The Coral

For the group's self-titled album, see The Coral (album).

The Coral
The Coral playing live on-stage
The Coral performing at the 2003 V Festival.
L to R: James Skelly, Ian Skelly and Paul Duffy.
Background information
OriginHoylake, Merseyside, England
Genres
Years active1996–present
LabelsDeltasonic, Skeleton Key
MembersJames Skelly
Paul Duffy
Nick Power
Ian Skelly
Paul Molloy
Past membersBill Ryder-Jones
Lee Southall
Websitewww.thecoral.co.uk

The Coral are an English rock band, formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside.[1] The band emerged during the early 2000s.[2] Their 2002 debut album The Coral, from which came the single "Dreaming of You", was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize[3] and listed as the fourth best album of the year by NME.[4] Their second album, Magic and Medicine (2003), produced four UK Top 20 singles, including "Pass It On". In 2008, after guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones left the band, they continued as a five-piece.

  1. ^ Petridis, Alexis (21 July 2003). "Can The Coral come out to play?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "2001 review in The Guardian". NME. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Mercury Prize nomination". The Guardian. Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ "NME's 4th best album 2002". NME. Retrieved 20 December 2014.