The Bored are a shoegazing version of Arab Strap.
They are composed of instrumentalist Philip Bolton and vocalist/programmer Dan Shea.
The band were formed in April 2006 for a bet. So far an entire album has been scrapped, leaving only 3 tracks. The rest of the album was recorded in a day.
The songs are written via email, with lyrics sent to the guitarist.
The band like:
Chris Morris, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Kiss, New Order/Joy Division, David Lynch, Richard Pryor, Arab Strap, Cabaret Voliatire, Mogwai, Sonic Youth, Lou Reed, Leonard Coen, Chris Isaac, Queen, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, early Primal Scream, Tom Waits, Mexican food, Vic Reeves, Woody Allen, Ian Dury, The Pet Shop Boys, Slade, Deep Purple, Motorhead, The Velvet Underground, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, Aphex Twin, The Clash and The Smiths
The Bored hate ugly rock, instead liking stuff by people good looking not just in looks (that would include awful scum like Justin Timberlake and others, although some pop is acceptable) but beautiful in soul, howver hippy that sounds.
They hope to be like The Manics if the fulfilled the promise of The Holy Bible and their first debut, before Richie left (god bless Richie, wherever he is, we hope he's not dead).
They also hope to be able to be big, but would be more than happy if recognized by record collectors (ie, Dan).
They are also the best looking young band to come from the North, and are the Pet Shop Boys of noise.
Kitlist details
Fender Guitar
Casio Keyboard
Some cheap bass
Audacity Sound Recorder
Various found sounds recorded in the early hours of the morning by the insomniac singer