Bombay Bicycle Club

Bombay Bicycle Club are a British indie rock band from Crouch End, London, active from 2005. The group consists of Jack Steadman, Jamie MacColl, Suren De Saram and Ed Nash. Their sound sits across alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop and rock.

Formation and early years

The band forms originally under the name The Canals, when Steadman, MacColl and De Saram are 15. Nash later joins the group as they move through several names before settling on Bombay Bicycle Club, a title taken from a chain of curry houses in the London area.

The group wins the opening slot at the 2006 V Festival through the Road to V competition, and also plays Reading and Leeds Festival for three consecutive years. In February 2007 they release their debut EP, The Boy I Used To Be, followed in October by How We Are.

Albums

Their first album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose, appears in 2009 and reaches number 46 on the UK albums chart. In 2010 they release Flaws, an acoustic album that reaches number 8 in the UK. A Different Kind of Fix follows in 2011 and reaches number 6 in the UK, while its lead single becomes the band’s first chart entry in the United States, reaching number 40 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

The band’s fourth studio album, So Long, See You Tomorrow, appears in 2014 and gives them their first UK number one. Their fifth album, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, follows in 2020 on Mmm... Records. It is a 11-track record, and it is made with producer John Congleton after sessions in London at Konk studio and in Los Angeles.

Live work and collaborations

For live performances, the band adds Amber Wilson on keyboards and backing vocals. Singer-songwriter Lucy Rose also joins their live shows and appears on songs from Flaws and A Different Kind of Fix.

Side projects

In 2016 the four members announce that they pursue solo projects. Nash records as Toothless, while Steadman records as Mr Jukes. Nash releases a debut album under the Toothless name, and Steadman releases a debut single as Mr Jukes in 2017.