The Ethical Debating Society

The Ethical Debating Society
Origin London, England
Genres Riot grrrl, punk, post punk
Years active 2009-present
Labels Odd Box, Tuff Enuff, HHBTM
Website TEDS Bandcamp
Members Tegan Christmas
Eli Tupa
Kris Martin
Past members Rob Macabre[1]
Lauren Darling
Chris Morris
Su[2]

The Ethical Debating Society (aka T.E.D.S.[3]) are a three-piece DIY punk, post-riot grrrl[4] group from London, England.[5][6] They have been described as "one of the most exciting DIY bands" in the UK.[7]

History

The band was formed in 2009 by Tegan Christmas with Lauren Darling and Chris Morris.[8] They received an early name-check in The Guardian from Everett True.[9] By 2010 Darling and Morris had left and Tegan continued with varying line ups[10] until the group settled as Tegan with Eli Tupa[11] and Kris Martin[12] in 2013.[13]

The band played a number of early gigs around the UK queercore scene, with Ste McCabe and others;[14][15] following an appearance on Brighton queercore label Tuff Enuff Records’s 2012 compilation Why Diet When You Could Riot?[16] gigs with Shrag and (Athens, Georgia’s) Tunabunny led to a split single with London’s Skinny Girl Diet on US label Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records in 2013.[17][18][19] A cassette/download EP on Tuff Enuff - "Hens Teeth" - followed in 2014.[20]

In 2015, The Ethical Debating Society's debut album New Sense was released on Odd Box Records following audio and video previews,[21][22] and received positive reviews from SoundsXP,[23] Collapse Board,[24] Louder Than War[25] and others,[26][27][28][29][30] with radio support including BBC Radio 6,[31] Dandelion and Artrocker Radio.

The band have been likened to other dual male/female vocal DIY indie/punk bands such as Huggy Bear, Red Monkey, Comet Gain, Bis and Prolapse, as well as post-hardcore and indie rock groups such as Future of the Left, Sleater-Kinney, Nation of Ulysses, Pixies and Nirvana,[32][33][34][35][36] and various punk and anarcho-punk bands.[10]

The band were chosen by Jessicka to support Jack Off Jill at their final show, at Heaven in London,[37] and played with Shonen Knife on the London date of that band's 2016 tour.[38] They played at Indietracks 2015, and have also played with The Wolfhounds, The Nightingales, The Homosexuals, Hagar the Womb, Prolapse, and Bis.

The Ethical Debating Society's album track "Razor Party" (written by former drummer Rob) was voted #32 in the 2015 John Peel memorial 'Festive 50' compiled by Dandelion Radio.[39]

In 2017 T.E.D.S. were included in Clash magazine's list of "favourite new groups"[40] alongside Shopping and others. The band released a number of new tracks, including a contribution to Loud Women Records' Loud Women - Volume One album[41] and a track on Kobayashi Nights Records' Kobayashi I: Intergalactic Champions compilation.[42][43] Digital download single "London Particular" was released in June 2017 as a benefit for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.[44]

