68-735: Alpines is a British duo based in Kingston upon Thames in South London , made up of Bob Matthews (guitar and production) and Catherine Pockson (pianist, singer and songwriter). Since forming in 2010, the band has toured and supported The Naked and Famous , Emeli Sandé and Florence and the Machine at the Alexandra Palace on 10 March 2012. Alpines released their debut album, Oasis on 26 May 2014 and their second album, Another River on 28 October 2016. Their third album, Full Bloom
136-524: A bowling alley , fitness centre, a 15-screen Odeon multiplex cinema and a few restaurants. The ancient market is still held daily in the Market Place, including such produce as fish, jewellery, exotic foods, local foods and flowers. Kingston's civic buildings include Kingston Museum , public library , modern Crown Court , smaller County Court and the Guildhall . The Guildhall is located by
204-555: A large number of bus stops, with destinations across Greater London and Surrey including links directly to Heathrow Airport . The Kingston Bypass passes to the south and east of Kingston. The bypass carries the A3 , which links the area to Merton , Wandsworth , Clapham and the City of London to the north. To the south, the A3 runs to Portsmouth via Guildford and Petersfield . A portion of
272-538: A market town from the Saxon period, with goods transported on the Thames and over land via the crossing point. Rights to hold markets were amongst the liberties granted by the royal charter of 1208 and the market formally established in 1242. A horse fair was held at a site on the downstream side of the river north of the bridge and a market extended from there to around the church by the 17th century and further south towards
340-543: A shopping mall, " The Bentall Centre ", containing the Bentalls department store and large branches of chain stores found in many British high streets. There is a large branch of the John Lewis department store group, with a Waitrose supermarket in the basement. A smaller 1960s shopping centre called Eden Walk exists nearby. The Rotunda, in a former Bentalls furniture depository building (a local landmark), includes
408-410: A studio piano performance of "Chances". On 18 January 2013, Vogue introduced Alpines release of their single "Lights" and a mini film video of Lights featuring Emily Berrington and Ben Lloyd-Hughes directed by Ryan Hope. In September 2013, Alpines "Cocoon" was used in a short film introducing Eudon Choi's fashion collection for River Island Design Forum. In autumn 2014, "Tidal Wave" was featured in
476-399: A while to finish since we had so many guest vocalists, but we're honored to have worked with so many talented artists." Flax also said: "We wrote it and produced it, so the final mixes had to be everything it could be. We wanted Chris Coady to mix our record, he had just finished Beach House , Zola Jesus , and Santigold and we loved the sound of those records. We had to wait for him and it
544-567: Is a Brooklyn based electronic music duo formed in 2009. The duo consists of Lauren Flax and Lauren Dillard . They initially signed to Young Turks , but later formed their own label, CREEP INTL. CREEP are best known for their singles "Days" (featuring Romy Madley Croft of the XX) and "You," in collaboration with popular American duo Nina Sky on their debut album Echoes . In 2009, Lauren Flax and Lauren Dillard formed CREEP after having been in projects together before. They initially signed up to
612-535: Is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames , south-west London, England. It is situated on the River Thames , 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Charing Cross . It is an ancient market town , notable as the place where some Saxon kings were crowned. Historically in the county of Surrey , the ancient parish of Kingston covered both the town itself and a large surrounding area. The town
680-638: Is a tree lined river bank fronting the expanse of Hampton Court Park. Kingston has many pubs and restaurants and several public houses in the centre have become restaurants or bars. The more traditional pubs tend to be in the northern part of the town (Canbury) and include The Canbury Arms, Park Tavern, The Wych Elm and Willoughby Arms. Further south are found the Druid's Head , the Spring Grove, The Cricketers, The Albion Tavern, The Duke of Buckingham, and several small local pubs around Fairfield. The Druid's Head
748-758: Is also a track on Sub Focus LP Torus released on 30 September 2013. Sub Focus and Alpines were awarded a silver disc for "Tidal Wave" by the British Recorded Music Industry (BPI) on 14 February 2014. Catherine also sang on The Maccabees ' LP Given to the Wild on the track "Unknow" released 9 January 2012 and sang it with them at the Little Noise Sessions in November 2012 which was shown by Channel 4 on 20 December 2012. Catherine has co-written and sung "Fall From Grace" which
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#1732765786209816-488: Is also served by South Western Railway trains from Waterloo. Southbound services link Surbiton to destinations in Surrey and Hampshire , such as Hampton Court , Guildford , Woking and Basingstoke . The station building at Surbiton was built in 1937, designed in an Art Deco style by James Robb Scott . It has been Grade II listed since 1983. Kingston is served by two bus stations, Cromwell Road and Fairfield , and
