Pretty Vicious Explained

Pretty Vicious
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Origin:	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Years Active:	2014–2019
Label:	EMI, Big Machine Records
Current Members:	Brad Griffiths Elliot Jones Jarvis Morgan Tom McCarthy

Pretty Vicious were a Welsh rock band originally from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales formed in 2014. The group received attention from publications including NME^[1] and Paste.^[2] The band signed to Big Machine Records^[3] in 2018. Singles "Move" and "Are You Entertained" were released under the label. ^[4] Their debut album Beauty of Youth was released on 12 July 2019.^[5]

In a statement issued on 23 October 2019, the band announced that they would be splitting up^[6] and then re-emerge as a new group in 2020,^[7] without frontman Brad Griffiths, who took a break from performing with the band in 2019, with health issues.^[8]

The band's last show took place at 17 January 2020, with Himalayas member Joe assisting in the show.^[9]

In popular culture

The song "Are You Ready For Me" was used for the soundtrack of the Square Enix game , and the track "Ain't No Fun" is a part of the official soundtrack of Dirt 4.

Discography

Studio albums

• Beauty of Youth (2019)

Singles

• "Are You Ready For Me" (2015)
• "It's Always There" (2015)
• "National Plastics" (2015)
• "Just Another Story" (2015)
• "Blister" (2016)
• "Ain't No Fun" (2017)
• "Move" (2018) - Released at 3 August,^[10] #30 Mainstream Rock Songs^[11]
• "Are You Entertained?" (2018) - Released at 26 October ^[12]
• "These Four Walls" (2019) - Released at 25 January.^[13]

EPs

• Cave Song (2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: These Two Bands Want To Be The Next Oasis. Are Pretty Vicious Or DMA's Reading 2015's Best Gallagher Substitute?. 29 August 2015. Talia. Soghomonian. NME. 4 September 2019.
2. Web site: Pretty Vicious: The Best of What's Next. Paste Magazine. 13 January 2016. 2016-01-13.
3. News: Big Machine Records on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-04-09. en.
4. News: High Fives and Stage Dives. 2018-10-30. en.
5. News: Pretty Vicious on Twitter. 2019-07-12. Twitter. 2019-07-12.
6. Web site: Pretty Vicious announce split. 2019-10-23. NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs NME.COM. en-GB. 2020-01-17.
7. Web site: Pretty Vicious will come to an end and reemerge next year 'under a new guise and with another singer'. 2019-10-23. Live4ever Media. en. 2020-01-17.
8. Web site: Pretty Vicious Announce Split - Stereoboard. Johnson. Laura. Stereoboard.com. en. 2020-01-17.
9. Web site: Last ever show tonight under the name Pretty Vicious... it's gonna be one to remember. Get down to the Globe in Cardiff tonight and have a dance with us, it's gonna be fun X (Massive thank you to Joe from @himalayas_band for stepping in and singing for us tonight). Vicious. Pretty. 2020-01-17. Twitter. en. 2020-01-18.
10. News: Pretty Vicious on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-08-04. en.
11. Mainstream Rock Songs . Billboard . 13 November 2018.
12. News: Elliot Jones on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-10-26. en.
13. News: Pretty Vicious on Twitter. Twitter. 2019-01-25. en.