Their second album, Tourist , reached Number One in the UK Album Charts in its first week, following the huge success of single ” Wires “. The song was written about Pott’s newborn baby who was rushed to intensive care after a premature birth, and in 2006 it won them the Ivor Novello Award for “Best Contemporary Song”. In the UK charts, the band has frequently been frustrated by singles just missing out on top 40 placings, due to inconsistent support by music television channels and radio stations. For instance, certain songs, such as ” Wires ” and ” Half Light “, were played up to 10 times a day on larger UK radio stations, yet other singles such as ” Westside ” and ” Tourist ” received little radio play.
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