The Rascals (English band)

The Rascals were an Indie Rock band from Hoylake, England. Consisting of Miles Kane (singer/Guitarist), Joe Edwards (Bass) and Greg Mighall (Drums).

Their debut album Rascalize, was released on 23 June 2008.

Former lead singer Miles Kane has a second band, The Last Shadow Puppets, with Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, in which he shares duties with Turner.

In August 2009, it was announced that Miles Kane had left The Rascals to focus on a solo career.

History

Early years

Hailing from Hoylake (The Wirral, on Merseyside) in England, the band began jamming and writing material as a three piece in September 2007.

The Rascals were immediately signed to Deltasonic Records and played their first gig supporting bands including Arctic Monkeys.

Initial releases

They released their debut EP, Out Of Dreams EP, on 9 December, 2007, which contains their first single Out of Dreams

Then, on 18 February, 2008, they released a single, called Suspicious Wit.

Rascalize

The Rascals' debut album Rascalize was released on 23 June, 2008 (first released on iTunes on 15 June, 2008). Although it was not a commercial success only peaking at #100 on the UK Albums Chart for one week the album was generally well received by critics.