Little Doses

Little Doses
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Black Ditto Recordings
Associated acts	Snow Patrol, Degrassi
Website	littledoses.com
Members	Kirsten Ross Mark McClelland Michael Branagh Mike Skinner Chris Alderson
Past members	Paul Mellon Laurence Lean Richard Beeby

Little Doses are an alternative rock band from Scotland, formed in Edinburgh in 2006. The band comprises lead vocalist Kirsten Ross, Mark McClelland on bass guitar, Michael Branagh on drums and backing vocals, Chris Alderson and Mike Skinner on guitar. They are based in Edinburgh and are releasing their debut album, "Rock Riot Soul" on McClelland's Black Ditto Recordings label in March 2012.

Mark McClelland was one of the founding members of Snow Patrol, along with Gary Lightbody, in 1994. They joined with drummer Michael Morrison in 1994 at the University of Dundee, where they were studying. The trio formed the band Shrug, which would be the earliest incarnation of Snow Patrol. Morrison left Shrug in 1996. In 1997, the band changed their name to Polarbear. They band released their first EP under this name the same year under Electric Honey. However, they changed their name after discovering ex-Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery already had a side-project of the same name. The band then recruited drummer Jonny Quinn and Snow Patrol was born.

Snow Patrol were signed to the then-fledgling Jeepster label, home to Belle & Sebastian. They became only the second act to be signed by Jeepster. The band recorded two studio albums under Jeepster - Songs for Polarbears and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up. The albums were not commercially successful at the time, and the label ultimately terminated their contract.

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