Nothing But Thieves
| Nothing But Thieves | |
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| Origin | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | RCA Victor |
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Nothing But Thieves is an English five piece alternative rock band from Southend-on-Sea in Essex. Formed in 2012, the band consists Conor Mason (vocals), Joe Langridge-Brown (guitars), Dominic Craik (guitars, keyboards), James Price (drums), and Philip Blake (bass guitar). In 2014, they were signed to RCA Records.[1]
Background
The band’s single “Itch” picked up Hottest Record and Track Of The Day accolades on Radio 1 and also made it onto the Radio 1 playlist.[2] The band were picked by Gerard Way and thereafter Awolnation to support European dates.[3] They supported Arcade Fire and George Ezra at the Brits show for War Child at the Electric in Brixton, performed at NME Awards show, toured with Twin Atlantic, Darlia and Young Guns on separate support tours across the country. They have also been added to a multitude of European festivals including Reading & Leeds and Isle of Wight Festival. They have appeared twice on Radio 1's Live Lounge, Maida Vale session. In July 2015 they supported Muse at the Rock In Roma show, playing in front of 30,000 people.
Their sold-out "Ban All The Music" tour of the UK began on 19 October 2015.
Their debut album, Nothing But Thieves entered the Official UK chart at No. 7, peaked at No. 3 on iTunes and was No.1 on the vinyl album charts. A second British tour in April 2016, to be called the Under My Skin tour, was announced on 9 November 2015.
Discography
Albums
- Nothing But Thieves (16 October 2015)
Extended plays
- If You Don't Believe, It Can't Hurt You (28 October 2013)
- Graveyard Whistling (18 July 2014)
- Ban All the Music (7 July 2015)
Singles
- "Wake Up Call" (18 September 2014)
- "Tempt You (Evocatio)" (15 October 2014)
- "Ban All the Music" (14 January 2015)
- "Itch" (18 March 2015)
- "Hanging" (11 May 2015)
- "Trip Switch" (18 June 2015) #7 Alternative Songs, #37 Mainstream Rock Songs
- "Honey Whiskey" (17 July 2015)
- "If I Get High"
Featured in
- "Emergency" by the Pegboard Nerds (13 October 2014)
- "Holding Out For A Hero" for the trailer of "Vikings" series 2 (12 March 2015)
- "Ban All the Music" in soundtrack for the EA Sports game "Madden 16" (August 2015)
- "Trip Switch" in FIFA 16 (22 August 2015)
References
- ↑ Buckley, Kelly (17 July 2014). "We've just been signed to the same record label as Pharrell Williams and David Bowie". echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ |url=http://www.radio1playlist.com/track-of-the-day/?page=6|accessdate=14 June 2015
- ↑ Johnson, Laura (4 March 2015). "AWOLNATION Unveil New Single Windows". http://www.stereoboard.com/. Retrieved 14 June 2015. External link in
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