2001–2011: The Music Harvey formed
The Music with close friends Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman and Phil Jordan in 2001. Their first single "
Take the Long Road and Walk It" peaked at 14 on the
UK Singles Chart, which saw them perform live on
Top of the Pops.
The Music (2002) The group's self-titled debut album was released on
Hut Records and
Capitol Records and peaked at number 4 on the
UK Albums Chart. It was produced by
Jim Abbiss. The album was known for its circular artwork by Rob and Nick Carter. Singles "Take the Long Road and Walk It" and "The Truth Is No Words" went top 20 on the
UK Singles Chart. The band toured with
New Order,
Coldplay,
The Charlatans and
Oasis, as well as selling out Blackpool Empress Ballroom and London's Brixton Academy.
Welcome to the North (2004) The band's second studio album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and had two top 20 singles with "Freedom Fighters" and "Breakin'". The album was produced by
Brendan O'Brien. They supported
Coldplay,
Incubus and
U2 as well as sold-out tours of their own in the UK, Japan and Australia.
Strength in Numbers (2008) Strength in Numbers was
The Music's final album and was released in 2008 on
Polydor and peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.
Strength in Numbers was produced by
Flood and Paul Hartnol.
2011–2012: The Streets Harvey wrote on two songs and performed on three from
Computers and Blues. The album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.
Mike Skinner asked Harvey to join him on tour as the guitarist/singer which saw
The Streets headline shows and festivals across the UK and Europe.
2012–2014: The D.O.T. The D.O.T. saw Harvey and
Mike Skinner experimenting with sound and video and saw the band travel to Japan for shows.
2014: The Six The Six are a Manchester collective brought together by Harvey and Rick Boardman (
Delphic). The Six featured on "
Take It All" by
Gorgon City. Harvey co-wrote "
Real Love" by
Clean Bandit and
Jess Glynne, which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 in Germany. The Six then worked in the studio with
MNEK,
Rudimental and
Lily Allen. In late 2014 The Six supported Gorgon City on tour.
2021: Kasabian On 27 September 2021, it was reported by the
Daily Mirror that Harvey would be joining
Kasabian for their forthcoming tour, following the departure of former frontman
Tom Meighan in 2020. == Discography ==