The Ordinary Boys

The Ordinary Boys are an English Rock group hailing from Worthing, England. They are heavily influenced by the Mod Revival, Britpop and various 1980s English bands. They have successfully built a large and loyal army of fans known as &quot

The Ordinary Boys are an English Rock group hailing from Worthing, England. They are heavily influenced by the Mod Revival, Britpop and various 1980s English bands. They have successfully built a large and loyal army of fans known as "The Ordinary Army".

Band members are Samuel Preston (vocals, guitar), William J. Brown (guitar), James Gregory (bass) and Simon Goldring (drums), who replaced Charlie Stanley in 2005. Their influences include The Smiths (their name being derived from a Morrissey song, and the singer originally chose to be known simply by his surname, like Morrissey), The Jam, The Clash and The Specials (a cover of song "Little Bitch" appeared on their debut album and singer Terry Hall appeared in the video for Seaside) amongst other groups. The group released their debut album Over The Counter Culture (the name also being taken from a Morrissey song) on August 5th 2004. Produced by Blur and The Smiths cohort Stephen Street, the album received critical praise and spawned the singles "Maybe Someday", "Week In Week Out", "Talk Talk Talk", and "Seaside". Their headliner song- "Over the Counter Culture", was featured in the soundtrack for "Burnout 3: Takedown".