Squid | |
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Origin | Brighton, England |
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Years active | 2016 | –present
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Website | squidband |
Squid are an English post-punk band from Brighton, England. [1] Consisting of lead singer and drummer Ollie Judge, guitarists Louis Borlase and Anton Pearson, bassist Laurie Nankivell and keyboardist Arthur Leadbetter, they are currently based in Bristol. [2]
Squid released their debut EP Town Centre in 2019 on Speedy Wunderground [1] [3] and have since released four singles on Warp Records. [4] [5] Their debut album, Bright Green Field , was released by Warp Records on 7 May 2021. [6] It received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. Their sophomore album, O Monolith , was released in 2023 to similar acclaim.
Squid formed in Brighton, England in 2016. [7] They have cited Neu! and This Heat as influences. [2] In 2019, they released their second EP, titled Town Centre, to critical acclaim. [1] [3] Town Centre was produced by Dan Carey and released on Speedy Wunderground. In March 2020, Squid signed to Warp Records and have released five singles with them as of April 2021. [5] They were planning on touring Europe throughout 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
Taking advantage of lockdown, the band spent most of 2020 recording what would be their debut album, Bright Green Field , again working with producer Dan Carey. The album was released on 7 May 2021 and was promoted by three singles, "Narrator", "Paddling" and "Pamphlets".
Squid appeared at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2022, and appeared at Rock en Seine and Paredes de Coura festivals in August 2022.
Squid recorded their second album, O Monolith , in Wiltshire in early 2022, before releasing on 9 June 2023, once again with Warp Records.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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UK [8] | UK Indie [9] | IRL [10] | SCO [11] | ||
Bright Green Field |
| 4 | 1 | 93 | 5 |
O Monolith |
| 34 | 6 | — | 13 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Perfect Teeth" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
"Terrestrial Changeover Blues (2007–2012)" | 2018 | |
"The Dial" | ||
"Houseplants" | 2019 | |
"The Cleaner" | Town Centre | |
"Match Bet" | ||
"Sludge" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
"Broadcaster" | ||
"Narrator" | 2021 | Bright Green Field |
"Paddling" | ||
"Pamphlets" | ||
"America!" | Non-album singles | |
"Swing (In A Dream)" | 2023 | O Monolith |
"Undergrowth" | ||
"The Blades" | ||
"Fugue (Bin Song)" | 2024 | Non-album singles |
Title | Year | Album | Director(s) |
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"Perfect Teeth" | 2016 | Non-album singles | Ollie Judge |
"Clapping Music" | 2019 | Rutare Savage | |
"Sludge" | 2020 | Sludge/Broadcaster | Ali Amiri |
"Broadcaster" | Wieslawa Ruta | ||
"Narrator" | 2021 | Bright Green Field | Felix Geen |
"Pamphlets" | Raman Djafari | ||
"Swing (In A Dream)" | 2023 | O Monolith | Yoonha Park |
"Undergrowth" | Louis Borlase | ||
"The Blades" | Kasper Haggstrom |
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