Casey are a Welsh

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band formed in

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in 2014. The band formed shortly after vocalist Tom Weaver and guitarist Liam Torrance left previous projects,

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and ''Hot Damn'' respectively. Originally formed as a studio band under the name Well Wisher, Weaver and Torrance later recruited Toby Evans, Max Nicolai, and Scott Edwards, and began producing material with the intention of performing live. After a brief hiatus while Weaver auditioned to join the band

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, the name Well Wisher was dropped, and the band relaunched under the name Casey. The name is derived from both Weaver's love of the album ''Casey'' by The Rise of Science, and also Torrance's tribute to the late

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guitarist,

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. Following their tour with ''Burning Down Alaska'' and ''Acres'' in April 2015, bassist Scott Edwards stepped down from the band, and was replaced by Adam Smith. On 1 December 2018 the band released a statement explaining that they have decided to disband following a final UK/European tour and a one-off headline show in the US in 2019. On 1 December 2022, the band announced a return to the music industry with a five date tour of Europe starting in January 2023.

Musical style

Casey's music has been described as "packed to the rafters with emotionally charged guitar lines and captivating, heartfelt lyrics" and "mix of rhythmic atmosphere, spoken word, hardcore guitar and more into the tracks guaranteed to move you and tell you a vivid story.", leading to them being categorized as

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, emotional hardcore,

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and

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Members

Final line-up

*Tom Weaver – lead vocals (2014–2019) *Liam Torrance – lead guitar (2014–2019) *Toby Evans – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2014–2019) *Adam Smith – bass (2015–2019) *Max Nicolai – drums (2014–2019)

Past members

*Scott Edwards – bass (2014–2015)

Discography

Studio albums

*''Love Is Not Enough'' (2016) *''Where I Go When I Am Sleeping'' (2018)

EPs

*''Haze (You Buried It)'' (2014) *''Fade'' (2015)

Singles

*"Hell" (2015) *"Teeth" (2015) *"Fade" (2015) *"Darling" (2016) *"Haze" (2016) *"Ceremony" (2016) *"Little Bird" (2017) *"Fluorescents" (2017) *"Phosphenes" (2018) *"Bruise" (2018) *"Great Grief" (2022)

References

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