The Crescent were an English rock band, formed in 2000 in Huyton, Merseyside. The band comprised frontman Wayne Whitfield, guitarist Karl Rowlands, bassist Sean Longsworth and drummer Joey Harrison.
The band were noted as being "most famous for being protegees of lost La Lee Mavers".NME Live Reviews - Crescent : Liverpool University. Nme.Com (9 July 2002). Retrieved on 2013-02-11.
Career
Sean Longsworth and Joey Harrison were still in their teens when they formed The Crescent. They were soon joined by guitarist Karl Rowlands. The band rehearsed with fellow Huytonian Lee Mavers, formerly of The La's, but the collaborated stalled before gigging due to Mavers' erratic personality.
After singer-songwriter Wayne Whitfield joined the band, the band signed to Virgin Records sublabel Hut Records. Their debut single, "On The Run" made the Top 50 in the UK Singles Chart in May 2002. Two further singles followed, each reaching the UK chart, before their self-titled debut album was released in September 2002. They went on to tour across the UK, supporting other bands such as Toploader and The Bluetones.
Despite working on material for a second album, the band were dropped by Hut and split up in 2003, however there is more information about how they got dropped, Wayne said this on Twitter and/or X "There seemed to be some problems at Hut, the label itself dissolved not so long after…They kept the big names (or they moved somewhere else) But the rest were left in limbo." Whitfield now lives in Norway and has made a band known as JEEBUS, and Karl Rowlands fronts Liverpool band in By Ones.
Discography
Albums YearInformationUK Album Chart2002The Crescent Debut studio album Released: 30 September 2002 Formats: CD, LP Track listing: On the Run Streets of Tide Parallel Wake Up Test of Time Another Day Spinnin' Wheels Not Good Enough Told U So Stay On
Singles Year Information UK Singles Chart Album 2002 "On the Run" Debut single Released: 6 May 2002 Formats: CD, 7" Track listing: On the Run Mayday One Way Ticket "Test of Time" Second single Released: 15 July 2002 Formats: CD, 7" Track listing: Test of Time Open Question One to Another "Spinnin' Wheels" Third single Released: 16 September 2002 Formats: 2 x CD, 7" Track listing: CD1 Spinnin' Wheels Freedom, Peace and Liberty High Tide CD2 Spinnin' Wheels (BBC Evening Session) Highly Unlikely One to Another
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