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Hard-Fi

Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band consists of Richard Archer (lead vocals and guitar), Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Steve Kemp (drums and backing vocals).

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Genres
Indie rock · alternative rock
Labels
Necessary · Atlantic
Members
Richard Archer · Steve Kemp · Kai Stephens · Ross Phillips
Origin
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Past members
Nick Fyffe
Years active
2003–2014 · 2022–present

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Musical style

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Live

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Hard-Fi

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Edges118
Triples187
Avg. degree1.98
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Hard-Fi

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related to Musical style · 30
Hard-Fi → Better Do Better, Christina Aguilera, Feltham, Feltham Young Offenders' Institution, Hard-Fi's, He, Help Me Please, I'm, I've, Little Angel, Living, Move, Northern Soul, Now, Once Hard-Fi, Other, Richard, Richard's, Similarly, Singing Out
related to Formation and early success · 25
Hard-Fi → Archer, BMW, CCTV, Cherry Lips, Clarke, However, Kai Stephens, Led Zeppelin, Most, Necessary Records, Philips, Phillips, Pink Floyd, Rentokil, Ross Phillips, Run-DMC, Staines, Stars, Steve Kemp, Studio
related to Stars of CCTV · 25
Hard-Fi → Cash Machine, CCTV, Cheekees, Glastonbury, Green Day, Her, January, Jimmy Eat World, July, June, Ladbroke Grove, London, Milton Keynes Bowl, No, Richard's, Simple Plan, Staines, Stars, Taking Back Sunday, The
related to Live · 24
Hard-Fi → After, All, Beat, CCTV, City, Ghost Town, Hard, Hard-Fi's, In, Jerry Dammers, Kaichen Stephens, London's Brixton Academy, Love Music Hate Racism, Manchester's, May, Mick Jones, Neville Staples, Paul Weller, Staines, Stars
related to Once Upon a Time in the West · 20
Hard-Fi → Album, Archer, August, Bat, BST, CD, Cherry Lips, June, London, Maida Vale Studios, Once Upon, Oxford Street, Radio, September, Staines, Suburban Knights, The, Time, Virgin Megastore, West
related to Discography · 14
Hard-Fi → Best Podcast, CCTV, City, Digital Music Awards, In, Killer Sounds, Myspace, Once Upon, Rockin, Stars, Sweating Someone Else’s Fever, Time, West, YouTube
related to Greatest hits album and hiatus · 13
Hard-Fi → Archer, Facebook, Gigwise, In March, Killer Sounds, March, May, On, Once Upon, Phillips, The, Time, West
related to Killer Sounds · 9
Hard-Fi → Christmas, During, February, Hopefully, Myspace, On, Phillips, Sounding, We're
related to Name · 9
Hard-Fi → Archer, Being, Black Ark, I've, Lee, Perry, Perry's, Scratch, Since
Members · 4
Hard-Fi → Kai Stephens, Richard Archer, Ross Phillips, Steve Kemp

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Hard-FiGenresIndie rock1.00infobox
Hard-FiGenresalternative rock1.00infobox
Hard-FiLabelsNecessary1.00infobox
Hard-FiLabelsAtlantic1.00infobox
Hard-FiMembersRichard Archer1.00infobox
Hard-FiMembersSteve Kemp1.00infobox
Hard-FiMembersKai Stephens1.00infobox
Hard-FiMembersRoss Phillips1.00infobox
Hard-FiOriginStaines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England1.00infobox
Hard-FiPast membersNick Fyffe1.00infobox
Hard-FiYears active2003–20141.00infobox
Hard-FiYears active2022–present1.00infobox

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