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No Devotion are a Welsh-American
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band formed in
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and
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in 2014. The group is currently composed of American vocalist
Geoff Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of rock band Thursday. Rickly is also a member of hardcore punk band United Nations, and the alternative rock group No Devotion w ...
of the band
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, along with Stu Richardson and Lee Gaze, former members of the Welsh band
Lostprophets Lostprophets (stylised as lostprophets) were a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997 by singer and lyricist Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze. The band was founded after their former band Fleshbind broke up. They later recruited Mike ...
. The band's debut album '' Permanence'', produced by
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, was released in 2015 and was supported by four singles: "
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", " 10,000 Summers", "Addition", and "Permanent Sunlight". Drummer Luke Johnson's departure was announced in early 2015, with former
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drummer Matt Tong recording the rest of the drums for the album. While the band was mostly inactive beginning in 2016, a second album, ''No Oblivion'', was announced in 2022 after being discussed for years. Before the album was released, rhythm guitarist Mike Lewis and keys/synth player
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left the band. The band signed to
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in 2021. Prior to this, the band was signed to Rickly's Collect Records, which folded after it was revealed that convicted pharmaceutical executive
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was a major investor.


History


Formation and Johnson's departure (2014–15)

The band formed sometime in April 2014 only a few months after Lostprophets broke up. Stuart Richardson stated in 2019 that them going straight into a new band immediately was a deliberate choice so they could sever themselves from being associated with Ian Watkins due to his sentencing for numerous
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including the attempted
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of a baby. After days of rumours, it was confirmed by ex-
Thursday Thursday is the Names of the days of the week, day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fi ...
frontman
Geoff Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of rock band Thursday. Rickly is also a member of hardcore punk band United Nations, and the alternative rock group No Devotion w ...
in an interview on
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that he would be working with the remaining Lostprophets members on their new project through his own label, Collect Records, and described their new music as being influenced by
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, New Order, and
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, although he did not confirm that he was going to be joining the band. On 1 May 2014, it was announced that the former Lostprophets members would continue to make music with Rickly replacing the disgraced Watkins as their new vocalist, with Rickly saying that they "deserved a second chance." On 1 July, the band unveiled their début single "Stay", along with another song titled "Eyeshadow", as well as details of a short four-date tour taking place in Cardiff, Manchester, London, and Glasgow. Ahead of the first performances, the band confirmed that they would not continue playing music from the Lostprophets discography, referring to the songs as "tainted". The band's first live performances received positive reviews from critics and fans. On 18 August 2014, No Devotion announced that they would be opening for
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on their ''First Things First'' tour. However, the tour was abruptly cancelled as a result of a significant heart surgery for Neon Trees bassist Branden Campbell. On 6 October 2014, on the
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''Rock Show'', Daniel P. Carter premiered the band's second single, "10,000 Summers", along with the b-side "Only Thing". Johnson left the band later that month, feeling that he would be unable to fulfil commitments to the band. The decision was made in 2014 but was not made public until January 2015, with former
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drummer Matt Tong completing the recording of their first album, and Phil Jenkins of
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joining as a live member. In January 2015, they embarked on their second UK tour, taking place in Bristol, Birmingham, Southampton, Reading, and London, supporting
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on three of the dates. On 30 June, the band announced they would be releasing their first album, titled '' Permanence'', in September, and released two songs titled "Death Rattle" and "Addition".


''Permanence'' (2015)

On 17 August 2015, their fourth single "Permanent Sunlight" was released. On 29 and 30 August they played at the
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as part of their tour with Seether and
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, which included the live debut of the aforementioned song. On 27 August, the band announced further dates in Germany, the UK and US. Whilst in Germany, Rickly was drugged and robbed with that night's show then cancelled. On 21 September, they released their debut album ''Permanence'' on
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, four days before its official release. Four days later on September 25, ''Permanence'' received its official release to positive reviews. The album went on to win the 2016 Kerrang Album of the Year award. On 17 November 2015, they released a music video for their single "Permanent Sunlight". Collect Records, which No Devotion was signed to, folded after it was revealed that since-convicted pharmaceutical executive
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was secretly a major investor behind the label. As a result, ''Permanence'' was removed from streaming services and the band's future remained uncertain.


Hiatus and ''No Oblivion'' (2016–present)

In August 2017, Rickly's former band
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reunited. Thursday broke up for the second time in March 2019. Thursday reunited again in 2020. While No Devotion was still inactive, band members announced a second album to be released by the end of 2019. In June 2019, Gaze confirmed that Oliver left the band in 2017 and Lewis would not perform on the band's second album. Richardson revealed in December 2019 that No Devotion had around eight songs completed for their second album, but plans for the album's release were still not yet finalised. Both No Devotion and Thursday signed with Velocity Records in February 2021. Gaze confirmed Lewis' departure from the band via Twitter by changing his biography to reflect being one-third of the band. On 6 June 2022, ''Permanence'' was re-released on streaming sites under Velocity Records. On 12 July, "Starlings", the first single from their newly announced second album '' No Oblivion'', was released. On August 16, the band's second single "Repeaters" was released. On September 16, the band "No Oblivion" was released.


Styles and influences

Lead singer Geoff Rickly has described their music as reminiscent of bands such as
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,
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and New Order.


Band members

Current members *
Geoff Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of rock band Thursday. Rickly is also a member of hardcore punk band United Nations, and the alternative rock group No Devotion w ...
– lead vocals (2014–present) *
Lee Gaze Lee James Gaze (born 21 May 1975 in Pontypridd, Wales) is a Welsh musician. He is the lead guitarist, and also one of the founding members, of the Welsh/American alternative rock band No Devotion and previously a member of the Welsh rock band ...
– lead guitar, backing vocals (2014–present), rhythm guitar (2017–present) *
Stuart Richardson Stuart Richardson (born 15 August 1973) is a Welsh musician. He is the bassist for the rock band No Devotion, formed by former members of Lostprophets and Geoff Rickly of Thursday. He is also the touring bassist for Thursday. Career Richardson ...
– bass, backing vocals (2014–present), keyboards, programming (2017–present) Former members * Luke Johnson – drums, percussion (2014–2015) *
Jamie Oliver James Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reache ...
– keyboards, programming, vocals (2014–2017) * Mike Lewis – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2014–2017) Touring members *
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– drums, percussion (2015–2017) * Andrew King - drums, percussion (2022–present) Session musicians * Matt Tong – drums, percussion (2014–2015)


Timeline

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Discography


Studio albums


Singles


Music videos


Awards


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References


External links

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