Ist Ist

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Ist Ist
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IST IST (L to R) : Andy Keating (Bass), Adam Houghton (Vocals, Guitar), Joel Kay (Drums), Mat Peters (Synthesiser keyboards, Guitar)
Background information
Origin Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Genres Post-punk
Years active2014–present
LabelsKind Violence [1]
Members
  • Adam Houghton
  • Joel Kay
  • Andy Keating
  • Mat Peters
Website ististmusic.com

Ist Ist are a post-punk band based in Greater Manchester, [2] United Kingdom. The group consists of Adam Houghton (vocals, guitar), Mat Peters (guitar, synthesiser keyboards), Andy Keating (bass) and Joel Kay (drums).

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History

The band formed in late 2014, [3] and were originally going to call themselves DAS IST, but decided it sounded too industrial, so went with IST IST. [4] They gained popularity in the Manchester music scene from word-of-mouth after gigs at venues such as The Ritz, Gorilla and The Deaf Institute. After a number of singles, the band went on to release two EPs, Spinning Rooms in 2018, and Everything Is Different Now in 2019, before releasing their debut album Architecture in 2020, [5] which reached number three on the UK Independent Albums Chart. [6]

The band recorded their second studio album The Art of Lying during the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020. [7] Released on 26 November 2021, [8] it became the first charting release for IST IST, entering the UK Albums Chart at number 87 the following week. [9]

The band released their third studio album Protagonists on 31 March 2023, [10] playing The O2 Ritz in Manchester, England as the headline act on the same date. [11] An extended edition digital only LP, Protagonists - Bandcamp Deluxe Edition, [12] was also launched the same week, which included all of the tracks on Protagonists, plus eight bonus tracks from their live set played in Hebden Bridge, in December 2022. [12]

On Good Friday, 7 April 2023, the band announced their highest chart rating for any of their albums to date, reaching number 2 in the Independent Chart, number 6 in the Vinyl Chart, number 10 in the Physical Album sales chart, and number 41 overall in the Album Sales chart for the UK, significant milestones for the band. [13]

The release of Protagonists was followed up by two more dates after the O2 Ritz, at Oporto in Leeds [11] and at The Fighting Cocks in Kingston, near London, [11] the latter of which was notable for the band's first ever live Q&A session with the audience before the gig. After a short Easter break, the band plan to tour the UK from 13 April, including dates at Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, The Thekla [14] in Bristol and London's Omeara. The UK leg of the tour finished in Whitby at the Tomorrow's Ghosts Festival, before they headed for Europe for dates in Antwerp, Cologne, Paris, Rees, Nijmegen, Bielefeld, Rotterdam, Hulst, The Melkweg in Amsterdam and Berlin. [11]

On 4th December 2024, the band announced that they will be playing a series of venues in Europe in April 2025, starting on 2nd April 2025 in Stockholm, followed by gigs in Oslo, Esbjerg, Tilburg, Bologna, Milan, Stuttgart, Leipzig and Berlin, and finishing the tour on the 16th April 2025 in Hannover. [15]

IST IST played two sold out 10th anniversary shows in January 2025 [16] . The first was at Manchester's Night & Day Cafe on Thursday 16th January 2025 - the location of their first gig in 2014, exactly ten years to the day. This was followed by a second night, at the Gorilla venue, also in Manchester, on Friday 17th January 2025.

Band members

Adam Houghton in 2023 Adam houghton-1685790042.jpeg
Adam Houghton in 2023

Discography

Albums

EPs

Live albums

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References

  1. ↑ "Kind Violence Records | Manchester". Facebook.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "IST IST | Manchester". Facebook.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "IST IST's About page" . Retrieved 24 May 2020– via Facebook.
  4. ↑ "Ist Ist Fan Group". Facebook.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Album review: Ist Ist – Architecture". Islington Gazette. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "UK Independent Albums Chart". Official Charts. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "IST IST release their second album 'The Art Of Lying' on 26th November | XS Noize". Online Music Magazine. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ↑ IST, IST. "'The Art of Lying' - Special Edition 2LP Ultra Clear Heavyweight Vinyl | Album". IST IST. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ↑ ""Official Albums Chart Top 100"". Official Charts . Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Protagonists, by IST IST".
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Tour".
  12. 1 2 "Protagonists (Bandcamp Deluxe Edition), by IST IST".
  13. ↑ "Facebook". Facebook. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Thekla Bristol (17 June 2019). "Live". Thekla Bristol. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. ↑ https://www.ististmusic.com/pages/tour
  16. ↑ Millington, Helen (17 January 2025). "IST IST Celebrate Ten Years With a Special Gig at Night and Day". rgm.press.
  17. ↑ "Mat Peters".
  18. ↑ "Architecture, by IST IST".
  19. ↑ "The Art of Lying, by IST IST".
  20. ↑ Robb, John (8 September 2024). "Ist Ist: Light a Bigger Fire – Review – Album of the Week!". Louder Than War . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "B, by IST IST".
  22. ↑ "Spinning Rooms, by IST IST".
  23. ↑ "Prologue, by IST IST".
  24. ↑ "Everything is Different Now, by IST IST".
  25. ↑ "Sessions, by IST IST".
  26. ↑ "LIVE, by IST IST".
  27. ↑ "Live at St Philip's Church, by IST IST".
  28. ↑ "Live at Gorilla, by IST IST".
  29. ↑ "Live at the Met, by IST IST".
  30. ↑ "Live at the Trades Club, by IST IST".
  31. ↑ "Live at Manchester Academy 1, by IST IST".
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