Champs (British band)

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Champs
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Champs concert in Paris,2015
Background information
Origin Isle of Wight, England
Genres Pop rock
Years active2012–present
Labels PIAS Recordings
Members
  • David Champion
  • Michael Champion
Website champschampschamps.com

Champs are a UK based band formed of two brothers, Michael and David Champion. [1]

Their first album, Down Like Gold, was released in 2014. [2]

Their second album, Vamala, was released in 2015. [3]

Their third album, The Hard Interchange, was released in September 2019. [4] The album was created over a span of three years. [5]

Their fourth album “Ride The Morning Glass” was released in April 2023

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References

  1. Lester, Paul (15 November 2013). "Champs (New band of the day No 1,641)". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. Down Like Gold reviews and score at Metacritic
  3. Dennis, Jon (19 February 2015). "Champs: Vamala review – highly effective pop on Isle of Wight duo's second album". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. "On record: Pop, rock and jazz, Sept 29". The Sunday Times. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. Heidt, Dustin (27 September 2019). "CHAMPS' new album is one of this week's best releases". Variance. Retrieved 27 September 2020.