Eamon Hamilton


Eamon Peter Hamilton is a Canadian-born musician. Hamilton grew up in England and has lived in the United States for much of his adult life. He is frontman of Brakes and formerly played keyboards for Sea Power.
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Early life

Hamilton was born on 20 August 1975 in Stewart, BC, Canada. However, his family moved to England early in his life. He was raised in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK.

Career

In 2000, Hamilton moved to Brighton, England. In 2002, was recruited to play keyboards for British Sea Power live. The band were reportedly impressed that—without warning and during a song without keyboards— Hamilton went off into the crowd banging a drum. In 2006, due to touring commitments with Brakes, Hamilton left British Sea Power.
Hamilton has recorded and played live under a number of different guises. One of his main projects was Brighter Lunch, also featuring Matt Eaton, now of Actress Hands.
In August 2002, Tom and Alex White of The Electric Soft Parade saw Hamilton performing solo and offered to play guitar and drums, respectively, with him. They were joined by Marc Beatty, of Mockin' Bird Studios and The Tenderfoot, to play bass. Brakes was born. Their debut single, Pick Up the Phone, was released in 2004 on Tugboat Records and an album, Give Blood, followed in July 2005. In October 2006 they released their second album The Beatific Visions. They released their third album Touchdown in 2009.

Personal life

On 1 September 2008, Hamilton married the American author Koren Zailckas in Romainville near Paris. He moved to the United States shortly after their marriage.

Selected discography

Brighter Lunch

  • "Going My Way" – 2001, self-financed
  • "Call A Medic" – 8 October 2001 on Monkey Tennis

Brakes

Albums

Singles and EPs