The Primary 5 was formed in March 2003 by ex Soup Dragons and Teenage Fanclub drummer Paul Quinn and collaborator/guitarist Ryan Currie.

2004 saw the completion of The Primary 5 debut album “North Pole”. Released on Paul’s own Bellbeat Music label and distributed in the UK by Shellshock.

The Primary 5 debut show at Glasgow’s King Tuts in August 2004 “Sold Out” in no time and the fan base has grown with each passing show they play. Another “Sold Out” sign went up at King Tuts when the band played a Christmas show (2004) there following their very successful London debut at Alan McGee’s Death Disco mid December 2004.

The Primary 5 kicked off 2005 with a UK tour supporting 60’s legend Arthur Lee & Love in March/April to great reaction and reviews. The Primary 5 bandwagon keeps rolling with the news that “North Pole” has been licensed to Beatball Records in Korea, Thistime Records in Japan and Microindie Records in North America.

Their appearance at Purple Weekend Festival (Leon, Spain) marks the end of the bands live appearances (2005) to promote North Pole and will begin recording their second album in Scotland with acclaimed Producer Nick Brine ( Oasis, Stone Roses, Beta Band, Bruce Springsteen, Teenage Fanclub) in Jan 2006.