Eamon Hamilton

Eamon Hamilton
Hamilton live with Brakes in Liverpool in 2004
Background information
Born	Eamon Peter Hamilton (1975-08-20) 20 August 1975 (age 50) Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
Origin	Brighton, UK
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Labels	Rough Trade, Fat Cat, Tugboat Records
Website	Brakes Official Website

Eamon Peter Hamilton (born 20 August 1975) is a Canadian-born musician. Hamilton grew up in England and has lived in the United States for much of his adult life. He is frontman of Brakes^[1] and formerly played keyboards for Sea Power.

Early life

Hamilton was born on 20 August 1975 in Stewart, BC, Canada. However, his family moved to England early in his life. He was raised in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK.

Career

In 2000, Hamilton moved to Brighton, England. In 2002, was recruited to play keyboards for British Sea Power live. The band were reportedly impressed that—without warning and during a song without keyboards— Hamilton went off into the crowd banging a drum. In 2006, due to touring commitments with Brakes, Hamilton left British Sea Power.

Hamilton has recorded and played live under a number of different guises. One of his main projects was Brighter Lunch, also featuring Matt Eaton, now of Actress Hands.

In August 2002, Tom and Alex White of The Electric Soft Parade saw Hamilton performing solo and offered to play guitar and drums, respectively, with him. They were joined by Marc Beatty, of Mockin' Bird Studios and The Tenderfoot, to play bass. Brakes was born. Their debut single, Pick Up the Phone, was released in 2004 on Tugboat Records and an album, Give Blood, followed in July 2005. In October 2006 they released their second album The Beatific Visions. They released their third album Touchdown in 2009.

Personal life

On 1 September 2008, Hamilton married the American author Koren Zailckas in Romainville near Paris. He moved to the United States shortly after their marriage.

Selected discography

Brighter Lunch

• "Going My Way" – 2001, self-financed
• "Call A Medic" – 8 October 2001 on Monkey Tennis

Brakes

Albums

• Give Blood – 4 July 2005 on Rough Trade Records
• The Beatific Visions – October 2006
• Touchdown – 20 April 2009 on Fat Cat Records

Singles and EPs

• "Pick Up the Phone" – 20 September 2005 on Tugboat Records
• "All Night Disco Party" – 13 June 2005 on Rough Trade Records
• "Ring A Ding Ding" – 17 October 2005 on Rough Trade Records
• "Hold Me in the River" – 4 December 2006 on Rough Trade Records
• "Cease And Desist" – 26 February 2007
• "Beatific Visions" – 20 August 2007

References

1. Wilson, MacKenzie. "Biography: Breaks". AMG. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

External links

• Sea Power official website
• Eamon reviewing his future band prior to joining