Breton was an English band from

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, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Roman Rappak, drummer Adam Ainger,

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Ian Patterson, bassist Daniel McIlvenny, and visual artist Ryan McClarnon. Rappak and Ainger began playing together around 2007, but the full group did not coalesce until several years later. They envisioned themselves as a

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artist collective, working from a former NatWest bank building in Elephant and Castle which they dubbed Breton Labs. The group released three

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s and did

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es for artists such as Tricky, Alt J,

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and

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. The group signed to

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in 2011 and released their debut full-length, ''Other People's Problems'', early the following year. For much of 2012 and 2013, the band played around Europe while writing material in preparation for a follow-up album. As their own studios had been earmarked for demolition, the five-piece moved to

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to record the new album. They set up their own label and signed with Believe Recordings (UK) and released the singles "Envy" and "Got Well Soon" by the end of 2013. In early February 2014, the album '' War Room Stories'' was released. Breton's single "Got Well Soon" was included in episode 4 of ''

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'', an episodic video game made by

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in 2015, as the first song played inside the Vortex Club. This caused a rise in popularity of the single. But "Edward The Confessor" was their first ever single to be included in any video game. The single was included in '' Sleeping Dogs'', an

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and published by

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's European subsidiary in 2012 as one of the songs in the in-game "''Kerrang! radio''". The following year, their single "The Commission" was included in '' Asphalt 8: Airborne'', a racing video game made by

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as one of the main menu themes. In February 2019, Rappak confirmed the splitting of the band through posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Band members

Final line-up * Adam Ainger -

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* Roman Rappak -

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* Daniel McIlvenny -

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s * Ian Patterson - beats * Ryan McClarnon - visuals Former * Alex Wadey

Discography

Albums

EPs

* ''Practical'' EP (Strange Torpedo, 2010) * ''Sharing Notes'' EP (BretonLabs, 2010) * ''Counter Balance'' EP (Hemlock Recordings, 2011) * ''Blanket Rule'' EP (2012) * ''Escalation'' EP (BretonLabs, 2013) * ''Force of Habit'' EP (Cut Tooth / Believe Recordings, 2013)

Singles

;Charting ;Other singles * "Edward the Confessor" (

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, 2011) * "Interference" (Fat Cat Records, 2012) * "Jostle" (Fat Cat Records, 2012) * "Population Density" (Fat Cat Records, 2012) * "Remixed 12"" (Fat Cat Records, 2013) * "Got Well Soon" (Cut Tooth / Believe Recordings, 2013) * "Envy" (Cut Tooth / Believe Recordings, 2013)

References

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