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Comprised of Londoners Rupert Lyddon and Lawrence "La" Rudd, and borne out of a Police cover band, Grand National's take on '80s British dance-rock is unique to the era of retro new wave, postpunk and Britpop. While sure to draw comparisons to contemporaries like The Killers and The Bravery, Grand National's sound is much fuller and more organic -- less reliant on synths and sass and true to the spirit and complexity of original acts like New Order, Happy Mondays and The Police. Their debut LP, Kicking the National Habit, was released in the UK in late 2004, and finally made it to the U.S. in early 2006.
