Solar Race

Solar Race was an indie rock band from Manchester, UK, who released one album and a compilation as well a handful of singles during the mid-1990s. The band consisted of singer, Eilidh Bradley, drummer, Carl Rogers and guitarist, Andrew Holland. They were quickly signed to Silvertone Records – releasing the Not Here single in 1995 which was named NME’s Record of the Week.
Known for their raucous live shows, Solar Race also toured Europe with alternative rock act Bush, and recorded their debut album Homespun with revered producer Steve Albini at the prestigious Abbey Road studios in London.
The three-piece released the album in 1997 but split the following year.
In 2014, singer, Eilidh Bradley, tragically died of a suspected suicide.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played the band's debut single, Not Here, in early 1995 (the track later entered in that year's Festive Fifty) and would play further material from them, including two sessions on his programmes. He also interviewed the band on his 14 July 1995 show. The group also released a Peel Sessions album in 1997, but split the following year.
==Festive Fifty Entries==
*1995 Festive Fifty: Not Here #39
==Sessions==
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All tracks on the sessions except 'Out Of Time', 'Peter's Revenge', and 'Sweet F.A.' are available on The Peel Sessions Bar 2 (1996, CD, Silvertone), though 'Disgrace' was renamed 'Good Friends'
1. Recorded: 1995-05-16. First Broadcast: 02 June 1995
*Good Enough / Out Of Time / Skewiff / Disgrace
2. Recorded: 1996-04-30. First Broadcast: 26 May 1996
*Peter's Revenge / Butterfly Kisses / One Day Out / Sweet F.A.
==Live==
Recorded at the Reading Festival: 1995-08-25.First Broadcast: 25 August 1995
#Not Here
#One Day Out
#Get Ahead
#Skewiff
Recorded at the Camden Live Festival: 1995-10-27. First Broadcast: 27 October 1995
#Not Here
#Swimmer
#Get A Head
#One Day Out
#Juvenile
#Skewiff
==Other Shows Played==
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*27 January 1995: Not Here (7") Silvertone
*04 February 1995 (BBC World Service): 'Not Here (7")' (Silvertone)
*04 February 1995 (BFBS): 'Not Here (7")' (Silvertone)
*17 March 1995: 'Not Here (7 inch)' (Silvertone)
*25 March 1995 (BFBS): 'Not Here (7")' (Silvertone)
*24 April 1995 (BBC World Service): Not Here (7") Silvertone
*07 October 1995: Get Ahead (12" - Solar Race EP) Silvertone 
*13 October 1995: Good Enough (CD - Get Ahead) Silvertone 
*20 October 1995: Good Enough (CD Single – Solar Race EP) Silvertone
*21 October 1995: Get Ahead (single - Solar Race EP) Silvertone
*22 October 1995 (BFBS): 'Get Ahead (CDS-Solar Race EP)' (Silvertone)
*28 October 1995: Get Ahead (single - Solar Race EP) Silvertone
*28 October 1995 (BFBS): 'Juvinile (CDS-Solar Race EP)' (Silvertone) 
*03 November 1995: Juvinile (EP - Solar Race) Silvertone
*11 November 1995 (BFBS): 'Juvinile (CDS-Solar Race EP)' (Silvertone)
*15 December 1995: Get Ahead (single - Solar Race EP) Silvertone 
*23 December 1995 (BFBS): 'Get Ahead (CDS-Solar Race EP)' (Silvertone)
*29 December 1995: 'Not Here (7 inch)' (Silvertone) FF #39
;1996
*04 April 1996: Not Here (7") Silvertone
*22 June 1996: ‘Resilient Little Muscle (7 inch )’ Silvertone
*29 June 1996 (BFBS): 'Resilient Little Muscle (7")' (Silvertone)
*06 October 1996: One Day Out (album - The Peel Sessions Bar 2) Silvertone
*12 October 1996: Sweet F.A. (CD - The Peel Sessions Bar 2) Silvertone
*October 1996 (FSK): Sweet F.A. (CD - The Peel Sessions Bar 2) Silvertone
;1997
*13 March 1997: ‘My Enemy (7 inch)’ Silvertone
*26 March 1997: My Enemy (7" - My Enemy / Lee Speaks) Silvertone
*March 1997 (FSK): My Enemy (CD Single) Silvertone
*24 April 1997 (BFBS): 'Resilient Little Muscle (7")' (Silvertone)
*01 May 1997 (BFBS): 'Resilient Little Muscle (LP-Homespun)' (Silvertone)
==External Links==
*Obituary
*Discogs
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