Jon Clough, Drew Kent and Paul Thornton met whilst studying at
Northampton College in 1999. The original three-piece were later joined by Craig Brown to add extra depth on guitars, keyboards and vocals. Medium 21 have released several one-off EPs. These have been on various labels including the independent Outafocus and
Fierce Panda. It was Fierce Panda's sister label, Temptation records who signed the band after the success of
Plans Are Not Enough EP. The band have received airplay from
BBC Radio 1 including a session for Steve Lamacq and Mark and Lard. They have also featured on London based radio station, XFM. The debut album is produced by Tim Rowkins, who has worked with the band throughout the release of past material. Members Jon Clough, Andrew Kent and Paul Thornton have formed another band Pictures Of Leonard with Gaz, formerly of Red Tiger Riot, and Luke, formerly of Kapowski and currently of The Parks Dept and Pets. Craig 'Arge' Brown has been recording (April 2009) his own project An Escape Plan. == Artistic comparisons ==