The Victorian English Gentlemens Club
| The Victorian English Gentlemens Club | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock |
| founding | 2004 |
| resolution | 2016 |
| Website | thevictorianenglishgentlemensclub |
| Founding members | |
| Adam Taylor | |
Vocals, bass
|
Louise Mason |
Vocals, drums
|
Emma Daman (until 2009) |
| Last occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Adam Taylor |
Vocals, bass |
Louise Mason |
Vocals, drums |
Steph Jones (since 2009) |
Vocals, guitar |
Dan Lazenby (since 2009) |
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club was an indie rock band founded in Cardiff in 2004 . The single Impossible Sightings Over Shelton from the self-titled debut album reached number 10 in the UK singles charts in 2006 . After the release of their fourth album GYTS , they finally broke up again.
style
The band had its own style that combined elements from pop, rock and punk.
Laut.de wrote:
"Members of the Victorian English Gentlemens Club (...) to show (...) and of American indie rock, especially the (sic) of the Pixies affected. You can find further inspiration at the Bad Brains or the British at The Fall and Wire . "
Discography
Studio albums
- 2006: The Victorian English Gentlemens Club
- 2009: Love on an Oil Rig
- 2011: Bag of Meat
- 2016: GYTS
Split LPs
- 2006: Split with You Say Party! We Say Die!
- 2008: Split with This Is Pop
Singles
- 2006: The Tales Of Hermit Mark / My Son Spells Backwards
- 2006: Amateur Man / Ban The Gin
- 2006: Pedestrian
- 2006: Impossible Sightings Over Shelton
- 2007: Stupid As Wood / La Mer
- 2009: Parrot
- 2009: Watching The Burglars
- 2010: Bored in Belgium
Web links
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Official website )
- The Victorian English Gentlemens Club at Allmusic (English)
- The Victorian English Gentlemens Club at Discogs (English)
- The Victorian English Gentlemens Club at laut.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Victorian English Gentlemens Club / Info. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 4, 2009 ; Retrieved February 18, 2010 : “They will freely describe their music as Pop although they sometimes play songs without a chorus. It has also been described as Rock, although they have been known to use an acoustic guitar, and Punk, despite their enjoyment of effects pedals and natural fibers. “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Victorian English Gentlemens Club at laut.de.
