The Hoosiers [formerly known as The Hoosier Complex] are an indie pop band from Reading, Berkshire and Stockholm, Sweden. The band members are Irwin Sparkes [vocals, guitar], Martin Skarendahl [bass] and Alfonso 'Alan' Sharland [drums]. The band claim to create a sound that they call "we want to be indie but we're not cool enough", a sound combining a number of musical genres. The band members cite their influences as The Cure, Jeff Buckley, The Flaming Lips and XTC. According to their band biography, Alfonso and Irwin spent some time in the United States. Having gathered enough material to compile an album, Alfonso and Irwin returned to London where they met Martin Skarendahl, a Swedish ex-fireman who was then working as a recording studio engineer. The trio signed to RCA and have recorded an album together entitled 'The Trick To Life'. The band have spoken of their desire to write songs that are about "more than just boy meets girl after a night on the lash", and say that the album will surprise people who only know their 2 singles.
'The Trick To Life' is the debut album by London pop rock band The Hoosiers. It was released in the UK on October 22nd 2007. So far two singles have been released, 'Worried About Ray' and 'Goodbye Mr A'. Their single 'Worried About Ray' reached No.16 on the UK Singles Chart, dated 24th June 2007, on downloads alone. The single has climbed to No. 5 with CD sales included. Their second single 'Goodbye Mr A' has so far reached No.4.
The album was released with four alternate colours to the front cover, allowing fans to choose which cover they wanted. The album at the time of writing [31st October 2007] is currently No.1 on the UK Charts. There is a hidden track included called 'The Feeling You Get When...', I have extracted this track for your listening convenience.
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![The Hoosiers - Goodbye Mr A [2007]](http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/WGjhVWgmiFg/default.jpg)
