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 The Tubs at Fulford Arms, York in October 2023 | |
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| Origin | Cardiff, Wales |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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The Tubs are a Welsh indie rock band.
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The Tubs | |
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| The Tubs at Fulford Arms, York in October 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cardiff, Wales |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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The Tubs are a Welsh indie rock band.
Owen Williams and George Nicholls were long time friends who formed the indie noise band Joanna Gruesome in 2010 and achieved some cult success. The band split up in 2017 and Williams went on to form the band Ex Vöid with singer Lan McArdle. [1] [2] They continued to work together in the GN Band and Sniffany & The Nits.
They initially claimed that they formed The Tubs in 2018 after Williams and Nicholls were trapped in a Welsh caravan park in a storm and started writing songs to pass the time, but later admitted this wasn't true. [2] The band was fleshed out with additional guitarist Steve Stonholt, drummer Matthew Green and bassist Max Warren. They released their debut single I Don't Know How It Works in February 2020 and followed it up with an EP Names in July 2021. [3]
The band slimmed to a four piece and their debut album Dead Meat was released in January 2023 on Trouble In Mind records, receiving generally positive reviews. According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Dead Meat received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from five critic scores. [4] and featuring on several year end lists including Mojo, Stereogum and The Observer’s Kitty Empire's top 10.
Comedian and actor Mark Proksch appeared in a video for their 2023 track Round the Bend.
Their music has been described as influenced by 1980s college rock bands such as R.E.M., Pylon and The Chills and British folk rock, in particular William's voice has been likened to Richard Thompson.
The Tubs are part of a loose collective of groups, collectively known as Gob Nation. As well as playing in The Tubs, members play in other bands such as Ex Vöid, The Snivellers, The GN Band, Garden Centre, PC World and Sniffany & the Nits. The collective's work extends to running a music studio, video production and even a publishing imprint for poetry and lyrics. [5]
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