Brontide

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Brontide
Origin United Kingdom
Genres Instrumental rock
Years active2008 (2008)–2017 (2017)
Labels Holy Roar
Past members
  • William Bowerman
  • Nathan Fairweather
  • Tim Hancock

Brontide was a British instrumental rock band formed in 2008, featuring members who were also members of I Was a Cub Scout, La Roux, Rolo Tomassi, and Dua Lipa's band. They released two albums before splitting up in 2017.

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History

Formed in 2008, and taking their name from the term for the 'rumbling of distant thunder', the band comprised former I Was a Cub Scout drummer William Bowerman, bass guitarist Nathan Fairweather, and guitarist Tim Hancock. [1] [2] Bowerman also drummed with La Roux and Summer Camp during his time in the band. [1] [3] The band's first release was "Bob Munden" on the Holy Monsters EP, a split release with Holy Ghost, The Tupolev Ghost, and Shapes.

The band's debut album, Sans Souci, was released in 2011, and was well-received by critics. [4] [5]

Fairweather joined Rolo Tomassi in 2012, while remaining a member of Brontide. [1]

Brontide's second album Artery was released in 2014. Mike Diver, reviewing the album for Clash , described the album as "wholly bracing, carefully nuanced". [6] [7] DIY gave it three stars, with Nathan Roberts calling it "both inherently melodic and genre-spanning". [8]

Bowerman joined Dua Lipa's band, and Hancock began recording as Mirror Manor. [1] [9] With the band members' other commitments limiting the time they could devote to the band, they announced that they had split up in April 2017. [1]

The band's music was described as math rock, progressive rock, post-rock and post-hardcore, with critics drawing comparisons with Battles and Russian Circles. [1] [4] [6] [9]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trendell, Andrew (2017) "Brontide announce their split after nine years", NME , 5 April 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017
  2. ↑ Worsdale, Leo (2014) "Brontide Storm the Mix", BBC, 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017
  3. ↑ Jamieson, Sarah (2014) "Brontide: 'You Have to Go Too Far'", DIY , 3 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017
  4. 1 2 Diver, Mike (2011) "Brontide Sans Souci Review", BBC, 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2017
  5. ↑ Wiseman, Sam (2011) "Brontide – Sans Souci", The Skinny , 21 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2017
  6. 1 2 Diver, Mike (2014) "Brontide - Artery", Clash , 26 June 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017
  7. ↑ Diver, Mike (2014) "Premiere: Stream Brontide's New Album, 'Artery'", Clash , 23 June 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017
  8. ↑ Roberts, Nathan (2014) "Brontide - Artery", DIY . Retrieved 1 December 2017
  9. 1 2 Murray, Robin (2017) "Premiere: Mirror Manor - 'Diamond Dust': A new project emerging from the ashes of Brontide...", Clash , 4 May 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017
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