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‘People thought I was off my face’: indie rockers Hard-Fi look back at adrenaline, addiction and a life of excess

The band remember their hit 2005 record Stars of CCTV and talk about coming back with a new dynamic

Frontman Richard Archer, guitarist Ross Phillips, bassist Kai Stephens and drummer Steve Kemp released their debut album, Stars of CCTV, in 2005. Featuring Cash Machine, Hard to Beat and Living for the Weekend, it reached No 1 in the UK, sold 1.2m copies worldwide and earned Brit awards and a Mercury prize nomination. We were considered “urban” by the press, so most of our early shoots were done in car parks or bus shelters – anywhere that looked grimy.

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