Other early influences are cited as being Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Cream, Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens and particularly Buffy Sainte-Marie. I was one of the rubbish ones"), playing covers of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple as well as some self-penned material. Simon Toulson-Clarke formed his first band aged thirteen at Harrow School with friend Paddy Talbot (another member of the band was cricketer and insurance executive Matthew Fosh, who recognised "two of the guys were talented and two of us were rubbish. History Early years and formation (1978–1984)
In July 2019, they released their second single "Gods & Kings", also from Chase the Setting Sun. In February 2019, the band released "This Is What We Came For", the first single from their fourth studio album Chase the Setting Sun, due for release in September 2019. The group is now led by singer-songwriter Simon Toulson-Clarke with a third line-up of supporting players. Red Box returned briefly in 1990 with the single "Train" and second album Motive and again in 2010 with third album Plenty released in October 2010. Active from the early 1980s to the present day, they scored two UK top ten hits with the singles " Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" in 1985 and "For America" in 1986, both of which were included on their debut album, The Circle & the Square. Red Box are a British pop group founded by Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close. Cherry Red, WEA, EastWest, Sire/ Warner Bros.