{"title":"The Hoosiers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish pop\/rock band founded in 2003 in London. The Hoosiers consists of Irwin Sparkes on lead vocals and lead guitar, Alan Sharland on drums and percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band's catchy melodies and energetic performances have earned them a dedicated fanbase. With their unique blend of pop and rock, The Hoosiers have released several successful albums and singles over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for their infectious hooks and clever lyrics, The Hoosiers continue to captivate audiences with their music. 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The album contain huge hit singles Goodbye Mr A and Worried About Ray and would propel The Hoosiers to the very top of the charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow up albums \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion Of Safety, The New From Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Service\u003c\/i\u003e are all presented here in a natty 4CD mediabook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining a memoir of the band, depicting their rise and fall as told by the band mums plus there's bonus tracks and unseen photos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edsel","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50388791034187,"sku":"1167632","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/94034969-bdcb-4c84-b869-f6ad9706eae8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726348679"},{"product_id":"the-illusion-of-safety-1","title":"The Illusion Of Safety","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hoosiers’ formed in 2003 whilst Alan Sharland (Drummer) and Irwin Sparkes (Lead singer) were on a football scholarship at the University of Indianapolis. 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The band's debut album, \u003cem\u003eThe Trick To Life\u003c\/em\u003e, sold well over a million copies and spawned four singles, including Top 5 hits \"Worried About Ray\" and \"Goodbye Mr A\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnter \u003cem\u003eConfidence\u003c\/em\u003e, a sonic shot of optimism, effervescence, and joie de vivre. 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Armed with their sixth album, Irwin Sparkes and Alan Sharland pick up where they left off; honing a more adult take on the jubilant sound that made a name for them back in 2007. Reflections between the duo probed the question of why even bother to make an album - at considerable cost - in an age with scant regard for the form? “The conversation that had been picked up with fans following \u003cem\u003eConfidence\u003c\/em\u003e had taken on a momentum of its own and we were compelled not to lose something so valuable”, says Irwin. With \u003cem\u003eCompassion,\u003c\/em\u003e Al and Irwin wished to imbue the listener with this new- found sense of self-belief in what they do and who they are. This time the question of how to focus the album was handled in a novel way: “Releasing an album into the world is like releasing your intentions so we wanted to approach it as if we had a genie offering us one wish”, says Al Sharland. “On a personal and political level, it’s apparent that we could all do with more compassion.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe way we talk to ourselves influencing how we talk to each other and thereby creating the world in which we live; this tied together the songs already written (‘Everybody Is A Little More Broken Than They Pretend To Be’, and ‘Don’t Hang Your Head’) with those that would be written with the concept of compassion in mind (‘Permission To Rest’). 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