Coach Party Explained

Origin:Isle of Wight
Genre:Indie rock
Years Active:2019–present
Current Members:
  • Jess Eastwood
  • Joe Perry
  • Steph Norris
  • Guy Page

Coach Party is a British four-piece indie rock band formed in the Isle of Wight, England in 2019. The band is composed of lead singer and bassist Jess Eastwood, guitarists Joe Perry and Steph Norris, and drummer Guy Page.

History

Pre-Coach Party

Before forming Coach Party, the band performed under the name Jeph[1] and released three songs: "Hey Baby" (2018), "Harry" (2018), and "Lola" (2019).

Coach Party (2019–present)

Chess Club Records signed the newly named Coach Party in 2019, and the band re-released their previous single "Lola" as "Oh Lola" in November 2019.

In early 2020, the band began releasing singles leading up to the eventual release of their debut EP Party Food, released in June of that year on Chess Club Records. The Guardian Damien Morris reviewed the album and called the band "poppy, witty and experimental," further saying they "are far more interesting than a cursory listen suggests".[2] Morris explained, "Plenty of new indie bands become less interesting the more you hear them, but Coach Party, like the Isle of Wight, are more intriguing than they first appear." NME highlighted how the band tackles difficult subjects, such "as self-hatred, tricky relationships and confronting one’s own inner demons in their lyrics," which NME claims, "when paired with their joyous, pint-spilling brand of indie rock, it’s a combination that so often works wonders".[3]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

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EPs

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Party Food
  • Released: 10 June 2020[4]
  • Label: Chess Club
  • Formats: 10" vinyl, digital download, streaming
After Party
  • Released: 13 April 2021[5]
  • Label: Chess Club
  • Formats: 10" vinyl, digital download, streaming
Nothing Is Real
  • Released: 29 April 2022[6]
  • Label: Chess Club
  • Formats: 10" vinyl, CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

Music videos

TitleRelease DateCredits
"Oh, Lola"27 November 2019
  • Director: Daniel Broadley
  • DOP: Jamie Harding
  • Camera Assistant: Cam Reed
  • Gaffer: Bertil Mulvad
  • Make-Up Artist: Danekah Grace
  • Colourist: Dan Moran
"Breakdown"19 February 2020
  • Director: Daniel Broadley
  • DOP: Jamie Harding
  • Loader: Bethany Fitter
  • Art Director: Phoebe Tonkin
  • Make Up Artist: Naomi Lake
  • Colourist: Dan Moran
"Space"21 April 2020Video Created/Animated/Directed by Cameron Guy
"Bleach"10 June 2020
  • Director: Coach Party
  • Editor: Dan Broadley
"Bags"5 August 2020
"Can't Talk, Won't"29 September 2020
  • Director: Daniel Broadley
  • DOP: Jack Lilley
  • 1st AC: Jack Haytor
  • 2nd AC: Sam Oxton
  • Spark: Michael Sides
  • Production Assistant: Simon Chmiewliski
  • Production Assistant: Patrick Bethell
  • Car Hire: Joe Trott
  • Make-Up Artist: Naomi Lake
"Wonderful Christmastime"8 December 2020
"Everybody Hates Me"23 February 2021
  • Director: Daniel Broadley
  • DOP/Gaffer: Jack Lilley
  • Make-Up Artist: Naomi Lake
  • Camera Assistant: Serg Bozoks
  • Production Assistant: Rebecca Mundy
"I'm Sad"13 April 2021
  • Produced and directed by Shitty Little Films
  • Edited by Martyna Wisniewska
"FLAG (Feel Like a Girl)"27 September 2021
  • Director - Daniel Broadley
  • Gaffer - Jack Lilley
  • Production Assistant - Christian Hosie
  • Production Assistant - Tori Caldeira
  • Costume - Tasha Middleton
  • MUA - Katie Pearce
  • Colourist - Dan Moran
  • Set Stills - Martyna Wisniewska
"Weird Me Out"1 March 2022
  • Directed & Shot: Daniel Broadley
  • Gaffer: Jack Lilley
  • Spark: Michael Sides
  • 1st AC: Carlo Quicho
  • Art Dept: Tori Caldeira
  • Art Dept: Josh Bannister
  • Stylist: Jade Hennessey
  • Make-Up Artist: Katie Pearce
  • Photography: Martyna Wisniewska
  • Colourist: Dan Moran
"Shit TV"3 May 2022Edited by Martyna ‘gingerdope’ Wisniewska
"Micro Aggression"8 February 2023
  • Directed by Daniel Broadley & Martyna Bannister
  • DOP: Dan Broadley
  • Executive Producer: Nathan Killham
  • Gaffer: Jack Lilley
  • Art Department: Tori Caldeira and Josh Bannister
  • 1st AD: Matthew Sterling
  • 1st AC: Cami Carlow
  • Spark: Josh Stone
  • Spark: Tom Martin
  • Stylist: Jade Hennessey
  • MUA: Katie Pearce
  • Movement Direction: Martyna Bannister
  • BTS: Manoel Akure
  • Colourist: Hannah Squires
  • Editing: Dan Broadley
  • Production Company: Kode Media
  • Kit Hire: Cine West
"All I Wanna Do Is Hate"2 May 2023Directed by Daniel Broadley
"Born Leader"15 June 2023
  • Lyric video created by Cameron JL West
  • Skeleton animations credit: GreenScreen Brasil
"What's the Point in Life"11 June 2023Directed by Becky Garner & Oska Zaky
"Parasite"8 August 2023Directed & edited by Paul Johnson

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perry . Sally . 2019-10-08 . Isle of Wight's Coach Party sign to Chess Club Record label . 2023-09-02 . On the Wight . en-GB.
  2. News: Morris . Damien . 2020-05-30 . One to watch: Coach Party . en-GB . . 2023-09-02 . 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: Rogers . Becky . 2020-10-27 . Coach Party: Confronting inner demons with dancefloor-filling indie bangers . 2023-09-02 . . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Party Food - EP by Coach Party. Apple Music. 4 January 2024.
  5. Web site: After Party - EP by Coach Party. Apple Music. 4 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Nothing Is Real - EP by Coach Party. Apple Music. 4 January 2024.