Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) two local unsigned bands, The Coral and The Zutons. Subsequently, this resulted in Broudie producing critically acclaimed debut platinum selling albums for both bands, "The Coral" (2002) and "Who Killed... The Zutons?" (2004) respectively. He credited discovering the Coral as "[waking him] up in a way. It redeemed the world. It gave [him] hope," and 2004, Broudie also released his first album under his own name, "Tales Told"; then two years later, Broudie re-formed the Lightning Seeds with a new lineup for live appearances, and in May 2009 the band recorded their sixth studio album and the follow-up to "Tilt",
Io (English band) their second full length album. The album "Materioptikon" was released in November on Grammatical Records. The album received positive reviews such as "A beautiful, melodic, Post-Rock epic that forces repeated listens". Io (English band) io is an experimental rock band from Birmingham, UK. The band currently consists of Al Lawson (guitar/vocals), Stu Atkins (guitar), Dave Wright (drums), and Steve Wood (bass). The band formed in 2006 after the collapse of two Birmingham bands, State of Serenity and Project-7. Al Lawson (guitars/vocals), Stu Atkins (guitar), Dave Wright (drums), and Tom Lawson (bass) started writing loud, progressive, instrumental music that evoked the