Since forming in 2005 in London, England, Bombay Bicycle Club, named after a
chain of Indian restaurants, have forged a highly individual acoustic style that
has been categorised as a mixture of indie, folk, punk and country. Formed by
teenagers Jamie MacColl, Jack Steadman and Suran de Saram, they were originally
called The Canals, but found their groove and rebranded their image after Ed
Nash joined in 2006. The group received a boost in 2006 when they won Virgin
Mobile's Road to V competition, which earned the opening slot at the V Festival,
recording EP The Boy I Used to Be i...