884-599: Is identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan and is one of the biggest retail centres in the UK, receiving 18 million visitors a year. It is also home to Kingston University . The Kingston upon Thames post town corresponds to the KT1 and KT2 postcodes . The wider borough also includes the post towns of New Malden and Surbiton , parts of Worcester Park and peripheral parts of several other post towns based outside
952-469: Is no longer administered by Surrey. Kingston's main open space is the River Thames , with its lively frontage of bars and restaurants. Downstream there is a walk through Canbury Gardens towards Teddington Lock . Upstream there is a promenade crossing the Hogsmill river and reaching almost to Surbiton. Eagle Brewery Wharf is a council-owned public space located on the riverside. Across Kingston Bridge
1020-566: Is notable as one of the first taverns to make syllabub , the famous dessert, in the 18th century. There are several Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian restaurants. The local newspapers are the weekly Surrey Comet , which celebrated its 150th year in 2004, and the Kingston Guardian . In 2010 retail footprint research, Kingston ranked 25th in terms of retail expenditure in the UK at £810 million, equal to Covent Garden and just ahead of Southampton . This puts it as generating
1088-404: Is on Maya Jane Coles ' debut album, Comfort , released on 1 July 2013. Alpines previously collaborated with Maya Jane Coles on their version of "Why" released on 20 March 2012, and she also produced a remix of Alpines "Cocoon" under her Nocturnal Sunshine name which was released by Alpines on 22 August 2011. Alpines co-wrote the song "The Key" which Catherine sang on Creep 's album Echoes , which
1156-541: Is represented by Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats , and the area south of the railway line (including the ancient town centre) is part of Kingston and Surbiton which is represented by Ed Davey of the Liberal Democrats. Central Kingston is a busy, largely pedestrian and predominantly retail centre, with a small number of commercial offices and civic buildings. The shopping centre includes
1224-633: The Kingston loop line towards Teddington, Strawberry Hill , Twickenham and Richmond , after which trains continue towards Waterloo. From Waterloo, trains to Kingston are advertised towards "Shepperton" and "Strawberry Hill". A nearby station in Norbiton (in fare zone 5 ) is on the same lines. Nearby Surbiton station – originally named Kingston when it opened in 1838 – is on the South West Main Line in London fare zone 6. Surbiton
1292-682: The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , becoming the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames . It had been long been known as a royal borough through custom; its right to the title was formally confirmed by George V in 1927. Kingston upon Thames was the seat of Surrey County Council from 1893, when it moved from Newington to a new headquarters at County Hall . The county council remained based at County Hall until 2020, despite Kingston having been removed from its administrative area in 1965. In 1965, Greater London
1360-526: The Rose Theatre , which opened in 2008 with Sir Peter Hall as the director. Also, in 2001, the old Kingston bus garage and bus station, closed the previous year, was demolished and the site redeveloped as the Rotunda complex, with an Odeon Cinema , restaurants and tenpin bowling. Kingston straddles two Parliamentary constituencies: the area north of the railway line is part of Richmond Park , which
1428-688: The "High Street Investment Ranking", only bettered by Cambridge , Bath , Chichester and Reading . In 2013 Kingston became the location for a local currency scheme, designed to boost and strengthen the local economy in Kingston, as part of the Transition towns initiative. The Kingston pound began as a digital currency , and from 2018 existed in paper format, with denominations of K£1;K£5;K£10;and K£20 designed by graphic design students from Kingston University . These were taken out of circulation in 2021, but have been sold to many collectors all over
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#17327657862091496-605: The 3rd highest in London. A notable dramatic arts venue is the Rose Theatre , opened on 16 January 2008 and seating about 900 people. The audience are arranged around the semi-circular stage. All Saints Church is host to classical choral and music concerts mostly on Saturdays and houses a Frobenius organ. There are a number of choral societies including the Kingston Orpheus Choir and the Kingston Choral Society , an amateur symphony orchestra
1564-558: The Domesday Book it was held by William the Conqueror . Its domesday assets were: a church, five mills , four fisheries worth 10s, 27 ploughs , 40 acres (16 ha) of meadow , woodland worth six hogs . It rendered £ 31 10s (£31.50). In 1730, the chapel containing the royal effigies collapsed, burying the sexton , who was digging a grave, the sexton's daughter and another person. The daughter survived this accident and
