False Heads are an English, London-based three piece rock/punk band, consisting of Luke Griffiths (vocals/guitar), Jake Elliott (bass) and Barney Nash (drums/vocals).
History
editHaving met at Coopers' Company and Coborn School in Upminster, the three members reconvened after university to make music together in late 2015. While all members had collaborated creatively with each other in the past and Griffiths had previously released music under the title, this marked the first time they began to perform together as False Heads.
While playing at the Black Heart in Camden in November 2015, False Heads caught the attention of former Ramones manager Danny Fields. Fields began to take an interest in and to mentor the band, even declaring that they were "the future of Rock and Roll".[1]
After releasing a number of singles in 2016 and playing venues including the Roundhouse in July 2016 for the 40th anniversary of the Ramones’ performance there,[2] False Heads released their debut EP Gutter Press in March 2017. The EP received critical acclaim and extensive radio play, both domestically and internationally.[3][4] Alongside being played on BBC Radio 1 and recording a live session on Radio X, Iggy Pop championed the band on his BBC Radio 6 Music programme.[5] In the United States Rodney Bingenheimer regularly praised the band and played Gutter Press tracks on his Sirius XM show.[6] The band also performed at a number of festivals (including Isle of Wight Festival,[7] Y Not Festival[8] and Reading Festival)[9] and supported The Libertines on their 'Tiddeley Om Pom Pom Tour' later that year.[10]
In November 2017 the band were included on the bill at “A Peaceful Noise”, a show celebrating the life of Nick Alexander, who was killed during the Bataclan terrorist attack in 2015. False Heads performed alongside Frank Turner, Band of Skulls and Josh Homme at the ULU in Bloomsbury, London.[11]
After being included in The Independent’s list of bands to watch in 2018,[12] False Heads completed their first full length UK tour supporting Strange Bones,[13] headlined their first shows abroad in Hasselt and Paris and performed a headline show at Dingwalls, Camden in support of their single Retina, released on 30 March through AWAL.[14]
After a festival season which included a slot on the main stage at Inmusic, Croatia supporting Queens of The Stone Age,[15] False Heads released their second EP Less Is Better through Cargo Records and These Bloody Thieves in September.[16] In support of this release False Heads embarked on an extensive headline tour, which included their first shows in both Ireland and Germany.[17]
False Heads released single Slease in March 2019, which received regular radio plays domestically (including on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6music and Radio X) and internationally (RTE2 in Ireland and Sirius XM in the USA). After performing at various festivals over the summer (including Rock for People festival in the Czech Republic, Free and Easy Festival in Germany and Tsunami festival in Spain) False Heads announced their signing to Lovers Music, releasing single Fall Around in October in anticipation of their first full length LP, due for release in early 2020.[18]
In March 2020, False Heads released their debut album It's All There But You're Dreaming.[19]
Discography
editEPs
edit- Gutter Press EP (2017)
- Less is Better EP (2018)
Albums
edit- It's All There But You're Dreaming (2020)
- Sick Moon (2022)
References
edit- ^ "ORIGINAL ICONS – FALSE HEADS | Original Penguin UK Blog". Originalpenguin.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Roundhouse Punk Weekender -". Roundhouse.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (9 March 2017). "False Heads reveal new EP Gutter Press - premiere". The Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Dhillon, Achal (29 March 2017). "Artist of day 29/03: False Heads". The Metro.
- ^ "Iggy Confidential #112: November 03, 2017". Rollins Archive. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "[Interview] With...False Heads". Itsallindie.com. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Jack Rocks @ Isle of Wight Festival 2017". Foxesmagazine.com. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Line up 2017 - y Not Festival 2018". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "more Jack Rocks acts announced for Reading Festival 2017". eFestivals.co.uk. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "The Libertines announce support acts for UK seaside tour - NME". NME. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "A Peaceful Noise". HuffPost UK. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "The best new artists to look out for in 2018". The Independent. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "[Gig Review] Strange Bones + False Heads, The Garage (Attic), Glasgow, 1st February". 6 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Watch This! False Heads Mark Their First Release of 2018 With Blistering Single Retina". Louderthanwar.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Bassett, Jordan (26 June 2018). "Queens of the Stone Age shimmied through night one of INmusic Festival". NME. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Beech, Dave (24 August 2018). "Watch This! London-Based Gutter Punks False Heads Keep Fighting the Good Fight on New Single Yellow". Louder Than War. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Gourlay, Dom (22 October 2018). "DiScover: False Heads". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "False Heads : Fall Around". Rgm.press. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "False Heads 'It's All There but You're Dreaming' : album review 'highly anticipated debut album'". Louderthanwar.com. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.