-mn0003776332|access-date=2024-05-20|website=www.allmusic.com}} Their debut album, Matador, reached Top 50 in the UK Album Sales Charts with tracks appearing across BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and 6 Music. Their 2024 album, Western Approaches, charted at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.{{Cite web| title= WESTERN APPROACHES – RED RUM CLUB| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/red-rum-club-western-approaches/|access-date=2024-05-20|website=Official Charts}}
History
File:Red Rum Club Live at Summer Well Festival 2019.jpg
All six members originally played in separate bands before forming in 2016, with many of them never having met before sharing a rehearsal space. They quickly bonded musically, aided by their extracurricular activities, including weekly boxing sessions together.
Red Rum Club have stated that Bootle – and its seafaring, industrial heritage – plays a big role in the record's sound. Their frequent tours of the United States also influence their musical style.{{Cite web| title=Red Rum Club tap into the sound of Bootle as they prepare for 'unbelievable' M&S Bank Arena show| url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/red-rum-club-tap-sound-28527234|access-date=2024-05-20|website=Liverpool ECHO| date=2024-01-28}}
Red Rum Club have had tours around the United Kingdom and the United States,{{Cite web| title=Red Rum Club on Their Addictive, Collaborative Sound| url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2024/05/13/red-rum-club-on-their-addictive-collaborative-sound/|access-date=2024-05-20|website=www.theaquarian.com| date=2024-05-13}} as well as concerts in Romania,{{Cite web| title=ROMANIAN ROCK STARS| url=https://www.redrumclub.com/blogpage/2020/5/16/romanian-rock-stars|website=redrumclub.com|access-date=2024-05-20| date=2020-05-16}} South Korea{{Cite web| title=SOUTH KOREA, A TALE BY SIMON HEPWORTH| url=https://www.redrumclub.com/blogpage/2020/5/15/south-korea-a-tale-by-simon-hepworth|website=redrumclub.com| access-date=2024-05-20|date=2020-05-15}} and Sweden.{{Cite web| title=18 HOURS IN SWEDEN| url=https://www.redrumclub.com/blogpage/2020/5/15/18-hours-in-sweden|access-date=2024-05-20|website=redrumclub.com| date=2020-05-15}}
They have been compared to fellow scouse bands such as The Zutons.
Discography
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= Studio albums =
- Matador (2019)
- The Hollow of Humdrum (2020)
- How to Steal the World (2021) — Peaked at UK Charts' no. 34.{{Cite web| title= HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD – RED RUM CLUB| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/red-rum-club-how-to-steal-the-world/|access-date=2024-05-20|website=Official Charts}}
- Western Approaches (2024) — Peaked at UK Charts' no. 8.
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- BUCK (2025)
= Singles =
- "Alone Together" (2016)
- "Vanilla" (2022)
- "The River" (2022)
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References
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Category:English rock music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2016