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Aqualung
Biography
London-based Matt Hales, aka Aqualung, started getting involved in music at a young age while listening to different tracks played at his parents' Southampton record store. He began writing songs at age four on his family's piano. At the age of 16, after achieving a scholarship, the enthusiastic young man began attending composition classes. A year later a symphony called Life Cycle became his debut in the classical field, performed by a 60-piece orchestra. His brother Ben joined him in a band to cover the Police's classic songs. In the early '90s, following studies at London's City University, he became part of the Britpop band Ruth, releasing Harrison on ARC Records in 1999. After leading the 45's (not the Atlanta-based garage rock revival band) and issuing two singles on Universal, Hales grew disenchanted and started working on Aqualung in 2002, often co-writing songs with his wife Kim Oliver and brother Ben Hales. The alternative rock project (initially just a lo-fi bedroom venture) became quickly popularized by a VW Beetle TV ad in the U.K. featuring his song "Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)," which coincided with the release of his self-titled debut in 2002.
Selected Discography