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**The Coral** are an English rock band, formed in 1996 in [Hoylake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoylake "Hoylake") on the [Wirral Peninsula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirral_Peninsula "Wirral Peninsula"), [Merseyside](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseyside "Merseyside"). The band emerged during the early 2000s. Their 2002 debut album [*The Coral*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coral_\(album\) "The Coral (album)"), from which came the single "[Dreaming of You](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreaming_of_You_\(The_Coral_song\) "Dreaming of You (The Coral song)")", was nominated for the [Mercury Music Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Music_Prize "Mercury Music Prize") and listed as the fourth best album of the year by [*NME*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME "NME"). Their second album, [*Magic and Medicine*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_and_Medicine "Magic and Medicine") (2003), produced four UK Top 20 singles, including "[Pass It On](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pass_It_On_\(song\) "Pass It On (song)")". In 2008, after guitarist [Bill Ryder-Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ryder-Jones "Bill Ryder-Jones") left the band, they continued as a five-piece.
Music style
Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Psychedelic Folk
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