South (band)


South was an English rock band. The band consisted of lead singer Joel Cadbury, Brett Shaw, and Jamie McDonald. Each member was a multi-instrumentalist and they shared duties on guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards.

Career

Formed at Haverstock School in Chalk Farm, London in 1998, South were originally conceived as an electronic act. The band were mentored by ex-Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown. The band later worked under the tutelage of UNKLE's James Lavelle, who signed the band to his personal record label.
After a promo album, Overused released in the U.S., South released their first official studio album entitled From Here on In. They also played "Paint the Silence" which was featured in the OC as well as the third season of Roswell. Next came their second album With the Tides in 2003 which included "Colours in Waves" and "Loosen Your Hold", before the band had a couple of years break.
"A Place in Displacement", the first single from their third album, was released early in 2006, followed by the album Adventures in the Underground Journey to the Stars, which came out on 3 April 2006. A UK release followed on 9 October that year.
Their fourth album, You Are Here was released in April 2008.
On Jamie McDonald's MySpace page, it was announced that the band were taking a hiatus, and that there were no future plans to get back together and record or play live again. Macdonald formed a new band called The Hug with Joel Cadbury on bass. Brett Shaw is currently a producer with his own studio in London and has been working with Florence and the Machine, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Banks, Daughter, Still Corners, Eliza Doolittle, Hawk House, Swim Deep, Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne.
Macdonald has since released two solo EPs entitled The Head on Collider EP and The Shelf Life EP, both in 2010.
Their fifth album, From Here on Out was released on 26 March 2021. It was a compilation of tracks from the "From Here on In" era.

Discography

Albums

  • From Here on In
  • With the Tides
  • Adventures in the Underground Journey to the Stars
  • You Are Here
  • ''From Here on Out''

    EPs

  • All in For Nothing
  • Constantly Burning
  • ''Speed Up / Slow Down''

    Singles

1999
  • "Time To Riot" / "Dub Remedies"
  • "Run on Time" / "Torriano"
2000
  • "Sight of Me" / "Better Things"
  • "4 Track Sessions"
  • "Interim"
2001
  • "Paint The Silence" – UK No. 69
  • "Keep Close"
  • "Broken Head"
2003
  • "Loosen Your Hold" – UK No. 73
2004
  • "Colours in Waves" – UK No. 60
  • "Motiveless Crime" – UK No. 72
2006
  • "A Place in Displacement"
  • "Up Close And Personal"
2008
  • "Better Things"
  • "Wasted"

    Compilation albums

  • Overused
  • Music from the OC: Mix 1 – "Paint the Silence"
  • Acoustic 07 – "Up Close and Personal"
  • ''From Here on Out''