Album: Stars of CCTV by Hard-Fi (2005)
Genre: Indie | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Excitable
Record Label: Atlantic
Format: Album

Description: Stars of CCTV is the debut album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was first released on 4 July 2005 on Necessary/Atlantic and Warner Music UK. It was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize, and reached #1 in the UK albums chart in January 2006, taking it about 5 months to reach #1 mainly due to the preceding single "Cash Machine" catching the sellers' attention; its original peak position was #6. It has reached sales of 1.2 million copies worldwide, with over 300,000 in the UK alone. The single "Gotta Reason" is included on the soundtrack of the football video game FIFA 06. The cover of Stars of CCTV does not bear the "Parental Advisory" sticker, despite the profanity used in the single "Living for the Weekend".

Artist Background: Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003. The band's members are Richard Archer (lead vocals and guitar), Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Steve Kemp (drums and backing vocals). They achieved chart success with their third single, "Hard to Beat" and then followed by other successful singles such as "Cash Machine" and "Living for the Weekend", which all reached top 15 in the UK Singles Chart. Their debu... Part of the Staines, Surrey, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Razorlight, The Enemy, The Pigeon Detectives, Maxïmo Park

Music Scene: Part of the Staines, Surrey, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Indie, Rock/Pop, Excitable, 2000s, Album, Atlantic

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 3 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Stars of CCTV is the debut album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was first released on 4 July 2005 on Necessary/Atlantic and Warner Music UK. It was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize, and reached #1 in the UK albums chart in January 2006, taking it about 5 months to reach #1 mainly due to the preceding single "Cash Machine" catching the sellers' attention; its original peak position was #6. It has reached sales of 1.2 million copies worldwide, with over 300,000 in the UK alone. The single "Gotta Reason" is included on the soundtrack of the football video game FIFA 06. The cover of Stars of CCTV does not bear the "Parental Advisory" sticker, despite the profanity used in the single "Living for the Weekend".

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