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Antlered Man is a four-piece alternative rock group from London, England. The band members had previously performed as Metro Riots before changing their band name and style in 2009.
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Antlered Man is a four-piece alternative rock group from London, England. The band members had previously performed as Metro Riots before changing their band name and style in 2009.
Metro Riots formed in 2003 and began performing in small venues. [1]
The band released an EP in 2004, titled And So...the Tyrants were Loose. In 2006, their single "When You're Gone", was released under the label Eleven78 Records. "When You're Gone" earned Single of the week in The Sun newspaper and was played on Xfm Radio London 104.9fm on the John Kennedy Show.[ citation needed ] Metro Riots then toured the UK twice with Dirty Pretty Things, [2] followed by a European tour with Juliette Lewis and the Licks. They returned to England for a solo tour, and recorded an album, Night Time Angel Candy at Rockfields Studios with producer Pedro Ferreira.
Metro Riots' songs "Modern Romance" and "Hazchem Remedy" were featured in the 2006 video game Urban Chaos: Riot Response for Xbox and PlayStation 2. "Thee Small Faces" was featured in the playlist for the video game 'Need For Speed: Carbon' (2006).
In 2007 the band released a single, "New Epidemic" and performed at the SXSW festival in Texas. They followed this with another tour of Europe with Juliette Lewis and the Licks. The second single "Poison the Bride" was accompanied by a music video which was refused play by music video networks.[ citation needed ] In August 2007, Metro Riots released their debut album Night Time Angel Candy.
In 2009 the members of Metro Riots stopped recording and playing under that name, and after recording new demos, relaunched as "Antlered Man", with a heavier, darker and psychedelic-influenced sound.
Antlered Man released an album titled Giftes 1&2 on their own imprint 'Goo Grrrl Records' and subsequently licensed it to Noisolution in GSA. [3] The album gained favourable reviews in Classic Rock, Artrocker, Rock Sound, Drowned In Sound [4] and Germany's Visions magazine. Lead single, "Surrounded By White Men" was playlisted on Xfm and featured feature in Kerrang.
Antlered Man's energetic live performances led to them being nominated for 'Live Band Of The Year' at the 2012 Artrocker awards. [5] They have played a variety of festivals including The Great Escape, [6] Camden Crawl, 2000trees, 1234 Festival, Eire Mit Speck and Krach am Bach.
In 2013 the band released the album This Devil is Them. [7] [8] [9]
In 2014 Antlered Man is signed to London label New Heavy Sounds. [10]
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AJJ is an American folk punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, originally formed in 2004 as Andrew Jackson Jihad. Their lyrics handle themes of shyness, poverty, humanity, religion, addiction, existentialism, and politics. Singer/guitarist Sean Bonnette and bassist Ben Gallaty co-founded the band, and have remained its only constant members throughout. The band has released eight studio albums to date, with their most recent, Disposable Everything, having been released on 26 May 2023.
The Penelopes are a French indie pop/electronic band from Paris, consisting of Axel Basquiat and Vincent T. They have recently relocated to London. Though the band is a duo, they have additional musicians on bass, guitar and drums for live performances. The Penelopes are also award winning film composers, remixers, producers, and DJs.
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The Mighty Roars are an English three piece alternative rock band from London signed to One Little Indian Records. The group won Xfm's Unsigned band competition in 2005 and released their debut album, Swine & Cockerel in 2007.
The Chapman Family were an English indie rock band from Stockton-on-Tees, that formed in 2006. The band's final lineup consisted of Kingsley Chapman, Pop Chapman, Owen Chapman, Kevin James Chapman and Scott Chapman. The band's debut album Burn Your Town was released on 7 March 2011. They were notably part of the "10 Tips for 2009" shortlist published by NME.
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