Sergeant (band) explained

Sergeant
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Glenrothes, Scotland
Genre:	Indie rock
Years Active:	2004 - 2010
Label:	Mercury Records
Past Members:	Nick Mercer Scott Duncan Bill Anderson Rory Buchanan

Sergeant were a four-piece indie rock band from Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland. In 2007 they signed a contract with Mercury Records^[1] and played both the T in the Park and Glastonbury festivals that year. The band received good reviews for their live shows^[2] and attracted support from Jim Gellatly of Xfm Scotland^[3] and from Alan McGee, who called the group "a major talent".^[4]

Prior to the release of their album, the band were chosen to support Oasis on four Scottish dates and also to support the Fratellis on their full UK tour.^[5] ^[6] ^[7] Sergeant reformed for a one-off gig in Glenrothes in June 2018 to celebrate the town's 70th anniversary.^[8]

Members

Nick Mercer – vocals
Scott Duncan – guitars
Bill Anderson – bass
Rory Buchanan – drums and percussion

Discography

Albums

Sergeant (2009)

EPs

Sergeant (2007)

Singles

"K-Ok" (2008)
"Sunshine" (2008)

Notes and References

News: David . Pollock . Sergeant major . . 17 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113161437/http://living.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=445&id=1476462007 . 13 November 2007.
News: Sergeant @ Chicago Rock Cafe . . 22 October 2007 . 18 November 2007.
Web site: Jim . Gellatly . Jim Gellatly . Jim Gellatly: Blog . . 17 October 2007 . 18 November 2007 . https://archive.today/20070813093540/http://community.xfm.co.uk/UserDetails.aspx?bt=Blog&userid=39919&blogid=296 . 13 August 2007.
News: Alan . McGee . Alan McGee . Sergeant are a major talent . . 2 April 2008 . 11 February 2019.
Web site: Sergeant Supporting Oasis. Sergeant. 2008-10-11.
Web site: Sergeant Support The Fratellis. Sergeant. 2008-10-11.
News: Kate . Shannon . Sergeant: The final salute? . Fife Today . 4 November 2010 . 11 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190211160247/https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/whats-on/music/sergeant-the-final-salute-1-315917 . 11 February 2019.
News: Kate . Shannon . Sergeant reunite for Glenrothes' anniversary gig . Fife Today . 5 June 2018 . 11 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190211162608/https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/whats-on/sergeant-reunite-for-glenrothes-anniversary-gig-1-4749475 . 11 February 2019.