We Are The Grand is a Chilean band and

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musical quartet. The group was formed in 2009 by Sebastián Gallardo (vocalist, guitar), Fernando Lamas (guitar), Juan Aguirre (bass) and Matías Peralta (drums) in

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, Chile.

History

The band was originally called "The Grand", but it changed after learning of a Norwegian band with the same name. The group's music style is heavily influenced by indie rock of the 90s, and sounds similar to groups such as

The Libertines The Libertines are an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band, centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty, has also included John Hassall ...

, Franz Ferdinand, and

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. They received positive reviews for the singles "Save Me", "Faint", "Ecstasy", "I Am" and "Do You Remember the First Time?". Their first studio album released in 2012 was titled ''Until the Morning'', and later released EPs in 2009 and 2010, titled ''The Grand'' and ''Chasing Lights,'' respectively. The second studio album, ''Volver'', was released on March 8, 2016. It was initially released as a free download for 24 hours. An official album release show took place a month later at Teatro Nescafe De Las Artes.

Band members

Current members

* Sebastián Gallardo –

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* Fernando Lamas –

* Juan Aguirre –

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* Benjamín Galdames –

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Discography

Studio albums * ''Until the Morning'' (2012) * ''Volver'' (2016) * ''Raíz'' (2018) EPs * ''The Grand'' (2009) * ''Chasing Lights'' (2010)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Chilean alternative rock groups Musical groups established in 2009