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‘You Say' was released in February 2003, a regular on XFM it featured on the XFM playlist for around 8 weeks, achieving ‘Knee Trembler' of the week status and most popular taster on the Music: Response show. Also winning the Music: Response vote on the XFM website.

Norman Records: "Another band proving that you can't go wrong with a good tune are The Fades . Aggressive noisy rock which turns into reggae and then back again and as a result sounds very much like The Clash (gawd bless 'em). Comes complete with an excellent chorus....... - it sounds timeless like its an old post punk classic that's been rediscovered.........."

‘Life Support' was the follow up single to ‘You Say' released in July 2003 and was also featured on the XFM playlist for around 8 weeks. It was chosen to appear on the cover mount CD for the September 2003 issue of XRAY magazine.

Losingtoday: "More flippantly irregular coolness and lovesick blues this time from the Fades with this muscularly schizoid follow up to their ‘You Say' debut earlier this year. Housed in a sleeve that depicts a hapless vehicle of a car crash it neatly sums up what ‘Life Support' is all about, except that their car of choice is a ringer as they set about welding together reggae rhythms to the kind of urgent blistering pop punk that shreds eardrums and has toes tapping and betrays a crafted classic Ruts feel to it. Raucous and damn fun with it."

After the great response to debut single ‘You Say' the Fades were invited to perform live at the XFM studios for the Claire Sturgess show, it has been a very popular session and featured as one of the ‘Highlights of 2003'

Recorded 27th January 2003 - Originally broadcast on The Works with Claire Sturgess - Tuesday 18th February 2003, rebroadcast Thursday 24th July 2003. Repeated again on Tuesday 2nd December 2003 as part of the 'Best of 2003' XFM highlights