About Group (band)

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About Group
Origin London, England
Genres Indie rock
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsTreader
Domino Recording Company
Spinoff of Hot Chip, This Heat, Spiritualized
Members
Past members Charles Hayward
Website www.dominorecordco.us/artists/about-group//

About Group is an English improvisational rock band established in 2009, formed by members of Hot Chip, This Heat, and Spiritualized. Based in London, the group is known for making albums without practicing the songs before or playing together first.

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Musical history

About Group made its first album in 2009, released on John Coxon's own Treader label. Although having never played before, they recorded the album in a day and debuted it at Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. [1]

In February 2011, About Group announced its plans for a second album, called "Start & Complete", to be released on Domino Records. [2] Similar to their first album, "Start & Complete" was also recorded in one day, in the Abbey Road Studios. It was released to mixed to positive reviews. [3] [4] [5] [6]

"Between the Walls" was About Group's third album, released in July 2013 by Domino Records, to more positive reviews. [7] It was the final album before Hayward left the band. [8]

Discography

Albums

TitleYearFormatLabel
About2009CDTreader
Start & Complete2011LP, CD [9] Domino
Between the Walls2013LP, CDDomino

Singles and EPs

TitleYearFormatLabel
You're No Good201112-inch EP, CDDomino
"Don't Worry"2011CDDomino
Something New and Wonderful20117-inch EPDomino
All Is Not Lost201312-inch EP, DigitalDomino

References

  1. ↑ Rogers, Jude (31 March 2011). "About Group: Alexis Taylor swaps Hot Chip for jazz improv | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hot Chip Side Project About Group Ready New LP | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Quietus | Reviews | About Group". thequietus.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "About Group, 'Start And Complete' (Domino) | SPIN". spin.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Start And Complete · About Group · Music Review About Group: Start And Complete · Music Review · The A.V. Club". avclub.com. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "About Group: Start and Complete Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "About Group – Between the Walls | Album Reviews | Consequence of Sound". consequence.net. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "About Group: Between the Walls :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "About Group Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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