Blaenavon was an English indie rock band based out of Hampshire. The band was composed of Ben Gregory (vocals, guitars), Frank Wright (bass), Scott Roach (guitars) and Harris McMillan (drums). The band formed in 2013, and released their first album, That's Your Lot in 2017. The album reached number 54 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
Blaenavon | |
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 Blaenavon Live | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hampshire, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop |
| Years active | 2013–2022 |
| Labels | Transgressive |
| Past members |
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| Website | blaenavon |
History
editThe band came together when they were 14 years old and attending their local secondary school. The band grew from being a simple pastime as the boys won their final year talent contest in 2013 - performing a cover of Muse's "Knights of Cydonia". They played their first London gig at the Camden Assembly and signed a recording deal with Transgressive Records. They released their debut EP, 'Koso' in 2013 and produced their second EP, 'Miss World' by the end of 2015.[2]
The band released their debut album through Transgressive in 2017. The album was made up of 12 tracks and received generally positive reviews.[citation needed] They worked with producer Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Bombay Bicycle Club) to record the album.[3] New member Scott Roach featured on the band's latest headline tour and was featured on the band's second album.
On 25 October 2019, the band released their second and final album Everything That Makes You Happy. In November 2022, frontman Ben Gregory announced that the band had disbanded. He is now pursuing a solo career whilst bassist Frank Wright and drummer Harris McMillan are playing in a folk-pop band Organ Morgan.[4]
The band's official Twitter account is still active under the same handle, run by Gregory himself.[5]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [6] | ||
| That's Your Lot |
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54 |
| Everything That Makes You Happy |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Koso[7] |
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| Miss World[8] |
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| Prague '99[9] |
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References
edit- ^ "blaenavon Official Charts". Official Charts Company. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Artist Biography by Liam Martin". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Booking Request". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Richards, Will (13 November 2022). "Blaenavon announce breakup: "I want it to be a nice thing, not a sad thing"". NME. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "ben gregory on Twitter". Twitter. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100: 14 April 2017 - 20 April 2017". Official Charts Company. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (17 September 2013). "Exclusive Stream – Blaenavon, 'KOSO' EP". NME. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Connick, Tom (27 October 2015). "Blaenavon stream new 'Miss World EP' in full". DIY. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Richards, Will (15 August 2017). "Blaenavon release new 'Prague '99' EP". DIY. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Blaenavon discography at AllMusic
- Blaenavon discography at Discogs
- Blaenavon discography at MusicBrainz