Sorry (band)

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Sorry
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Sorry at Rough Trade in 2022
Background information
Origin North London, England
Genres
Labels Domino
Members
  • Asha Lorenz
  • Louis O'Bryen
  • Lincoln Barrett
  • Campbell Baum
  • Marco Pini
Website sorryband.co.uk

Sorry (previously named Fish) is an English indie rock band from North London. [1] The band members are Asha Lorenz, Louis O'Bryen, Lincoln Barrett, Campbell Baum and Marco Pini. [2] The band's debut studio album, 925, was released in 2020, following the release of several mixtapes and singles. [3]

Contents

Sorry is signed to the London-based independent record label Domino. [4] [5]

History

Formation and early releases

Lorenz and O'Bryan published several covers of Jimi Hendrix songs before embarking on original projects. [6] Between 2017 and 2020, Sorry released various singles and mixtapes containing original material, [7] much of which would later appear on the band's debut studio album. [8] To this day, Lorenz and O'Bryan write the majority of their songs as a duo while Barrett, Baum and Pini complete the band for live sets. [5]

Debut studio album and tour

On 27 March 2020, Sorry released its debut studio album, 925. It contains four previously released singles: "More", "Right Round the Clock", "Snakes" and "Starstruck". [4] On Metacritic, it has a score of 79, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [9] Many critics praised the album's cohesiveness and innovative sound. [6] [10] [5] [11] [12] Stereogum named 925 "album of the week" on 24 March 2020. [13] A less favorable Guardian review stated that "925 packs in more than a few disruptive ideas. But Sorry haven't yet acquired the musical vocabulary to pull them off." [14]

The album charted on the UK Independent Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 13, and on the Scottish Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 49. The band planned to embark on a UK headlining tour to promote the album's release but had to postpone the tour dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15]

In February 2021, Sorry announced a live album recorded at the South London venue Windmill, Brixton, with proceeds going toward the venue, which faced financial difficulties in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]

Anywhere But Here

On 12 July 2022, Sorry announced their second album, Anywhere but Here . It was released on 7 October through Domino Records, along with its first single, "Let the Lights On". The album was recorded with Portishead's Adrian Utley. [17]

Genres

Sorry's musical influences have caused debate amongst music critics and reviewers, many of whom refrain from sorting the band into a single genre. The Guardian has stated that "A typical Sorry track is just as likely to be inflected with 90s grunge as with jazz or trip-hop", thus defying traditional genre labels and categories. [5] Lorenz and O'Bryen themselves have described their musical output as pop with O'Bryen commenting that "It's just a bit annoying to be called post-punk or grunge because I don't think we are that." [18]

Discography

Adapted from Spotify. [3]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
Sales

[19]
UK
Indie

[19]
SCO
[20]
925
  • Released: 27 March 2020
  • Label: Domino
341349
Anywhere but Here
  • Released: 7 October 2022 [21]
  • Label: Domino
2211
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
Sales

[19]
UK
Indie

[19]
A Night at the Windmill
  • Released: 12 March 2021 [16]
  • Label: Domino
7926

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes albums, with selected details
TitleMixtape details
Home Demo/ns vol. I
  • Released: 17 November 2017
  • Label: Self-released
Home Demo/ns vol. II
  • Released: 22 March 2018
  • Label: Self-released

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
Sales

[22]
"Daily Routine"2016Non-album single
"Battles"Home Demo/ns Vol I
"Wished"201722Non-album singles
"Lies"
"2 Down 2 Dance"201815
"Showgirl"8
"Twinkle"
"Starstruck"925
"Jealous Guy"2019Non-album single
"Right Round the Clock"35925
"Rock 'n' Roll Star"
"More"2020
"Snakes"
"As the Sun Sets"
"Cigarette Packet"20215Twixtustwain EP
"Separate"
"There's So Many People That Want To Be Loved"202215Anywhere But Here
"Let The Lights On"11
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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