1632-834: The Kingston Philharmonia, and the Kingston and District Chamber Music Society. A number of annual festivals are organised by the Council and Kingston Arts Council including Kingston Readers' Festival, Think-in-Kingston and the Festival of the Voice. Kingston University runs the Stanley Picker Gallery and Kingston Museum has a changing gallery on the first floor. A regular singing group at the Rose Theatre caters to schools and families. John Galsworthy
1700-484: The Kingston Relief Road was constructed in Kingston town centre in the late 1980s. Commonly known as the "Kingston one-way system", the road encircles the town centre, allowing for major shopping streets such as Clarence Street to be pedestrianised . On the western side of the town centre, the road passes underneath John Lewis Kingston before crossing the River Thames via Kingston Bridge. As part of
1768-532: The Lights" (featuring Sia ). The album, Echoes was initially announced for an August 2013 release. It was eventually released worldwide on November 12. The album debuted at number eight on the iTunes Electronic Chart. Commenting on the album, Flax said: "It's amazing how it came together. It really was an organic process, which is truly important to us. The majority of the people on our record are friends, it really all came together perfectly." Dillard adds: "It took
1836-684: The Market Place. Nipper , the famous "His Master's Voice" ( HMV ) dog, is buried in the town under Lloyds Bank. His owners lived nearby in Fife Road. Kingston Green Fair was held annually from 1987 to 2008 in Canbury Gardens, next to the river, on the Spring Bank Holiday . The word "Green" in the title refers to the ethos of the fair as promoting sustainable development . For instance no meat or other products derived from dead animals were allowed to be sold, and no electricity
1904-741: The Martians in H. G. Wells ' The War of the Worlds are positioned on Kingston Hill; in The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence the youngest Brangwen dreams of a job in Kingston upon Thames in a long, lyrical passage; Mr. Knightly in Emma by Jane Austen regularly visits Kingston, although the narrative never follows him there. Fine art is also a prominent feature in the history of Kingston. Both John Hoyland and Jeremy Moon worked from permanent studios in Kingston and many artists and designers have studied at
1972-552: The Old English words cyning and tun . It belonged to the king in Saxon times and was the earliest royal borough. There was historically some variation between authorities as to whether Kingston was 'on' or 'upon' Thames, and whether the name should be hyphenated or not. The Post Office initially adopted 'Kingston-on-Thames', the Ordnance Survey used 'Kingston upon Thames', and the old borough council preferred
2040-522: The Saxon king on the Coronation Stone. He was a pioneer in the photography of the moving image. R. C. Sherriff the playwright is also associated with Kingston, writing his first play to support Kingston Rowing Club. An earlier writer born in Kingston was John Cleland . Kingston has been covered in literature, film and television. It is where the comic Victorian novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome begins; cannons aimed against
2108-873: The TV and film advert "Sound with Power" for Mercedes. "Empire" was used by Starz Entertainment in the promotion of the Starz Denver Film Festival in November 2013 and for the promotion of original television and films showing on Starz TV in the US during the first quarter of 2014. On 5 June 2014, Alpines performed at the Paul Smith Beak Street Store London and in July took part in his photo shoot for Madame Figaro "Portfolio Jeunes Talents". In August 2014 Abercrombie & Fitch featured " No Other Lover" in their stores. Alpines video of "Zero"
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2176-636: The Unready (978). There are certain other kings who are said to have been crowned there, but for whom the evidence (including the writings of Florence of Worcester and Ralph de Diceto ) is less substantial: Edward the Elder (902), Edmund I (939), Eadred (946), Eadwig (956), Edgar the Peaceful ( c. 960 ) and Edward the Martyr (975). It was later thought that the coronations were conducted in
2244-598: The album with accompanying videos on Vevo called "Completely" in March 2016 and "Heaven" on 31 August 2016. The album was released by Metropolis Recordings on 28 October 2016. All songs are written by Alpines who announced their first extensive headline tour of UK and European cities On 17 March 2017 they also supported the XX at the Motorsport Arena Cardiff. On 18 August 2017 Anti Fragile Records New York announced
2312-408: The author was born on Kingston Hill and Jacqueline Wilson grew up, and went to school in Kingston and still lives there today. Both are commemorated at Kingston University – Galsworthy in the newest building and Wilson in the main hall. Also commemorated at the university is photographer Eadweard Muybridge who was born at Kingston and changed the spelling of his first name in reference to the name of
