Brakes (known as Brakesbrakesbrakes in the United States) is a four member band from Brighton, England. The group formed in 2003. It consists of Eamon Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Thomas White (lead guitar), Marc Beatty (bass), and Alex White (drums, percussion).
Brakes formed in 2003, when Thomas White and Alex White of The Electric Soft Parade saw Eamon Hamilton perform a solo gig supporting The Lonesome Organist in Brighton. Marc Beatty of Mockin' Bird Studio and The Tenderfoot (who also worked with British Sea Power, engineering their debut single and recording tracks for their debut album) was also soon recruited, and the band set about recording their debut single, "Pick Up the Phone", which was released on Tugboat Records in 2004.
