South

South are a British indie rock band from Chalk Farm, London, active between 1998 and 2009. The group is a trio made up of Joel Cadbury, Jamie McDonald and Brett Shaw. Their sound spans alternative rock, britpop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock and rock, and they are also described as a UK indie rock, breakbeat and downtempo band.

Career

The band’s first album, From Here on In, is released on Mo’Wax. Between that record and their second album, they provide the score for Sexy Beast with UNKLE. Their second album, With the Tides, is released in the United States on Kinetic in 2003. In 2006 they release their third album, Adventures in the Underground Journey to the Stars, a record that shows them working with a broader sound and recording and mixing their own material in their own studio.

In 2008 the band move to Bluhammock Records. You Are Here follows and includes reworked older tracks as well as new material. Their track “Paint the Silence,” from From Here on In, becomes widely known after appearing in the ninth episode of The O.C., titled “The Heights.”

Style and work

South are known for a flexible approach that draws on rock, electric and acoustic textures, folk elements and orchestral touches, alongside their indie and electronic influences.