Discography

Albums

EPs/Singles

Compilation Appearances

Line up

Previous members

References

  1. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  2. ↑ https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2011/03/16/winning-the-argument-the-ethical-debating-society/
  3. ↑ https://www.thezineuk.co.uk/single-post/2016/08/07/LOUD-WOMEN-Fest-%E2%80%93-September-2016-London
  4. ↑ True, Everett (2009-09-14). "The 10 myths of Riot Grrrl". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  5. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society - New Sense". Norman Records UK. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  6. ↑ Hope, Stephanie (2011-03-16). "Winning the argument: the Ethical Debating Society". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  7. ↑ Ebulue, Gabriel (2016). "INTERVIEW: The Ethical Debating Society". Gigslutz. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  8. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". Musicosity. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  9. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/sep/14/myths-riot-grrrl-cribs-takeover
  10. 1 2 Lane, Terry (2012-03-09). "The Ethical Debating Society - Punk Rock Riot Grrrl!". Buzzin Music. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  11. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/riot-grrrl-christmas-mw0002892052/credits
  12. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  13. ↑ Noon, Mike (2015-05-29). "Indietracks interview #4: The Ethical Debating Society". Indietracks. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  14. ↑ https://joinourteaparty.org/2011/08/
  15. ↑ http://www.fasthearts.com/category/Listen-To-This/
  16. ↑ "Album reviews: Various - Why Diet When You Could Riot? (Tuff Enuff)". COLLAPSE BOARD. 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  17. 1 2 Phillips, Stephanie (2013-06-07). "Review: Skinny Girl Diet/The Ethical Debating Society". the girls are. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  18. ↑ Neph, Joseph (2013-06-05). "Graded on a Curve: Skinny Girl Diet, Ethical Debating Society, split 7-inch EP". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  19. ↑ Foster, Chuck (2013-07-12). "Skinny Girl Diet/Ethical Debating Society - split 7" (HHBTM)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  20. ↑ Ruth, Ngaire (2014-10-18). "Read All About It: The Ethical Debating Society". the girls are. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  21. ↑ Coughlan, Jamie (2015-05-20). "The Ethical Debating Society - Cover Up (Oberblown Track Premiere)". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  22. ↑ "=Already Heard Video Premiere: The Ethical Debating Society - Sum Of My Parts". Already Heard. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  23. ↑ W, Kev (2015-07-05). "The Ethical Debating Society New Sense Album Review". SoundsXP. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  24. ↑ True, Everett (2015-04-06). "The return of Everett True : 141. The Ethical Debating Society". COLLAPSE BOARD. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  25. ↑ Ruth, Ngaire (2015-02-15). "The Ethical Debating Society 'New Sense' album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  26. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society – New Sense LP". Stereo Sancity. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  27. ↑ Jacobs, Caspar (2015-07-16). "The Ethical Debating Society – New Sense". Beautiful Freaks. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  28. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society: New Sense". Collective Zine. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  29. ↑ "NEW! LP HIGHLIGHT: The Ethical Debating Society - New Sense". Interstellar Radio Shower. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  30. ↑ http://www.fearandloathingfanzine.com/record-reviews-september-december-2015.html
  31. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". BBC Music. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  32. ↑ Elizabeth, Erika (2014-01-20). "Skinny Girl Diet / Ethical Debating Society review at Dynamite Hemorrhage". Crashing Through Publicity. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  33. ↑ Elizabeth (2013-12-24). "obligatory backwards gazing for 2013". COLLAPSE BOARD. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  34. ↑ Lockie, Chris (2013-05-24). "Air Guitars At The Ready Part Two: Three More London Bands To Watch". Londonist. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  35. ↑ Gourlay, Dom (2015-07-10). "Indietracks 2005: A Preview". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  36. ↑ Ruth, Ngaire (2015-06-25). "Prolapse : Slum Of Legs : The Ethical Debating Society : Brighton : live review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  37. ↑ http://jennymugridge.com/music/music-reviews/jack-off-jill-reunion/
  38. ↑ http://dingwalls.com/event/shonen-knife-bruja/
  39. ↑ "2015 Festive Fifty results". Dandelion Radio. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  40. ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/features/revolution-grrrl-style-now
  41. ↑ Hannah (2017-01-27). "Loud Women – Volume One (Album Review Part 1)". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  42. ↑ https://fortherabbits.net/2017/02/08/premiere-kobayashi-nights-1-intergalactic-champions/
  43. ↑ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19859/reviews/4150864
  44. ↑ https://theethicaldebatingsociety.bandcamp.com/album/london-particular
  45. ↑ https://keroleenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/keroleen-mixtape-1
  46. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/riot-grrrl-christmas-mw0002892052
  47. ↑ "Odd Box 2015". Odd Box Records. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  48. ↑ "Don't Be Left Without These Star Sounds". Morning Star. 2016-04-25.
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