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'' and '' Paste''. The band signed to

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in 2018. Singles "Move" and "Are You Entertained" were released under the label. Their debut album ''Beauty of Youth'' was released on 12 July 2019. In a statement issued on 23 October 2019, the band announced that they would be splitting up and then re-emerge as a new group in 2020, without frontman Brad Griffiths, who took a break from performing with the band in 2019, with health issues. The band's last show took place at 17 January 2020, with

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member Joe assisting in the show.

In popular culture

The song "Are You Ready For Me" was used for the soundtrack of the Square Enix game '' Life Is Strange: Before the Storm'', and the track "Ain't No Fun" is a part of the official soundtrack of ''

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Beauty of Youth'' (2019)

Singles

* "Are You Ready For Me" (2015) * "It's Always There" (2015) * "National Plastics" (2015) * "Just Another Story" (2015) * "Blister" (2016) * "Ain't No Fun" (2017) * "Move" (2018) - Released at 3 August, #30

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* "Are You Entertained?" (2018) - Released at 26 October * "These Four Walls" (2019) - Released at 25 January.

EPs

* ''Cave Song'' (2016)

References

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