Losers (band) explained

Losers
Origin:London, England
Genre:Alternative rock, electronic
Years Active:–present
Associated Acts:The Cooper Temple Clause,, Oceansize, The Automatic
Label:Nineteen95 Artist Management
Current Members:

Losers are a British band consisting of DJ Eddy Temple-Morris, multi-instrumentalist Tom Bellamy (formerly of The Cooper Temple Clause), guitarist Paul Mullen (formerly of and The Automatic). During their live performances they get supported by Dean "Denzel" Pearson (drums) and Sammi Doll (also keyboardist of Berlin/LA based band IAMX) and Bullet Height). Their former drummer was Mark Heron (formerly of Oceansize).

History

Losers formed in 2007 as the remix project of Temple-Morris and Bellamy.[1] They released their first album, "Beautiful Losers", in September 2010.[2] The first single "Flush", featuring rappers Riz MC and Envy, received coverage from the music press[3] and the BBC.[4]

Guitarist Paul Mullen joined the band in October 2010,[5] marking the start of a move away from dance-oriented music and towards more guitar-focused rock music. By summer 2011 drummer Mark Heron had also joined the band, and they began working on their second album "...And So We Shall Never Part".[6] [7] [8] The album was released on 4 April 2014.[9] The single "Turn Around" was used as the backing music for the trailer for the fourth season of US television series Game of Thrones,[10] [11] while their single "Azan" was used on the intro for Mnet's dance competition, Street Women Fighter,[12] [13] Soundtrack for Royal Blood episode of Reign,[14] [15] trailer for the film Hercules and the video game Far Cry 3.[16] Lately they have been touring Europe as guests of Sisters Of Mercy.[17]

Their song "Us vs Night" was played during the first season of The Shannara Chronicles.[18]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Losers - Eddy Temple. Temple-Morris. Eddy. 2014. 9 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Album Review: Losers, Beautiful Losers. Campbell. Jonathan. 13 September 2010. Skiddle.com. 9 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Losers - 'Flush'. NME. NME. 9 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Film Network: Films - Losers - Flush. BBC Online. BBC. 9 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Album Review: Losers – '...And So We Shall Never Part'. Gibson. Joanne. 12 March 2014. Soundsphere. 9 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Losers - '...And So We Shall Never Part' Album Review. 17 November 2013. Sonic Abuse. 9 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Losers Double Album 'And So We Shall Never Part' Out June 10th 2013. 25 June 2013. Contactmusic.com. 9 October 2014.
  8. Web site: Losers: Features. Rock Sound Magazine. 9 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Losers '...And So We Shall Never Part'. nineteen95 Artist Management. 9 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Losers on Game of Thrones Trailer!. 24 March 2014. nineteen95 Artist Management. 9 October 2014.
  11. Web site: Amped Up! Losers – "...And So We Shall Never Part". Scott. April 10, 2014. AmpKicker.com. 9 October 2014.
  12. Web site: Terbongkar! Ternyata Ini Dia Musisi di Balik Lagu Remix Azan yang Sempat Diputar dalam Acara Street Woman Fighter Mnet. poskota.co.id. 16 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Mnet kembali berulah dengan menggunakan suara azan sebagai background music di intro program 'Street Woman Fighter'. Karena itulah pemirsa Muslim menuntut permintaan maaf.. wowkeren.com. 16 September 2021.
  14. Web site: Every Songs from 1st Season, 12th episode of Reign. What Song. 17 September 2021.
  15. Web site: S1E12 Royal Blood. TuneFind. 17 September 2021.
  16. Web site: Losers: About. website. 13 October 2014. https://archive.today/20141013113759/http://losersband.co.uk/about. 13 October 2014. dead.
  17. Web site: News: Losers to support the Sisters Of Mercy. Rockhal.lu. 13 October 2014.
  18. Web site: Music from The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 PREMIERE . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109161101/http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-the-shannara-chronicles-season-1-premiere/ . dead . 9 January 2016 . 5 January 2016 . Soundtrack.mtv.com.
  19. Web site: Beautiful Losers, by LOSERS. Losers.bandcamp.com. 2020-06-08.
  20. Web site: Losers: New Album | PledgeMusic. 13 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613165401/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/losers. 19 October 2020. 2013-06-13.
  21. Web site: LOSERS: New Album on PledgeMusic. 7 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707005602/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/losersnewalbum. 19 October 2020. 2016-07-07.