Nots (band)

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Nots
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Years active2011–present
Labels
Members
  • Natalie Hoffmann (vocals/guitar)
  • Charlotte Watson (drums)
  • Meredith Lones (bass)
Past members
  • Laurel Ferndon (drums)
  • Alexandra Eastburn (keyboards)
Website wearenots.bandcamp.com

[1] Nots are a three-piece noise-punk band from Memphis, [2] who released their debut album We Are Nots in 2014 and have toured North America and Europe. [3] [4] The band are fronted by Natalie Hoffmann (vocals/guitar) with Charlotte Watson (drums), Alexandra Eastburn (keyboards) and Meredith Lones (bass). [5] The band are signed to Goner Records in North America and Heavenly in Europe. [6]

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Career

Originally from Nixa, Missouri, [7] Hoffmann moved to Memphis in 2007 to attend the local art college, where she studied photography and design. [8] The band began in 2011 as a collaboration between Watson and Hoffmann while they were both members of other local bands. [9] Hoffmann was a member of Ex-Cult while Watson played with the Manatees. [10] [11] They were joined by Laurel Ferndon on drums. The name was taken from a Twister-inspired collage that Hoffmann had created. [12]

The band made a demo tape that they submitted to Goner Records who decided to release it as an EP. [8] Their debut release, Dust Red appeared in October 2013, [13] and was followed by the single "Fix" b/w "Modern" in June 2014. [14] Both were produced by Keith Cooper. [15] Ferndon left in early 2014, as Hoffmann and Watson prepared to record their album with Doug Easley at the helm. [16] They recruited Alexandra Eastburn on keyboards and Meredith Lones on bass as replacements while Watson moved to drums. [16] Hoffman described the recording process as "since it was a new lineup, and I think you can definitely feel this sort of combined intensity and really stubborn determination that was stewing when we recorded the album". [15] In the same year the band also performed at the SXSW festival. [17] The digital-only single "Decadence" appeared on October supported by a video directed by Geoffrey Brent Shrewsbury. [18] [19] The track "Reactor" was made available in the same month. [20] On November 11, 2014, the album We Are Nots was released in North America, [21] [22] while they embarked on their first headlining tour around America. [23]

In June 2015, they released the single "Virgin Mary" b/w "Shelf Life" on Goner, while the latter was made available on streaming platforms. [24] [25] In September 2015 the band signed to Heavenly Records for European releases. [6] Their debut album was re-released in November of the same year, followed by an eight-date European tour. [26]

In September 2016, the band released their second album entitled Cosmetic. [27] it was preceded by the single "Entertain Me". [28]

Since graduating, Hoffmann also works as a visual artist and instructor at the Memphis College of Art. [29]

On May 10, 2019, the band will release their third album 3. [30]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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