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Lonely the Brave are an English
alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band from
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. They were formed in 2008. The members include Jack Bennett (vocals), Mark Trotter (lead guitar), Gavin Edgeley (drums), Andrew Bushnen (bass), and Ross Smithwick (rhythm guitar) who joined the band in 2014. The band takes inspiration from an eclectic set of sources, such as
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,
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and
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. One journalist remarked that this culminates into "
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-shaped stadium rock". On 11 March 2018 the band announced, via a heartfelt email to fans, that David Jakes would be leaving for mental health reasons. In August 2018, he was subsequently replaced by Jack Bennett. In April 2020 the band released their first material with Bennett on Easy Life Records; the single “Bound” was premiered on BBC Radio One.


Members

Current * Mark Trotter (lead guitar/backing vocals) * Gavin Edgeley (drums/backing vocals) * Andrew Bushen (bass guitar) * Ross Smithwick (rhythm guitar/backing vocals) * Jack Bennett (lead vocals) Former * Joel Mason (rhythm guitar) * David Jakes (lead vocals)


Discography


Studio albums


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* * English alternative rock groups Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups from Cambridge Musical quartets 2009 establishments in England {{UK-rock-band-stub