The Leisure Society

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The Leisure Society is a band formed by Nick Hemming, formerly of early 1990s indie band She Talks To Angels which included actor Paddy Considine, film director Shane Meadows and bassist Richard Eaton. Hemming wrote and performed music for the films A Room for Romeo Brass and Dead Man's Shoes. He was also a member of The Telescopes.

In 2006 Hemming moved to London to work with multi-instrumentalist and producer Christian Hardy; the pair have subsequently built a live band drawn from members of Brighton's Willkommen Collective and further afield, notably Mike Siddell who previously played violin with Hope of the States and currently performs with The Miserable Rich, Lightspeed Champion and Troubles. Other members of the band play with The Miserable Rich, Sons of Noel and Adrian and more.

The Leisure Society have been recipients of considerable critical acclaim since the release of their first single (see Discography), being dubbed the English answer to popular U.S acts such as Grizzly Bear, Department of Eagles and Fleet Foxes.

The band's debut single 'The Last Of The Melting Snow' was honoured with a 2009 Ivor Novello nomination for 'Best Song Musically & Lyrically'.

In July 2009 the band signed with UK label 'Full Time Hobby' prompting the re-release of 'The Sleeper' with a bonus EP entitled 'A Product Of The Ego Drain' (the name originally intended for the debut album until a last minute change of heart). The record has subsequently generated considerable fanfare across mainland Europe in print and on radio & TV.

In September 2009 Brian Eno cited the band as "The only other thing I've been listening to lately with enthusiasm", calling it "Such a beautiful album." This prompted a meeting between Nick Hemming, Christian Hardy and Brian Eno at his London studio.

In September 2009 the band recorded a cover of The Beatles song 'Something' for the music magazine Mojo.

In interviews on their recent European tours Nick Hemming & Christian Hardy have alluded to a darker, more expansive second record which they began recording in January 2010.

The band recently covered Children's classic "Inchworm" from Hans Christian Andersen for American Laundromat Records charity CD "Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies" which releases worldwide on May 18, 2010.

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