False Advertising (band)

False Advertising
Origin Manchester and Oxford, England
Genres Alternative Rock, Grunge, Noise Pop
Years active 2013–present
Labels Too Pure
Website www.falseadvertising.co
Members Jen Hingley, Chris Warr, Josh Sellers

False Advertising are a three-piece alternative rock group from Manchester and Oxford, England.

Biography

False Advertising was formed by Jen Hingley, Josh Sellers and Chris Warr in 2013.[1] In April 2016 they were named winners of PRS’s Flash Funding award for live performance,[2] in June 2016 they released a 7" single on Too Pure Singles Club.[3] The band have received coverage by Total Guitar,[4] The Skinny,[5] This Is Fake DIY[6] and Punktastic.[7] As well as airplay on BBC 6 Music[8] and BBC Introducing.[9] In 2016 they played Liverpool Sound City festival and Kendal Calling.[10]

In November 2016 it was announced that the band are heading to officially showcase at SXSW in March 2017.[11]

Jen Hingley's uncle is Tom Hingley, who was the singer of The Inspiral Carpets during the height of their fame.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Vinyl Perspective: False Advertising on Record Store Day 2016". Bitter Sweet Symphonies. 10 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Flash Funding - The Performance Fund artists announced". PRS for Music Foundation. 21 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "False Advertising bite back on ‘Give It Your Worst’". DIY.
  4. ↑ "28 new guitarists you need to hear in 2016". MusicRadar.
  5. ↑ "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". www.theskinny.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "False Advertising bite back on ‘Give It Your Worst’". DIY.
  7. ↑ "False Advertising tackle stress with new track, 'Alopecia'". Punktastic.
  8. ↑ "02/05/2016, The BBC Introducing Mixtape - BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC.
  9. ↑ "With False Advertising // Vili & Vile, BBC Introducing in Oxford - BBC Radio Oxford". BBC.
  10. ↑ "False Advertising at Kendal Calling". Kendal Calling.
  11. ↑ . Stereogum. November 15, 2016 http://www.stereogum.com/1911201/sxsw-2017-announces-200-more-artists-nile-rodgers-keynote/news/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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