There are 2 bands who use this name. The UK band and a Canadian band. 1) Secret Rivals are a four-piece indie pop band based in Oxford, United Kingdom. Their split boy-girl vocals sing of fall-outs, secrets and despair, with hope and longing to put things right. Musically influenced by the sharp edges of The Cribs, Idlewild, Pixies and The Wedding Present, they produce a sound which has been described as 80s-synth-infused lo-fi indie punk-pop in the mould of The Cure and Los Campesinos with vocals likened to riot grrrl bands, Bis and Huggy Bear. The band played at Bestival last year and are on the festival circuit again in 2012, performing at Liverpool Sound City and Wychwood to promote new EP Make Do And Mend (Part 2). It follows on from the Make Do And Mend mini-album released in September 2011. The single Tonight Matthew was Rob Da Bank’s “Tune of the Day” on BBC Radio 1, while Once More With Heart has received airplay from Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music, featured on Sky Sports TV show ‘Soccer AM’, and had its video exclusively streamed on NME.com. Secret Rivals first made waves with energetic live performances and debut EP Start Fires, which was played on BBC 6 Music by Tom Robinson and Steve Lamacq and on BBC Introducing in Oxford and in Berkshire. Stages have been shared with the likes of Summer Camp, The Big Pink, The Chapman Family, La Faro, The Rural Alberta Advantage, and Wilder. 2)Secret Rivals are a Hardcore Punk band out of Edmonton, AB. Featuring Terry Johnson of the smalls. https://www.facebook.com/secretrivalshc
