epic45 are a British

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/ post-rock band. Core members Rob Glover and Benjamin Holton who grew up in

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, Staffordshire, formed the band in 1995 when the two school friends were only 13 years old. The band have released albums across various labels including Where Are My Records, Make Mine Music and their own Wayside and Woodland Recordings label.

Side projects

Holton has released three albums under the name

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(''The Village Compass'', 2010 ''ii'', 2012 and ''The Visitation'', 2014). Glover also records as The Toy Library and Field Harmonics (''Walls'', 2013).

Discography

Studio albums

*''Secrets, Signs and Threats'' (2001) *''Reckless Engineers'' (2002) *''Against the Pull of Autumn'' (2004) *''Slides'' (2004) *''May Your Heart Be the Map'' (2007) *''Steps to Further Winter'' (2009) *''In All the Empty Houses'' (2009) *''Weathering'' (2011) *''Weathered'' (2012) *''Through Broken Summer'' (2018) *''Cropping The Aftermath'' (2020)

EPs

*''England Fallen Over EP'' (2005) *''Drakelow EP'' (2006) *''Fragments #3'' (2012) *''Monument EP'' (2014)

References

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