Eagulls

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Eagulls
Eagulls (2011)
Eagulls (2011)
General information
origin Leeds ( United Kingdom )
Genre (s) Post-punk , indie rock
founding 2009
Website www.eagulls.co.uk
Current occupation
George Mitchell
Mark "Goldy" Goldsworthy
Liam Matthews
Tom Kelly
Henry Ruddel

Eagulls is a five-member British post-punk - band from Leeds . It was founded in 2009 and consists of Mark "Goldy" Goldsworthy, Henry Ruddel, Liam Matthews, Tom Kelly and George Mitchell.

history

2009–2011: Foundation and beginnings

The guitarist Mark Goldsworthy and the drummer Henry Ruddel founded the band towards the end of 2009. The three musicians and long-time friends George Mitchell, Tom Kelly and Liam Matthews added the formation a short time later, so that from the beginning of 2010 the first appearances after one Shaggy -Song named Eagulls and the recording of the demo tapes Sons of Prey on cassette tape came. In Leeds and the surrounding area, they quickly built a stable fan base, which is why they released their first 7-inch single in 2011, entitled Council Flat Blues . Soon the band developed a preference for live performances, interviews and other media coverage. Singer George Mitchell in particular is considered extremely extroverted and self-confident in professional circles.

2012–2015: debut album and breakthrough

After the release of the self-titled Eagulls EP in 2012 and two appearances at the South by Southwest Festival , the group was signed to the US independent label Partisan Records, via which Nerve Endings released a single for March of the following year on September 30, 2013 announced debut album was released. This studio album by Eagulls , also self-titled, was released on March 3, 2014 in the UK and on March 7, 2014 in the rest of Europe, Asia and the United States. The national and international trade press received the first work largely positively. It also reached number 86 on the British album charts and stayed there for a week. The songs Tough Luck , Opaque and Possessed were published in advance, the latter even as a music video .

In the following years the band could be seen in the Late Show with David Letterman and on tour with Franz Ferdinand .

Since 2016: Second album

On May 13, 2016, the band released the second studio album Ullages via Partisan Records. The title is an anagram of the band name. Then they went on tour through Europe and parts of Asia. For example, in February 2017 they played a concert in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv . Then it became quiet around the band.

Discography

Singer George Mitchell performing in Singapore (2015)
Singer George Mitchell performing in Singapore (2015)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Eagulls
  UK 86 03/15/2014 (1 week)

Studio albums

  • 2014: Eagulls
  • 2016: Ullages

EPs

  • 2011: Split EP
  • 2012: Eagull's EP

Mix tapes

  • 2010: Songs Of Prey

swell

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  2. ^ A b Paul Lester: New band of the week - Eagulls. In: The Guardian . September 17, 2013, accessed July 8, 2020 .
  3. ^ Scott Wright, Dollars To Pounds: Eagulls. In: The Fader. January 20, 2011, accessed July 8, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b Scott Kerr: Eagulls - Artist Biography. In: Allmusic . Retrieved July 8, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Eagulls - portrait. In: laut.de . Retrieved July 8, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Jayson Greene: This Leeds band has already pissed some off by spewing mindless vitriol online, but there's more to these ambitious, melodic punks than a fuck-the-world attitude. In: Pitchfork . January 7, 2014, accessed July 8, 2020 .
  7. ↑ a b New video "Possessed". In: laut.de. March 5, 2014, accessed July 8, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Michael Schuh: Post-punk rage brew from the working class Leeds. In: laut.de. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Brandon Stosuy: Eagulls - Eagulls. In: Pitchfork. March 10, 2014, accessed July 8, 2020 .
  10. ↑ a b Chart data: United Kingdom .
  11. ↑ a b David Brinn: Eagulls do not take it easy. In: The Jerusalem Post . February 11, 2017, accessed July 8, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Sebastian Berlich: Tearful homage to the eighties. In: laut.de. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .

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