Gengahr

Gengahr
Gengahr supporting Alvvays at Birthdays in London
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Dream pop indie rock psychedelic rock
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Transgressive, Liberator Music
Members	Felix Bushe John Victor Hugh Schulte Danny Ward

Gengahr are an English indie rock band, formed in 2013 at Stoke Newington School in Hackney, London. ^[1]

Though originally named RES, they were forced to rename after discovering an artist already called RES on iTunes. Their new name is a play on Gengar, one of the original Pokémon. ^[1] Their debut album, A Dream Outside , was released on 15 June 2015. ^[2] In October 2017 it was announced their second album, Where Wildness Grows, would be released on 9 March 2018. ^[3]

After BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens played their first single, "Fill My Gums With Blood" on his radio show, the band were invited to perform at the Introducing stage at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival. ^[4]

Critical reception

A Dream Outside received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "almost entirely favourable reviews". ^[5] Rhian Daly of NME described A Dream Outside as "an oddly soothing blend of dark romance and gentle psychedelia." ^[6]

Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian praised the album as being subtly refined and "psychpop with heavy emphasis on the pop." ^[7]

Haydon Spenceley of Clash Magazine wrote, "It might be jumping the gun a bit to call them the 'saviours of British guitar music', or anything along those lines, but it must surely rank amongst the finest guitar-driven debut album to be coughed up by British music thus far in 2015." ^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
A Dream Outside	Released: 15 June 2015 Label: Transgressive Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
Where Wildness Grows	Released: 9 March 2018 Label: Transgressive Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
Sanctuary	Released: 31 January 2020 Label: Liberator Music Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, cassette
Red Sun Titans	Released: 9 June 2023 Label: Liberator Music Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, cassette

Singles

Single	Year	Album
"Fill My Gums with Blood"	2014	A Dream Outside
"She's a Witch"	2015
"Heavenly Maybe" [9]	2019	Sanctuary
"Under the Skin" [10]	2021	Non-album single
"A Ladder" [11]	2023	Red Sun Titans
"In the Moment" [12]

References

1. "Stokie quartet Gengahr are dreaming of a debut to remember". Hackney Gazette. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
2. Stanley, Sean (11 June 2015). "Gengahr share album trailer and announce in-store dates". DIY . Retrieved 14 June 2015.
3. Gengahr (16 October 2017). "It is with great pleasure that we finally get to announce that we have a new album coming out and it is called 'Where Wildness Grows'". @gengahr. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
4. "Gengahr". BBC Introducing. BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
5. "Reviews for A Dream Outside". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 June 2015.
6. Rhian; Daly. "Gengahr - 'A Dream Outside'". NME. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
7. Mumford, Gwilym. "Gengahr: A Dream Outside review – psychpop with an emphasis on the pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
8. "Gengahr - A Dream Outside". Clash Magazine. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
9. "Gengahr share euphoric new single Heavenly Maybe". thelineofbestfit.com. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
10. "Gengahr share 'Under The Skin' from American Gods". Far Out Magazine. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
11. "A Ladder - Single by Gengahr". Apple Music. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
12. Stratton, Brad (13 April 2023). "Gengahr announce new album and share 'In The Moment' single - Sport Playlists". Sport Playlists. Retrieved 6 May 2023.