the recipients of the best newcomer award at the Tartan Clef Awards ceremony, an event that raised over £100,000 for the charity, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy. The band were presented with their award by Scotland's First Minister, Jack McConnell. During 2005 the band wrote and recorded a new album, The Stars Look Different from Down Here, in southern Spain. The album was released in May 2006. Touring history The Cosmic Rough Riders have performed at major UK music festivals including Carling Weekend, Glasgow Green and T In The Park. The band have played at the Norwegian festival Quart; plus two Japanese festivals, Summersonic and Fuji Rock. They have appeared as guests of several other touring artists, including the Black Crowes, Ocean Colour Scene, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Robert Plant, Lenny Kravitz, and were twice invited to appear as special guests of U2 when they performed in Scotland. When they made a special appearance at Glasgow Barrowlands as part of a show paying tribute to the Scottish singer-songwriter Frankie Miller, they were joined onstage by Joe Walsh (Eagles). He played guitar on the track "When I'm Away From You", recorded by Cosmic Rough Riders, and released on a Frankie Miller tribute album. Discography Albums Deliverance (1999) Panorama (2000) Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine (2000) Pure Escapism (2002) (Japanese Edition) Too Close to See Far (2003) The Stars Look Different From Down Here (2006) Singles "Melanie" (February 2001) UK No. 111 "Baby, You're So Free" (April 2001) UK No. 76 "Revolution (In the Summertime?)" (July 2001) UK No. 35 "The Pain Inside" (September 2001) UK No. 36 "Because You" (June 2003) UK No. 34 "Justify the Rain" (September 2003) UK No. 39 "In Time" (May 2006) "When You Come Around" (July 2006) References External links Official site MySpace site KRCW morning becomes eclectic performance Scottish rock music groups Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups from Glasgow