2010 heralds the return of the unstoppable force of nature that is Reef. Dominic, Gary, Jack and Kenwyn are delighted to announce that they will be heading out on the road again in April. The West Country’s favourite sons came together again a couple of weeks ago and such was the energy and positivity between them that a reunion and tour was quickly decided upon. The wheels put in motion, a nationwide tour has been booked and rehearsals booked in.
Reef formed in 1993, signing to Sony imprint S2 Records the following year. Their debut 1995 album
Replenish achieved Gold status and saw the band play shows with the
Rolling Stones,
Paul Weller and
Soundgarden.
The follow up to Replenish, 1997’s Glow stormed the UK Charts at Number 1 and included the single "Place Your Hands". In 1999 the band released Rides (George Drakoulias) and in the same year the band saw off the likes of Oasis and Pulp to win the Music Industry’s Soccer Six competition. Rides was followed by the poppier sounding Getaway produced by Al Clay (Pixies, Stereophonics) in 2000 which was most notable for the single "Set The Record Straight". Always a favourite at shows and Festivals alike, the band made many high profile appearances during this period, including Glastonbury and Reading festivals.
Together – The Best Of Reef was released by S2 in 2003. It was around then that he band decided to take an extended break from Reef. They have been working on several projects in the interim including Dominic playing with Mick Jones (The Clash) and Tony James (Gen X) in Carbon/Silicon and Gary and Jack forming Them Is Me and releasing their debut album in 2008.
At my favourite venue too