Feedmemusic, the promoters for Astoria2, Clapham Grand and 93 feet east, have nominated Trail for an Indy award.

The nomination is for our live performance at Dingwalls last year, which did rock, even if we say so ourselves… Please vote for us! Just click on the link below and then click on "vote" under Trail. 
http://www.indyawards.co.uk/2008/artist_voting.php?artists=T
There is always a lot of Industry buzz around these awards so it would be great to get through to the next phase.

Trail are delighted to announce that they once again have a complete line up as they welcome their new drummer Chris 'Woody' Wood into the ranks. Having toured the London circuit for the last couple of years, he was drafted in as a last minute replacement for the Monto Water Rats gig at the end of January.

The gig essentially became an audition which by all accounts he passed with flying colours and it was agreed Woody was the right sort of drummer to come on board full-time. Originally hailing from Plymouth, he is without a doubt the hardest hitting drummer ever to emerge from the Westcountry and adds a whole new level of power to Trail’s sound. 

Trail have come a close second in the emusic.tv competition to record at Abbey Road
http://www.e-musictelevision.com/container.php?linkid=32
Thanks to everyone who voted us into the top 10 – The industry panel were very impressed with us and we only just missed out on the top spot!

Trail have been voted into the final of the emusic.tv nationwide competition for unsigned bands
http://www.e-musictelevision.com/container.php?linkid=32
The winner will get a day-long recording session in the world-famous Abbey Road Studios.

After public voting narrowed down the entries from thousands to just 10, an industry panel will then decide the winner – Zebra-crossing picture to follow…

After our demo recording helped us both to win the Capital FM competition and get us into the final of O2 undiscovered, we thought it was time to give 'City' the pro-treatment it deserved. After sending out the track to various top producers, we went with the guy who we felt had the same approach as ourselves. Sean Genockey has worked with artists as diverse as Kula Shaker and Tom Mccrae and has an "as long as it takes" mentality which fits in nicely with our own.

After a couple of days of laying down the drums in the cavernous surroundings of Livingstone Studios, it was back to Sean's very own Black Dog Studios. Situated behind a quiet suburban cul-de-sac, Sean's bunker hosts an awesome array of amps, guitars, pedals and studio wizardry. Its hear that we spent many a late night laying down the guitars and vocals. For those of you who havent had the pleasure of meeting him, Sean is one of the most amiable laid-back people you are likely to meet, but after one particularly testing session, he put his hands up and said that we were the most picky band he's ever worked with. It was at this moment that the phrase "Tranal" was coined, a cross between Trail and er...well you can probably work it out.

After weeks of further tinkering back at Charlie's home studio, the track was finally ready to be mastered. After being dissatisfied with the first couple of final versions which came back from the U.S., we knew we had to take a hands on approach and enlisted John Davis(Razorlight, Bloc Party, Led Zepplin) who kindly let us sit in whilst he worked his magic. Based at the top of Centre Point near Oxford Street, with a panoramic view of the City in front of them, it was the perfect place to finish the track. 2 full sessions later and finally happy with the end result, he also put his hands up and said that we were more difficult to work with than Jimmy Page!