Faux is an English

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band formed in

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in 2015 by Lee Male on lead vocals and guitar, Luke Gould on bass and James Cross on drums. The band went through a couple of lead guitarists before striking a rapport with producer Daly George while working with him on their first EP at The Ranch in Southampton. Faux's latest Ep (self titled) received praise from

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and the first single Hot Headed was premiered by Alex Baker on his Fresh Blood show.

Musical style and influence

Faux have cited musical influences including

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, Brand New,

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and

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; leading to them being described as

Alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

pop punk Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...

and

British rock British rock describes a wide variety of forms of music made in the United Kingdom. Since around 1964, with the "British Invasion" of the United States spearheaded by the Beatles, British rock music has had a considerable impact on the develop ...

Members

Current line-up

*Lee Male - Lead Vocals (2015–present), rhythm guitar (2015-2017) *Luke Gould - Bass (2015–present) *James Cross - Drums (2015–present) *Daly George - Guitar (2016–present) *Steve Colver - Guitar (2017–present)

Past members

*Daniel Fisher - Guitar (2015-2016) *Kieran Marsh - Guitar (2015)

Discography

EPs

*''Patterns'' (2015) *''Inhale'' (2016) *''Self Titled'' (2017)

Singles

*"Swimmingly" (2015) *"Inhale" (2016) *"Hot Headed" (2017) *"Body Head" (2018) *"Gods Plan" (2018)

References

{{Authority control English pop punk groups English indie rock groups Musical groups established in 2015 Musical groups from Southampton 2015 establishments in England