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. Formed in 2013, the band have so far released various EPs and a mini-album, Petals.

History

The band was formed in 2013 in Blackpool by former schoolmates Nathan Day and Jack Bentham, along with Dave Williams. They signed with B-Unique recordings and released three EPs between 2013 and 2015. Petals, an eight track mini-album, was released in 2015, charting at number 79 in the UK. The band have toured supporting

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, Nothing But Thieves and

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, played

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, as well as being part of the

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Tour 2015. Their first full LP was expected to be released in 2016. In 2017 front-man Nathan Day released a satirical NME article that suggested the band had been taking a break. As of 2023, their official website is down.

Band members

*Nathan Day –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(2013–present) *Dave "Davey" Williams –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, backing vocals (2013–present) *

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- guitar, backing vocals (2017–present) *Greg "Greggles" Bishop - drums, backing vocals (2017–present)

Former members

*Jack Bentham –

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, backing vocals (2013-2017)

Discography

Albums

Extended plays/Singles EP

List of songs

Singles

*''Queen Of Hearts'' (2013) *''Stars Are Aligned'' (2014) *''Candyman'' (2014) *''Dear Diary'' (2014) *''I've Never Been To Ohio'' (2015) *''Ballad of Black & White'' (2017) *''Beat Me Up'' (2017) *''Pandemonium'' (2019)

Side projects

Nathan Day

EPs

* We Come In Pieces (2021) * Fall Forever (2022)

Other Releases

* ''Vertigo'' (2019) '' on-album single' * ''Catch Some Zee's'' (2019) '' on-album single'

References

External links

Official websiteYouTube first channel (VEVO)YouTube second channel
* {{Authority control English rock music groups Musical groups from Lancashire Ignition Records artists