Fresh is a British

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band formed in London in 2015 by Kathryn Woods (vocals/guitar), with George Phillips (bass) and Daniel Goldberg (drums) joining in 2016. The current lineup is completed by Myles McCabe (guitar), who joined in 2017. They have released two full-length albums and three EPs.

History

Fresh was started in London in 2015 by songwriter Kathryn Woods (vocals/guitar). George Phillips (bass) and Daniel Goldberg (drums) joined the live band in 2016, and would go on to play on its debut album. The current lineup is completed by Myles McCabe (guitar), who joined in 2017. After self-releasing two EPs in 2015 the band signed to

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and released their self-titled debut album on 18 August 2017. The album was recorded at The Ranch in Southampton. In July 2017 they were featured in

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who compared them to

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, and

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. The article quotes Kathryn as saying, "Fresh started because I was a teenage girl who was bored of only seeing men playing in bands". In December 2017

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listed their debut album as one of their 50 best albums of that year. In February 2019 Fresh announced their second album ''Withdraw'' would be released on 7 June, unveiling lead single "Willa" (named after

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). On 9 March 2021 the band released the single "Girl Clout". Then on 19 April they announced it was from a new EP that was to be released on 30 April, entitled ''The Summer I Got Good At Guitar'', as well as unveiling a second single - "My Redemption Arc". Since 2018's "Daytime" / "Nighttime" AA single everything has been recorded with Rich Mandell of the band Happy Accidents. Mandell also plays in the band

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led by McCabe and of which Woods is also a member.

Discography

Albums

*''Fresh'' -

, 12" LP, CD, Cassette, MP3 (2017) *''Withdraw'' -

, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2019) *''Raise Hell'' -

(UK) /

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(USA), 12" LP, CD, Cassette, MP3 (2022)

Extended plays

*''Gewingchum'' - Self Released, MP3 (2015) /

, Cassette (2017) *''These Things Are Not That Fun'' - Self Released, MP3 (2015) /

, Cassette (2017) *''The Summer I Got Good At Guitar'' -

, 12" EP, Cassette, MP3 (2021) *''Fresh Comes Alive!'' - Self-released, MP3 (2022)

Singles

*''Daytime / Nighttime'' -

, 7", MP3 (2018) *''Willa'' -

, MP3 (2019) *''Going to Brighton'' -

, MP3 (2019) *''New Girl'' -

, MP3 (2019) *''Cinema Woes'' -

, MP3 (2019) *''Girl Clout'' -

, MP3 (2021)

References

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