The Amazons | |
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![]() Matt Thomson fronting the band at the old Hippodrome club, Kingston, London in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Reading, Berkshire, England |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Fiction |
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Past members |
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Website | theamazons |
The Amazons are a British rock band from Reading, Berkshire, formed in 2014. The band's debut album rose to number 8 on the UK Albums Chart. [1] They have also been named a band to listen to in 2017 by NME , The Independent and BBC Radio 1. [2] [3]
The band were included in MTV's and the BBC's Brand New for 2017 and Sound of 2017 longlists respectively. [4] [5] AllMusic described them as an indie rock group known for crafting catchy and melodic arena rock anthems suitable for singing along. [6]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [10] | ||
The Amazons |
| 8 |
Future Dust |
| 9 |
How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me? |
| 5 |
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Come the Fire, Come the Evening |
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Title | Details |
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Don't You Wanna |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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BEL (FL) Tip [15] | |||
"Stay With Me" [16] | 2016 | 40 | The Amazons |
"Nightdriving" [17] | — | Non-album single | |
"In My Mind" [18] | — | The Amazons | |
"Little Something" [19] | — | ||
"Black Magic" [20] | 2017 | — | |
"Junk Food Forever" [21] | — | ||
"Ultraviolet" [22] | — | ||
"Palace" [23] | — | ||
"Mother" [24] | 2019 | — | Future Dust |
"Doubt It" [25] | — | ||
"Bloodrush" | 2022 | — | How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me? |
"Ready For Something" | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"25" [26] | 2019 | Future Dust |
Title | Year | Director |
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"Stay With Me" | 2016 | Matt Goff [27] [28] |
"Nightdriving" | ||
"In My Mind" | Chris Hugall [29] | |
"Little Something" | 2017 | |
"Black Magic" | Matt Goff [30] | |
"Junk Food Forever" | Michael Holyk [31] | |
"Ultraviolet" | Oscar Sansom [32] | |
"Mother" | 2019 | Stephen Agnew [33] |
"Doubt It" | Thomas James [34] | |
"25" |
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
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2016 | Q Awards | Best Breakthrough Act | Themselves | Nominated [35] [4] [5] |
MTV | Brand New for 2017 | |||
BBC | Sound of 2017 | |||
2017 | The Telegraph | The Best Albums of the Year | The Amazons | Included [36] |
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