The Amazons (band) explained

The Amazons
Origin:Reading, Berkshire, England
Years Active:2014–present
Label:Fiction
Current Members:
  • Matthew Thomson
  • Chris Alderton
  • Elliot James Briggs
Past Members:
  • Josef Emmett

The Amazons are a British rock band from Reading, Berkshire, formed in 2014. The band's debut album rose to number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.[1] They have also been named a band to listen to in 2017 by NME, The Independent and BBC Radio 1.[2] [3]

The band were included in MTV's and the BBC's Brand New for 2017 and Sound of 2017 longlists respectively. AllMusic described them as an indie rock group known for crafting catchy and melodic arena rock anthems suitable for singing along.

Band members

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[8]
The Amazons 8
Future Dust
  • Released: 24 May 2019[10]
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CD, digital download
9
How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?
  • Released: 9 September 2022
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CD, vinyl,
    cassette, digital download
5

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
BEL
(FL)
Tip
[13]
"Stay With Me"[14] 201640The Amazons
"Nightdriving"[15] —
"In My Mind"[16] —The Amazons
"Little Something"[17] —
"Black Magic"[18] 2017—
"Junk Food Forever"[19] —
"Ultraviolet"[20] —
"Palace"[21] —
"Mother"[22] 2019—Future Dust
"Doubt It"[23] —
"Bloodrush"2022—How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?
"Ready For Something"—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Stay With Me"2016Matt Goff[25] [26]
"Nightdriving"
"In My Mind"Chris Hugall[27]
"Little Something"2017
"Black Magic"Matt Goff[28]
"Junk Food Forever"Michael Holyk[29]
"Ultraviolet"Oscar Sansom[30]
"Mother"2019Stephen Agnew[31]
"Doubt It"Thomas James[32]
"25"

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResult
2016Q AwardsBest Breakthrough Actrowspan="3"
[33] [34] [35]
MTVBrand New for 2017
BBCSound of 2017
2017The TelegraphThe Best Albums of the YearThe Amazons[36]

External links

Interviews

Notes and References

  1. News: Radio 1 Future Festival report: The Amazons say new guitar bands can learn from their grime counterparts. Music Week. en. 2017-01-27.
  2. News: The Amazons chat beginnings and debut album. Yates. Jonathan. 2017-01-21. getsurrey. 2017-01-27.
  3. News: New music to listen to this week: The Amazons. O'Connor. Roisin. 2016-08-30. The Independent. en-GB. 2017-01-27.
  4. News: The Amazons: Meet the band who torched their own tour bus. Savage. Mark. 2017-05-07. BBC News. 2018-02-17. en-GB.
  5. News: The Amazons Perform At Whelan's In Dublin. Getty Images. 2018-02-17. en-GB.
  6. Web site: The Amazons Biography & History AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-02-17.
  7. On October 22, 2022 the band announced on their social networks about Emmett's departure from the band: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBppWSshc6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
  8. Web site: Amazons full Official Charts History. Official Charts Company. 6 February 2019.
  9. Web site: The Amazons (Deluxe) by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Future Dust by The Amazons. iTunes. 9 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Come the Fire, Come the Evening (Live) by The Amazons. Apple Music (UK). 29 June 2018. 6 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Don't You Wanna - EP by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  13. Web site: The Amazons. Ultratop. 6 February 2019.
  14. Web site: Stay with Me - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  15. Web site: Nightdriving - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  16. Web site: In My Mind - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  17. Web site: Little Something - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  18. Web site: Black Magic - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  19. Web site: Junk Food Forever - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  20. Web site: THE AMAZONS – Unleash New Single 'Ultraviolet' + October UK Live Dates. xsnoize.com. Millar. Mark. 15 August 2017. 6 February 2019.
  21. Web site: Palace (Single Version) - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  22. Web site: Mother - Single by The Amazons. iTunes. 6 February 2019.
  23. Web site: The Amazons have announced their brand new album 'Future Dust', dropped a new track 'Doubt It'. Dork. 8 April 2019. 9 April 2019.
  24. Web site: The Amazons have dropped another track, '25'. Dork. 17 May 2019. 17 May 2019.
  25. Web site: The Amazons - Stay With Me . www.youtube.com . 30 March 2016 . YouTube . 17 July 2019.
  26. Web site: The Amazons - Nightdriving . www.youtube.com . 27 June 2016 . YouTube . 17 July 2019.
  27. Web site: The Amazons Share Video For Massive New Single 'In My Mind' (Premiere) . www.nme.com . 19 September 2016 . NME . 17 July 2019.
  28. Web site: Black Magic (2017) . imvdb.com . IMVDb . 17 July 2019.
  29. Web site: WATCH: The Amazons Unveil Junk Food Forever Video . www.radiox.co.uk . RadioX . 17 July 2019.
  30. Web site: Ultraviolet (2017) . imvdb.com . IMVDb . 17 July 2019.
  31. Web site: The Amazons 'Mother' by Stephen Agnew . www.promonews.tv . Promonews. . 17 July 2019.
  32. Web site: The Amazons have shared a creepy new video for 'Doubt It' . www.readdork.com . 17 July 2019 . Dork . 17 July 2019.
  33. Web site: Q Awards 2016: Coldplay, The 1975 and David Bowie lead nominations. Evening Standard. 14 October 2016. 14 February 2019.
  34. Web site: introducing our mtv brand new for 2017 shortlist.... MTV. 24 November 2016. 16 January 2019.
  35. Web site: BBC Sound of 2017: Urban acts dominate longlist. BBC. 28 November 2016. 14 February 2019.
  36. Web site: From Alt-J to The Amazons: the best albums of the year 2017. The Daily Telegraph. 1 June 2017. 14 February 2019.

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