Scanners (band)
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| Scanners | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genre(s) | post punk, new wave, indie rock |
| Years active | c.2004-present |
| Label(s) | Dim Mak, Motel, Influx |
| Website | www.scannersmusic.com |
| Members | |
| Matthew Mole Sarah Daly Amina Bates Tom Hutt |
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Scanners are a post-punk band from London, England formed around 2004.
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[edit] History
The band was initially formed by Matthew Mole (vocals, guitar, synthesizer) and Sarah Daly (vocals, violin, bass guitar) around 2004,[1] who after writing songs together played their early gigs backed by a drum machine.[2] The line-up was later expanded with the addition of Amina Bates (guitar, keyboards, background vocals), and Tom Hutt (drums).[3] They soon gained support slots on tours by the likes of The Wedding Present, The Fever, Electric Six and Juliette & The Licks.[3] Their debut album is titled Violence Is Golden and was released on US label Dim Mak Records in 2006, and saw them hailed as "a contender for this summer’s best new act" by Aversion.[4] They have toured the United Kingdom, Europe and North America (including a show as part of the SXSW festival)[5], and in April 2007 they appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly to perform their single "Lowlife".[1][6] They also headlined the Les 3 Elefants Festival after Air in France.[6] In October 2007 they recorded a live session for XFM, with another in January 2008.[7] Violence is Golden is released in the UK on the 22 February 2008 (on Dim Mak/Influx records)[6] and Dim Mak also released an EP of remixes of "Bombs" with work from A-Trak, LA Riots and Uffie, and others on 22 January 2008.
[edit] Musical style
Scanners take influences from post-punk and new wave and have been described as "dark pop teeming with dark themes",[8] and have variously been compared to Bloc Party,[9] The Killers[9], Elastica,[10] PJ Harvey,[11][12] Garbage,[11] and The Cardigans.[13]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Raw (2006) Motel
- Lowlife (2006) Tigertrap
- Raw" (2007) (download only)
- Bombs Remixes EP (2008) Dim Mak
- Lowlife (2008) Influx/Dim Mak
[edit] Albums
- Violence Is Golden (2006) Dim Mak (US), released in the UK (2008) Dim Mak/Influx
[edit] Videos
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tom Milway (November 2007). DiScover: Scanners. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ Heather Phares. Scanners Biography. allmusic.com. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b Scanners. Dim Mak. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ Matt Schild. Violence Is Golden review. Aversion. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ SXSW 2007 Showcasing Artists: Scanners. sxsw.com (2007). Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b c Marco Gandolfi (December 2007). Scanners release debut album. Music-News.com. Music-News. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ Studio & Live Diary. XFM Online (January 2008). Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ Scanners Experience 'Lowlife'. SPIN.com (September 2007). Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b Scanners - Violence Is Golden review. TransformOnline.com. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ Jack Booty (2006). Scanners - Violence Is Golden review. Prefix Magazine. prefixmag.com. Retrieved on 29 January 2008. “My first thoughts were that this quartet seems like the 2006 version of Elastica”
- ^ a b Emily Kendrick. Scanners - Violence Is Golden review. Artrocker. Retrieved on 29 January 2008. “With the urgency of PJ Harvey’s voice coupled with the throwaway pop assault of Garbage, you’d presume all hell would break loose”
- ^ Andrzej Lukowski (July 2006). Scanners - Violence Is Golden review. Wears The Trousers. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.
- ^ Stuart Berman (September 2006). Scanners - Violence Is Golden review. Pitchfork Media Inc.. Retrieved on 29 January 2008. “And blimey, it sounds a hell of a lot like the Cardigans: "Look What You Started" is a grand country-soul break-up ballad completely out of step with everything that comes before it, but Daly's wistful croon and Mat Mole's gleaming guitar line come together as gracefully as lovers running slow motion in a field”
