Richard Archer (vocals), Ross Philips (guitar), Kai Stephens (bass), and Steve Kemp are the members of the band Hard-Fi from Staines, England (drums). The five-piece indie rock band with punk influences was founded in 2002; they are known for their loud mash-up of Dexy's Midnight Runners melodies, Franz Ferdinand hooks, and Dead 60s theatrics. In October 2004, Hard-Fi self-released Stars of CCTV, and all 500 copies were immediately gone. The following June, the nine-song EP was republished by the U.K. independent label Necessary. Once more, the fickle British media and an eager British public paid attention to Hard-Fi. Chart-topping singles included Cash Machine, Tied Up Too Tight, and Hard to Beat; similarly successful U.K. performance dates included the Bravery, the Kaiser Chiefs, and the Ordinary Boys. Hard-Fi received a Mercury Music Prize nomination for Stars of CCTV before the year was out. Additionally, they had delighted spectators at Glastonbury and the yearly SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. Early in 2006, two Brit Award nominations for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act were made. Stars of CCTV went on to become the top-charting album in the United Kingdom in January 2006; it was released in the United States in March and, despite not making as much of an impact there, it still raised expectations for Hard-subsequent Fi's album, Once Upon a Time in the West, which was released in September 2007. The band made an album announcement the next year and started a protracted recording process that involved collaborating with producers like Greg Kurstin of The Bird and the Bee. In August 2011, Killer Sounds, the record, was eventually finished and published..

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