2380-492: The borough. The Kingston upon Thames post town roughly corresponds to the six wards of Canbury Gardens, Coombe Hill, Kingston Gate, Kingston Town, Norbiton and Tudor, which had a combined population of 54,925 at the 2021 census , while the borough overall counted 168,063. Kingston was called Cyninges tun in 838 AD, Chingestune in 1086, Kingeston in 1164, Kyngeston super Tamisiam in 1321 and Kingestowne upon Thames in 1589. The name means 'the king's manor or estate' from
2448-531: The bypass carries the A309 to Thames Ditton , Hampton Court and the A308 . There are several radial routes including: In the 1960s, planners proposed a partially elevated ring road encircling the town centre, to alleviate congestion on major shopping streets and traffic heading towards Kingston Bridge . After objections from local residents, an interim one-way system was implemented in July 1963. Following this,
2516-467: The chapel of St Mary, which collapsed in 1730. Tradition dating to the 18th century holds that a large stone recovered from the ruins played a part in the coronations. It was initially used as a mounting block, but in 1850 it was moved to a more dignified place in the market before finally being moved to its current location in the grounds of the Guildhall . From Medieval times Shrovetide Football
2584-575: The course of the Hogsmill River. Goods traded included oats, wheat, rye, malt, apples and other fruit, flowers, wool, leather and cheese. Cattle, meat and fish were also traded. The regular Saturday market was supplemented by a Wednesday market in 1662. In addition to markets, regular fairs were held. Local industries included pottery, brick making, tanning, leather-working, fishing, milling, brewing and boat-building. The presence of fabric and wood-working craft skills associated with boat-building
2652-592: The fifth highest level of retail sales in Greater London , passing Croydon , with just four West End alternatives ahead. In 2005, Kingston was 24th with £864 million, and 3rd in London. In a 2015 study by CACI, Kingston was ranked 28th in the UK in the Hot 100 Retail Locations - and the second highest in Greater London after Croydon. In 2018, Kingston was ranked joint 5th in the UK by Knight Frank in
2720-399: The hyphenated 'Kingston-upon-Thames'. As late as 1959 the borough council was petitioning the other bodies to standardise the name as 'Kingston-upon-Thames'. The London Borough created in 1965 used the form 'Kingston upon Thames' without hyphens, since when that form has been used by the council, Ordnance Survey, and as the post town. The first surviving record of Kingston is from AD 838 as
2788-797: The leading actor, was filmed by the toppled telephone boxes sculpture in Old London Road. The 1974 Doctor Who story " Invasion of the Dinosaurs " used several locations in the town for filming. The 2008 series of Primeval , shown on ITV1 in January, featured almost an entire episode filmed inside the Bentall Centre and John Lewis department stores. Kingston featured in Primeval again in May 2009 with several scenes shot in and around
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2856-594: The new borough. Kingston was built at the first crossing point of the Thames upstream from London Bridge and a bridge still exists at the same site. It was this 'great bridge' that gave it its early importance in the 13th century. Kingston was occupied by the Romans , and later it was either a royal residence or a royal demesne . There is a record of a council held there in 838, at which Egbert of Wessex , King of Wessex, and his son Ethelwulf of Wessex were present. In
2924-629: The part- culverted mouth of the Hogsmill River , and houses Kingston Council and magistrates' court . A short distance away is the County Hall Building which houses the main offices of Surrey County Council . From 1893 to 1965, before Kingston became one of the 32 London boroughs of Greater London , it was the county town of Surrey following the period of 1791–1893 when Newington had this role. Guildford has officially reclaimed this ancient, now ceremonial title as Kingston
2992-417: The project, two bus stations were constructed, cycle lanes installed and several artworks commissioned including Out of Order by David Mach and River Celebration by Carole Hodgson . Kingston Town End and Kingston Turks piers are situated in Kingston. Turk Launches operates a Summer-only river tour between Hampton Court and Richmond St Helena. Creep (band) Creep (stylized as CREƎP )
3060-511: The railway in the 1830s, there was much building development to the south of the town. Much of this became the new town of Surbiton , but the Surbiton Park estate, built in the grounds of Surbiton Place in the 1850s, remained part of Kingston during the period of the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames . A permanent military presence was established in the borough with the completion of The Barracks in 1875. Kingston evolved as
3128-414: The record label, Young Turks. Before the release of "Days" (featuring Romy XX), they started their own label, 'CREEP INTL.'. In January 2011, their second single "You", featuring Nina Sky, was released. On January 26, 2011, the music video for the song "Days" was released on Young Turks' official YouTube account. On May 15, 2011, the music video for "You" was released on the duo's official website. Late in
