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The Slow Readers Club is a band from Manchester, England, originally formed as Omerta in 2003. The members are Aaron Starkie on vocals, Kurtis Starkie on guitar, James Ryan on bass, and David Whitworth on drums.

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28 Jul, 2018

Live: Kendall Calling

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The band perform live at the Kendall Calling festival.

26 Jul, 2018

Radio X session and interview

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The band records a three-tracks live session for Radio X [Link to Session], including LunaticSupernatural, You Opened Up My Heart, and I Saw A Ghost. In an interview, Aaron talks to Kennedy about the band’s progress.

We’ve got a strong commitment to memorable melodies…We’re ‘all killer no filler’…I spent a lot of time when we first started out, trying to sound more like everybody else, trying to sound more indy. But I’ve got a reasonable range and as I’ve developed and become more confident in what I’m doing it’s become more honest and truthful. It seems to be working.

25 May, 2018

Lunatic acoustic performance

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Aaron, Kurtis and Jim perform an acoustic version of Lunatic, from the album Build A Tower, on Granada Reports.

7 May, 2018

I Saw A Ghost performance

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The band performs I Saw A Ghost, from their album Cavalcade, on BBC 5live Afternoon Edition.

5 Apr, 2018

Block Out The Sun performance

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The band release a video of a live performance of Block Out The Sun, from their debut album, with Duddell and The No. 6 Ensemble.

25 Nov, 2017

Lunatic performance

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The band release a live video performance of Lunatic, from their show at Manchester’s Albert Hall.

18 Nov, 2016

The Ritz Manchester concert

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The band play at the Ritz, Manchester, to a sold-out crowd of 1500. This is the first performance of Through The Shadows. As the band takes a bow, James gives a message to the fans:

We all go to work just like you. We all have day jobs just like you. We don’t have anyone who’s giving us loads of money. So the fact that you are all coming out to spend money on us. Everything you spend comes straight back into this band. Thank you very much. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

29 Jul, 2016

The Sound Check

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The band appear on The Sound Check, playing I Saw A Ghost, Forever In Your Debt. Aaron:

I Saw A Ghost came in a dark morning. As you can image by the lyrics it’s quite a sombre track…what I try to do in the lyrics is write stuff that people are feeling, but can’t articulate.

27 Apr, 2015

Start Again performance

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The band perform Start Again, from their album Cavalcade, at the World Book Night in Manchester’s Central Library. Aaron Starkie:

We’ll be the first band to play here. We feel really privileged to be involved.

Slow reader's club ,Start again ,Central Library , Manchester , 23/4/14

5 Feb, 2015

Manchester Library session

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The band perform an acoustic set for Matter of Sound, at Manchester Library. Aaron Starkie:

It was nerve-wracking, but it was cool. It’s quite a good sound in there — I was surprised.

Slow Readers Club In Session at Manchester Library