John Coffey is a Dutch punk rock/

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band from

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. John Coffey is influenced by bands such as

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, and

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. The band's name is a reference to the character John Coffey from the movie The Green Mile directed by

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(based on the serialized novel by

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). The band gained a lot of interest when a video and GIF went viral of the singer catching a beer while he was standing on the crowd.

History

''Vanity''

In the autumn of 2008 the band recorded its debut album ''Vanity'' with Dutch producer Martijn Groeneveld (who recorded amongst others

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, The Spirit That Guides Us and Blaudzun ). ''Vanity'' was released in October 2009 by Sally Forth Records/

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. The first thousand copies of the CD were pierced by a bullet. The album was well-received by the Dutch press and received attention from ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Rocktribune'', and '' UP''. The band toured in various countries including

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''Bright Companions''; new line-up

In June 2010 the band announced the departure of vocalist Art van Triest and guitarist Twan Eikelenboom. Eikelenboom was immediately replaced by Christoffer van Teijlingen. Van Triest was replaced in the fall of 2010, by David Achter de Molen. In the fall of 2010 and early 2011 the band started working on a new record. In the autumn of 2011 the band recorded a new album in Studio Grondahl in Swedish

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with producer

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, which among other recorded Swedish bands like

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and

. Assistant producer was former guitarist of

, Jag Jago. The recording of this album was partly made possible by fans. In 2011 they completed a fundraising campaign on the

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music website

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. In May 2012 it was announced that the band would release a new album in September 2012 titled ''Bright Companions''. Along with this news, the band released the first single from the album, "Romans". The second single, "Featherless Redheads", was released exclusively at 3voor12 in August 2012. Releaseshow Tivoli

In September 2012 "Bright Companions" was released across Europe by the German music label,

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. The album gained a lot of positive reviews in the Dutch and International press. Articles appeared in Dutch, German and Belgian music magazine ''

'', '' Visions Magazine'', '' Rocktribune'', ''

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'', and '' Fuze Magazine''.

Hiatus

On 19 May 2016, the band announced they had decided to "put the band on hold", "We don’t want to say farewell, but we won’t be making music these coming years".

Members

;Current members * David Achter de Molen –

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(2010–present) * Alfred van Luttikhuizen –

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, vocals (2002–present) * Christoffer van Teilingen – guitar, vocals (2010–present) * Richard van Luttikhuizen –

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, vocals (2002–present) * Carsten Brunsveld –

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(2002–present) ;Former members * Art van Triest – lead vocals (2002–2010) * Twan Eikelenboom – guitar (2002–2010)

Discography

Albums

*''Vanity'' (2009) *''Bright Companions'' (2012) *''The Great News'' (2015) *''FOUR'' (2023)

EPs

*''Spring (online release)'' (2007) *''White Like The New Sky'' (2005) *''Unstached'' (2013) *''A House for Thee'' (2016)

Singles

*''Vehicle'' (2009) *''Featherless Readheads'' (2012) *''Romans'' (2012) *''Dirt & Stones'' (2013) *''Heart Of A Traitor'' (2015) *''Broke Neck'' (2015) *''Son'' (2015) *''Relief'' (2016) *''Needles'' (2016) *''STEAM WALTZ'' (2023) *''SING and hope its out of tune'' (2023) *''The revenue was sick!'' (2023)

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Musical groups from Utrecht (city) Dutch punk rock groups