3196-421: The release of a DeLuxe version of Another River which included five tracks recorded live with their band at Metropolis Studios London. Alpines released their third album Full Bloom on 16 November 2018, via their own record label Untrue Records. "Drive" "Cocoon" "Empire" "Lights" "Oasis" "No Other Lover" "Zero" Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames , colloquially known as Kingston ,
3264-520: The release of their third album Full Bloom via their own record label Untrue Records, on 16 November 2018. Their first single from the album, "Out of View", was premiered on Complex. Alpines have written the song " Tidal Wave " with Sub Focus . The record, which features Catherine singing, was released by Sub Focus on Mercury on 4 November 2012, and reached No. 12 in the BBC Official Singles Chart on 12 November 2012. "Tidal Wave"
3332-416: The right to hold markets and fairs, with the oldest surviving charter being from King John in 1208. A subsequent charter in 1441 formally incorporated the town as a borough. The borough covered a much smaller area than the ancient parish, although as new parishes were split off the borough and parish eventually became identical in 1894. The borough was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under
3400-539: The site of a meeting between King Egbert of Wessex and Ceolnoth , Archbishop of Canterbury . Kingston lay on the boundary between the ancient kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia , until in the early tenth century when King Æthelstan united both to create the kingdom of England. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , two tenth-century kings were consecrated in Kingston: Æthelstan (925), and Æthelred
3468-510: The town and examples of all of these aircraft can be seen today at the nearby Brooklands Museum in Weybridge . British Aerospace finally closed its Lower Ham Road factory in 1992; part of the site was subsequently redeveloped for housing but the riverside part houses a community centre and sports complex. Following the construction of the Kingston Relief Road (commonly known as the "Kingston one-way system") in 1989, major shopping streets in
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#17327657862093536-473: The town centre and the historic Market Place were pedestrianised . Two major commercial developments were also built in Kingston town centre - with John Lewis Kingston department store opening in 1990 and the Bentall Centre shopping centre opening in 1992. In the early 2000s, the Charter Quay development south of Kingston Bridge completed the riverside walk , as well as adding bars, restaurants and
3604-496: The tracks on their album Oasis with contributions from MNEK on "Blind" and "Sunset" and Vince Kidd on "Zero". The album artwork photos taken by Cyrus Mahboubian were on display at the opening of the De Re Art Gallery Hollywood from 16 May 2014 with the album sound tracking the exhibition of modern art through the summer. In 2014, Alpines toured the UK to promote the album. Alpines released two tracks from
3672-902: The trailer of the new series of Boardwalk Empire season 3 Autumn 2012 and by ESPN for US Barclays Center Classic in November 2012. In June 2012, "Empire" was used as transition audio in fifth episode of the eighth series of the BBC documentary series Coast , entitled "The Secret Life of Sea Cliffs". In August 2012, their song "Got Me Wrong" from their Early Hours EP was featured in All Saints Autumn/Winter Fashion Collection TV Campaign in which Catherine and Bob also appeared. All Saints have issued Alpines Basement session videos of "Got Me Wrong" and "Chances". Alpines have continued their association with Rankin whose Hunger TV Company has produced their videos of "Got Me Wrong" and "Chances" including
3740-403: The university including Fiona Banner , John Bratby , David Nash and Jasper Morrison . Early in his music career, the guitarist and singer-songwriter Eric Clapton spent time busking in Kingston upon Thames, having grown up and studied in the area. Rock band Cardiacs were formed in the town. Recently, a scene from Mujhse Dosti Karoge , a Bollywood film starring Hrithik Roshan as
3808-495: The world. The Kingston Pound is a 'tagged' sterling that can be exchanged either way on a 1 for 1 basis without any penalty. As of 2011, Kingston upon Thames has the fourth highest retail turnover for comparison goods in Greater London, £432 million annually, only bettered by the West End , Shepherd's Bush and Stratford . As of 2012, Kingston has 276,438 square metres (2,975,550 sq ft) of total town centre floorspace,
3876-481: The year, Flax revealed she was openly lesbian and CREEP continued with recording of their first album. In December 2011, "Animals" was released along with its music video. It was released as an official single on January 17, 2012. The song features vocals from Holly Miranda . In 2013, they released three singles from their debut album: "Call Her" (featuring Tricky and Alejandra De La Deheza of School of Seven Bells , "Vertigo" (featuring Lou Rhodes of Lamb) and "Dim
