The Poster Boy is a

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, Hungary. The band's line-up consists of

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rock band Kispál és a borz plus Zoltán Fehér "Szegecs". The band members decided to form a band while chatting about the Hungarian indie scene in a bar in Budapest. In a couple of months they wrote several songs which were recorded in late 2011.

History

Things We Had Time For

On 19 January 2012, The Poster Boy released ''Things We Had Time For'' which is a

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. The album was recorded by Eszter Polyák and some bits by We Are Rockstars and The Puzzle singer-songwriter György Ligeti. The mastering was completed at the Abnormal studios in

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, Hungary. The band asked Vivek Chugh to come up with a cover. The album was available on the band

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site. The band doesn't strive to reinvent music; only to write and record good songs.

Melody

On 14 July 2012, the band's physical debut album, Melody, was released by Firestation Records in

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and Bell Boy Productions in

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. The idea came from

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. The CD features three new tracks (''Melody'', ''Only A Test'' and ''It's Over'') as well as six tracks from ''Things We Had Time For''. The full album was available on the band's Bandcamp site for download. ''Only A Test'' and ''Melody'' were recorded at the Abnormal Studios and were mixed by György Ligeti. The cover art was made by Esther Olóndriz. The band invited Zsolt Derecskei to play the keys on ''Only A Test'' and to sing on ''Melody''.

Bonjour, C'est Pop Deux

On 28 March 2013,

played one new song from the second studio album of the band in acoustic evening at the Hunnia Bisztró, in Budapest. On 8 November 2013, the song Snap, Crackle POP was aired on the radio station of

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. On 15 November 2013, The Poster Boy presented their new album at Kuplung in Budapest. In spring 2014 the album won Fonogram prize in the best Pop-rock album category.

On the Count of Three

On 23 May 2017 The Poster Boy have released their third album,"On the Count of Three", according to Hungarian music blog Recorder. The record has been produced by György Ligeti, recorded by the band with bass player Zoltán Fehér, among feature appearances by Dorina Galambos, Szilárd Balanyi, Barna Pély and Ádám Iliás. Due to differences and tensions undisclosed, the band stopped working together until 2021.

Hooks

On 22 September 2023 The Poster Boy have released their forth album,"Hooks". It will be followed by their first full gig on in November on the A38 ship in Budapest, Hungary.

Discography

;Albums * ''Things We Had Time For'' (2012) * ''Melody'' (2012) * ''Bonjour, C'est Pop Deux'' (2012) * ''On the count of three'' (2017) * ''Hooks'' (2023)

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poster Boy Musical groups established in 2011 Musical groups disestablished in 2017 Hungarian indie rock groups English-language singers from Hungary 2011 establishments in Hungary