Losers (band)

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Losers
Origin London, England
Genres Alternative rock, electronic
Years active2007 (2007)–present
LabelsNineteen95 Artist Management
Associated acts The Cooper Temple Clause, Yourcodenameis:milo, Oceansize, The Automatic
Website www.losersband.co.uk
Members

Losers are a British band consisting of DJ Eddy Temple-Morris, multi-instrumentalist Tom Bellamy (formerly of The Cooper Temple Clause), guitarist Paul Mullen (formerly of Yourcodenameis:milo and The Automatic). During their live performances they get supported by Dean "Denzel" Pearson (drums) and Sammi Doll (also keyboardist of Berlin/LA based band IAMX) and Bullet Height). Their former drummer was Mark Heron (formerly of Oceansize).

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History

Losers formed in 2007 as the remix project of Temple-Morris and Bellamy. [1] They released their first album, "Beautiful Losers", in September 2010. [2] The first single "Flush", featuring rappers Riz MC and Envy, received coverage from the music press [3] and the BBC. [4]

Guitarist Paul Mullen joined the band in October 2010, [5] marking the start of a move away from dance-oriented music and towards more guitar-focused rock music. By summer 2011 drummer Mark Heron had also joined the band, and they began working on their second album "...And So We Shall Never Part". [6] [7] [8] The album was released on 4 April 2014. [9] The single "Turn Around" was used as the backing music for the trailer for the fourth season of US television series Game of Thrones, [10] [11] while their single "Azan" was used on the intro for Mnet's dance competition, Street Women Fighter, [12] [13] Soundtrack for Royal Blood episode of Reign, [14] [15] trailer for the film Hercules and the video game Far Cry 3. [16] Lately they have been touring Europe as guests of Sisters Of Mercy. [17]

Their song "Us vs Night" was played during the first season of The Shannara Chronicles. [18]

Discography

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References

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  2. ↑ Campbell, Jonathan (13 September 2010). "Album Review: Losers, Beautiful Losers". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Losers on Game of Thrones Trailer!". nineteen95 Artist Management. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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  12. ↑ "Terbongkar! Ternyata Ini Dia Musisi di Balik Lagu Remix Azan yang Sempat Diputar dalam Acara Street Woman Fighter Mnet". poskota.co.id. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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  17. ↑ "News: Losers to support the Sisters Of Mercy". Rockhal.lu. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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