The Correspondents (band)
British electro swing duo
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The Correspondents were a British electro swing duo based in London, formed by MC and vocalist Ian Bruce and producer Tim Cole in 2007.[2]
Their music has been described as electro swing with a mixture of early 20th century jazz and electro and drum and bass.[3] Their live shows and recorded music consisted of multi-genre dance music spanning blues, jazz, soul, funk and out and out electro pop.[4]
The band played at major festivals such as WOMAD,[5] Glastonbury,[6] Bestival,[7] Boomtown and Secret Garden Party.[8]
Their song "Fear and Delight" was used as the theme tune to BBC Three comedy Crims.
The project was retired on 20 October 2020 after Bruce published a status on The Correspondents' Facebook page stating that Cole had died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism a few days prior.[9][10]
The project resumed on 29 October 2025, when Bruce published a new video on The Correspondents' Youtube channel titled "new music coming".[11]
Awards and recognition
The band was included in The Telegraph's top 10 Glastonbury highlights two years in a row[12][13] and has also been featured in Rob da Bank's 2-hour Electro Swing Special on BBC Radio 1.[14]
The music video to their single "Fear & Delight", directed by Naren Wilks, was the overall winner of Berlin Music Video Awards 2014, while it also won the award for "Best VFX" category.[15][16]
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
- "Cheating With You", released 7 November 2011
- "Well Measured Vice", released 28 January 2013
- "Fear & Delight", released 9 December 2013
- "Finally", released 4 May 2016
- "Inexplicable", released 5 August 2016
- "Who Knew", released 10 October 2018