And None of Them Knew They Were Robots explained

And None of Them Knew They Were Robots
Alias:The Robots
Origin:Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Years Active:2000–2003, 2007, 2016
Label:Pig Dog, In at the Deep End, Jealous, Wolf Town
Associated Acts:Send More Paramedics, Rays of Helios,
Current Members:
  • Kevin McGonnell
  • Duncan Hall
  • Sam Francis
  • Stuart Dobbins

And None of Them Knew They Were Robots (stylized as ...And None of Them Knew They Were Robots and also known as the Robots)[1] [2] were an English hardcore punk band from Leeds formed in 2000. In 2001, Francis, Hall and Dobbins began playing in crossover thrash band Send More Paramedics.[3] [4]

History

The band was formed in 2000[5] by former members of pre-existing Leeds punk rock bands.[6] In 2001, they released their debut self-titled album through Pigdog Records. In 2002, they released their second album, titled Liebestod, which saw a departure from their prior sound into regular hardcore punk, because of this, members and fans sometimes refer to it as the "Hardcore EP". In 2003, they released the EP Victory as a Drug through Jealous Records, which saw them return to their sound prior to Liebestod.[7] On 1 August 2003, they played Out Of Spite Festival at Josephs Well.[8] For the rest of August, they toured the U.K. for their final headline tour prior their breakup. For Out of Spite festival 2007, they reformed a single performance.[9] In 2016, they reformed for the release of their discography compilation and a U.K. headline tour.[10] [11]

Musical style and legacy

The band have been categorised as emo[12] [13] [14] post-hardcore[15] [16] and indie rock.[17] Their 2002 album Liebestod showed a style closer to that of '80s Washington D.C. hardcore punk. Their music was influenced by Sunny Day Real Estate, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Cave In, Braid, Fugazi, Hot Water Music, Small Brown Bike, Les Savy Fav and At The Drive-In. In an article for Brainwashed, Graeme Rowland described them as "Rites of Spring mixed up with a more melodic Drive Like Jehu parts".[18] They have influenced the sounds of ¡Forward, Russia!, This Et Al, The Lucida Console,[19] Crash of Rhinos[20] and Box Social.[21]

Members

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Halls . Alex . And None of Them Knew They Were Robots Interview . 28 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Kellman . Andy . And None of Them Knew They Were Robots . . 28 November 2019.
  3. Book: Pulliam . June Michele . Encyclopedia of the Zombie: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth . 320.
  4. Web site: SEND MORE PARAMEDICS Calls It Quits . . 23 June 2007 . 28 November 2019.
  5. Web site: REVIEWS March 2003 . 28 November 2019.
  6. Web site: And None of Them Knew They Were Robots . 28 November 2019.
  7. Web site: AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS – VICTORY AS A DRUG . 29 November 2019.
  8. Web site: OUT OF WHAT? SPRITE? I LIKE LEMONADE . 28 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Are 'And none of them knew they were robots' back? . . 29 November 2019 . 18 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618034936/https://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/3944136 . dead .
  10. Web site: and none of them knew they were robots + Bivouac + Cowtown + Sames (ex Spy vs Spy) . . 28 November 2019.
  11. Music Listings . North Leeds Life . July 2016 . 42.
  12. Web site: AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS – LIEBESTOD . 28 November 2019.
  13. CALLWOOD . BRETT . In At the Deep End . Kerrang!.
  14. Web site: BECKWITH . SIMON . NEWS: AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS & MORE @ CLUNY . 29 November 2019.
  15. Web site: DARTZ! . . 28 November 2019.
  16. Web site: AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS JULY TOUR . 28 November 2019.
  17. Web site: Send more robots . 28 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Rowland . Graeme . AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS, THIS AIN'T VEGAS, REDBANK . . 29 November 2019.
  19. Web site: Leeds Day . . 28 November 2019 . 18 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032124/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141475-leeds-day--10-years-in-leeds-whiskas-mixtape . dead .
  20. Web site: Righetto . Lorenzo . Crash Of Rhinos To untie a knot in the throat . 29 November 2019.
  21. Web site: Carden . Henry . Gig Reviews . . 28 November 2019.

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