You may have first heard the L.A rockers debut single a year ago when "Harder to Breathe" blew up on worldwide radio, it's so good that it's still getting played to death as it's soul rock style is so infectiously catchy! Previously known as 'Kara's Flowers' (not the best of names in the world!) the lads have recently supported the likes of Sheryl Crow, The Counting Crows, Train and Jon Mayer. Now back on the road playing their own gigs all over the states during the summer, they will be back on our shores in October.

The album "Songs About Jane" from which the hit's "Harder to Breathe" and "This Love" come from, has sold over a million copies and was produced by Matt Wallace of Faith No More & Replacements.

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Countermine - This five piece from Bath have spent the Summer of 2004 performing in front of over 200,000 rock music fans at shows including The Isle of Wight Festival with David Bowie and The Who, in Bonn and Benidorm with The Corrs, in English stately homes with Blondie and Simple Minds and at T on the Fringe with The Charlatans to get themselves ready….really ready……to take their music to the masses.

In their early twenties, these boys have the background of seasoned professionals and have created an album that stands along side the likes of Snow Patrol, The Stereophonics, Keane, Jet and Coldplay.

Countermine have followed the tried and tested method of developing a compelling live show: performing, performing and more performing. They have created their own live club called Roc Chic which tours with other bands as a self contained entity, right down to DJ support slots. No one told them how to do it, they have just done it, and it is this sense of inevitability which marks them down as true contenders.

As lead singer and lyricist Oliver Smith explains –

‘ Live music is the key….we will play anywhere and deliver. The feeling of getting to the audience is what it is all about and the reason we feel our songs will have a long life of their own.’

Musical influences range from Nick Drake to Creedance Clear Water Revival through to Led Zeppelin, John Mayall and, naturally, the Beatles.

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