BIOGRAPHY

Back in 2006, cellist and pianist Will Calderbank joined James de Malplaquet to form the Grape Authority, a live band playing the songs the latter had written under the name James Grape. De Malplaquet had a deal as a solo folk/electronica project, but while recording and developing a live band version, the two became frustrated with the traditions of indie, folk and electronica, and decided to turn what they had done on it's head.

They were also playing in 8-piece alt-folk outfit Shoreline, and with the band's encouragement, they decided to use similar instrumentation in their new project. Having refined their 'bar-room chamber music' both on record and on stage, 2008 promises to be a breakthrough year for The Miserable Rich. The album "12 ways to count" will be released in Europe on Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics in March, with the single "Pisshead/Boat Song" released in the UK in April on Humble Soul. You can catch the Miserable Rich on tour in the UK in April and Europe in May, and listen to their music at myspace.com/themiserablerich.

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