The Montrose Avenue were a British rock band, formed in 1996[1] and were based in Wokingham, Berkshire.

James and Williams met at school in Reading, and first performed together as a duo covering material by The Byrds and Moby Grape.

They met Lindsey-Clark at a folk club and the trio formed Montrose Avenue in 1996.

[2][3] Despite establishing a cult following in the Far East, The Montrose Avenue never released another album only to disband in 1999.

[citation needed] After The Montrose Avenue disbanded, James went on to work with Welsh rock band Stereophonics as a touring guitarist between 2001–2004, while also appearing in the band's music videos "Have a Nice Day" and "Step On My Old Size Nines".