| Childhood | |
| Origin: | Nottingham, England[1] |
| Genre: | Indie pop, lo-fi, indie rock |
| Years Active: | 2010-2018 |
| Label: | Marathon Artists / House Anxiety |
| Associated Acts: | Insecure Men, Warmduscher |
| Past Members: | Ben Romans-Hopcraft Leo Dobsen Jonny Williams Max Danieli-Fantin Thomas "Tomaski" Fiquet Chris O'Driscoll Daniel Ajegbo Daniel Salamons |
Childhood were an English rock band, formed in 2010 in Nottingham by South Londoners Ben Romans-Hopcraft and Leo Dobsen while studying at the University of Nottingham.[2]
The duo first gained attention after uploading a couple of demos online.[3] After recruiting bassist Daniel Salamons and drummer Daniel Ajegbo, the band gigged around Nottingham before signing to Marathon Artists / House Anxiety and released their debut single Blue Velvet in October 2012. Following the departure of Daniel Ajegbo and re-basing themselves in South London, the band recruited Jonny Williams and released second single Solemn Skies on 10 June 2013.[4] [5] The single was produced by Rory Attwell, formerly of Test Icicles.[6]
The band released their debut album Lacuna on 11 August 2014. Produced by Dan Carey, the album was preceded by the single Falls Away in June.
On 24 April 2015, the band revealed that Thomas Fiquet was now the band's bass player - despite updating the band's lineup information on their Facebook page, the band never announced or commented on the departure of Daniel Salamons.[7] [8]
On 21 July 2017, the band released their second album Universal High. The album was preceded by single 'Californian Light' in April 2017 and second single "Cameo" in June 2017.[9] [10] Recorded the previous summer in Atlanta, USA at Maze Studios with Ben H Allen III, the album was less collaborative than their debut, with Romans-Hopcraft admitting that although he "would never call it a solo project" that "for this record, we all tried to collaborate and it never really worked, so it ended up coming from this one funnel – then everyone added their own thing".[11]
The band quietly disbanded in 2018, with Romans-Hopcraft going on to play bass with Insecure Men and Warmduscher.[12] He is also currently working on a new project with Sean Lennon producing.[13]
Original bassist Daniel Salamons continues to work as a session player. The band's second bassist Thomas Fiquet has gone on to join Swim Deep.[14]
| Year | Title | Format | Released | Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Blue Velvet | Digital 7" vinyl | 19 October 2012 | "Blue Velvet" "Bond Girls" |
| 2013 | Solemn Skies | Digital 10" vinyl | 10 June 2013 | "Solemn Skies" "Semester" "Solemn Skies (Sonic Boom Remix)" |
| 2014 | Falls Away | Digital | 2 June 2014 | "Falls Away" |
| 2017 | Californian Light | Digital | 27 April 2017 | "Californian Light" |
| 2017 | Cameo | Digital | 28 June 2017 | "Cameo" |
| Year | Title | Format | Released | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lacuna | Digital CD 12" vinyl | 11 August 2014 | Marathon Artists |
| 2017 | Universal High | Digital CD 12" vinyl | 21 July 2017 | Marathon Artists |
