''Octopon'' is the second extended play by British

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band Dark Stares. The four track EP, self-

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by the band with John Mitchell and Ben Humphreys, was released with AWAL on 1 July 2013. All tracks from ''Octopon'' were released as singles with b-sides in chronological order, as well as music videos for both "Bad Machine" and "Shinigami". In August 2013, ''Octopon'' was officially launched with

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at a headline show at the

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in Camden, London, with support from Alexis Kings. In January 2014, opening track "Bad Machine" was aired live on ''

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'' on RTÉ 2fm. It was announced as U2 single " Invisible" as part of an admitted hoax by Fanning and

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, after a three decade history of U2 single exclusives. '' Hot Press'' compared "Bad Machine" favorably: " tcould have been U2 getting noisy and industrial again a la ' Elevation'"

Track listing

Personnel

*Miles Kristian Howell –

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, guitar *Taylor Howell –

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, percussion * Harry Collins – lead guitar, backing vocals * Brett Harland Howell – bass guitar, backing vocals

References

External links

{{Portal, Rock music *Dark Stare
official website
2013 EPs