Prior to joining
Ocean Colour Scene, Sealey was singer and rhythm guitarist in Late, a four-piece indie/rock band from
Astwood Bank,
Redditch,
Worcestershire who were active between 1997 and 2001. The band members were: • Dan Sealey - vocals and rhythm guitar • Paul McCormack - lead guitar • Greg Young - bass guitar • Ted Atkinson - drums In 2001, Late supported Ocean Colour Scene at a number of UK gigs in a slot which had previously been filled by
Coldplay. Late were managed by Dan's father Dave Sealey, who was one half of folk/music hall duo
Cosmotheka along with his brother Al Sealey. They were funded by digital start up company, Resurrection Sound Ltd - which later went on to form publishing company, Dan Sealey Music LLP. Late recorded one album, titled "All Major Routes". It is not known whether this was ever commercially released. Demo copies do exist though, with the following tracks included (all tracks written by Late unless otherwise stated) • "Still Go On" • "Easy" • "Driver" • "See My Room" • "The Day Will Come" • "Women On Top" • "We Could Be Wasted" • "Sleep" (Atkinson) • "Man In The Middle" (Sealey) • "Take Me Home"(McCormack, Sealey, Young) "Man In The Middle" was re-recorded by
Ocean Colour Scene for inclusion on the
On the Leyline album. Also, footage exists of Late performing "Still Go On" on an unknown television show. ==Ocean Colour Scene==