3944-694: Was a factor in the choice of Kingston as the site chosen by Tommy Sopwith to expand production of early aircraft from Sopwith Aviation 's origins at Brooklands . Well known aviation personalities Sydney Camm , Harry Hawker and Tommy Sopwith were responsible for much of Kingston's achievements in aviation. For much of the 20th century, Kingston was a major military aircraft manufacturing centre specialising in fighter aircraft – first with Sopwith Aviation, H G Hawker Engineering, later Hawker Aircraft , Hawker Siddeley and eventually British Aerospace . The renowned Sopwith Camel , Hawker Fury , Hurricane , Hunter and Harrier jump jet were all designed and built in
4012-414: Was an ancient borough , having been formally incorporated in 1441, with a long history prior to that as a royal manor . From 1836 until 1965 the town formed the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames . From 1893 to 2020 Kingston was the seat of Surrey County Council . The town became part of Greater London in 1965, when the modern borough was also created as one of the 32 London boroughs . Kingston
4080-444: Was created and the old municipal borough was abolished. Its former area was merged with that of the Municipal Borough of Surbiton and the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe , to form the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames . At the request of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council another royal charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth II entitling it to continue using the title "Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames" for
4148-482: Was described by its creator as "anti-minimalist". Kingston is principally served by Kingston railway station , which opened in 1863. The station is in London fare zone 6 and is served by South Western Railway trains from London Waterloo . Trains to Waterloo link Kingston directly to destinations such as Wimbledon , Clapham Junction and Vauxhall . Eastbound trains travel to Shepperton via Teddington , Hampton and Sunbury . Eastbound trains also travel on
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#17327657862094216-412: Was her father's successor as sexton. Kingston sent members to early Parliaments , until a petition by the inhabitants prayed to be relieved from the burden. Another chapel, the collegiate chapel of St Mary Magdalene, The Lovekyn Chapel, still exists. It was founded in 1309 by a former mayor of London, Edward Lovekyn . It is the only private chantry chapel to survive the Reformation . With the coming of
4284-441: Was outlawed. Kingston upon Thames formed an ancient parish in the Kingston hundred of Surrey. The parish of Kingston upon Thames covered a large area including numerous chapelries and townships which subsequently became separate parishes, including Hook , Kew , New Malden , Petersham , Richmond , Surbiton , Thames Ditton and East Molesey . Kingston was a royal manor. It was granted various charters allowing it
4352-401: Was permitted on the site unless generated by wind, sun, or bicycle power. One of the more unusual sights in Kingston is Out of Order by David Mach , a sculpture in the form of twelve disused red telephone boxes that have been tipped up to lean against one another in an arrangement resembling dominoes. The work was commissioned in 1988 as part of the landscaping for the new Relief Road, and
4420-401: Was played annually at Kingston upon Thames and in surrounding towns including Richmond and Twickenham . The windows of the houses and shops were boarded up and from 12 noon the inhabitants would kick several balls around the town before retiring to the public houses. The last game was played in 1866, by which time the urban development of the town meant it caused too much damage and the custom
4488-460: Was premiered on 18 August 2014 in Hunger Magazine . In September 2015, Alpines produced their cover version of "I Put a Spell on You" for the soundtrack of the BBC One trailer for the Hunt a new nature series narrated by David Attenborough and on 23 October 2015 released the song as a single. In 2016, Alpines released their second album, Another River , via Metropolis Recordings and AntiFragile Records (North America). In 2018, Alpines announced
4556-765: Was released on 12 November 2013. Alpines co-wrote the song "Love me More" with Chase & Status and Emili Sande which was released on 14 July 2017 as the lead single on Chase & Status' latest album Tribe , released on 18 August 2017. On 3 August 2017, Alpines announced they had been chosen for an award by the Momentum Fund sponsored by PRS, PPL, the Arts Council and Spotify. In addition to writing and producing their own music, Alpines have issued their own remixes of other artists including Lana Del Rey 's "Blue Jeans" and Emile Sande 's "Heaven". In 2011, Alpines also collaborated with other producers on some of their songs including "Tremors" with producer trio Dark Sky and "Gold" with Craze and Hoax. Alpines wrote and produced all
4624-419: Was released on their own record label Untrue Records, on 16 November 2018. Their track "Drive" was used by Rankin in a video for fashion designer Hannah Marshall in 2011. In 2011, their track "Cocoon" was used during an episode of the US crime series CSI , and "Fossilised" was used in another CSI episode in 2012. Their song "Empire" which was released as a video in May 2012 was used by Sky Atlantic for
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