Eastern Lane Explained

Eastern Lane
Origin:Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, UK
Genre:Indie rock
Years Active:2001–2006
Label:Rough Trade
Website:www.easternlane.com
Past Members:
  • Derek Meins
  • Andrew Lawton
  • Stuart Newlands
  • Danny Ferguson

Eastern Lane were an English indie band from Berwick-upon-Tweed, comprising Derek Meins (vocals/guitar), Andrew Lawton (guitar), Stuart Newlands (bass) and Danny Ferguson (drums). Their name was taken from a street in their hometown.[1] The band was formed in 2001.

The band released two albums: Shades of Black in 2003 and The Article in 2005. Both albums are on the Rough Trade label. Their song, "Feed Your Addiction" was featured in an HSBC advertisement.

In late 2006 the band went their separate ways, according to a posting on the band's MySpace site, the split was down to the fact they have been unable to release any new material "due to circumstances with labels and money etc."

Derek Meins is now pursuing a solo career, performing and releasing as The Agitator.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
Indie

[2]
Shades of Black
  • Released: 18 May 2003
  • Label: Rough Trade (#RTRADE086)
  • Formats: CD
The Article
  • Released: 7 February 2005
  • Label: Rough Trade (#RTRAD184)
  • Formats: CD
47
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

EPs

Singles

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Indie

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|-| 2003| style="text-align:left;"| "Feed Your Addiction"| 72 || 10 || 80| rowspan="3"| The Article|-| rowspan="2"| 2004| style="text-align:left;"| "Saffron"| 55 || 8 || 55|-| style="text-align:left;"| "I Said Pig on Friday"| 65 || 10 || 47|-| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: User profile page - Eastern Lane. ukbands.net. 30 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002162019/http://www.ukbands.net/profile.php?id=20398. 2 October 2013. dead.
  2. UK independent album chart peaks:
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  5. Scottish singles chart peaks: