Bleech
Bleech (band)
Bleech | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, rock, Britpop, grunge |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Members | Jennifer O'Neill Katherine O'Neill Matt Bick |
| Website | http://www.bleech.me.uk |
Bleech are an alternative rock band who formed in London in 2009.
History
Formation
Sisters Jen and Katherine O'Neill got together with former school friend Matt Bick to form the band in 2009. They were soon noticed by former Food Records boss Andy Ross, and played at his Camden Crawl festival that year.[1]
Early days (2009-2011)
With the release of their first single, Is It True That Boys Don't Cry?, Bleech swiftly gained approval from the music media, including places on the NME 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week list[2], NME Radio A-list, BBC Radio 6 playlist and Gill Mills' Best of Myspace list.[3] Their second single, The Worthing Song, was also on the NME Radio A-list and Single of the Month in Clash Magazine. Clash also featured Mondays on a free download compilation album of their top tracks of the month.[4] By the end of 2009, Bleech had supported several top acts, including Wolfmother, The Charlatans, Pete Doherty, The Kooks and The Rifles.
2011 saw Bleech becoming the face of the Kangol Autumn/Winter 2011 campaign, which included a photo shoot with renowned music photographer Janette Beckman and a performance at the Aerial7 launch party in New York.[5] They also signed a worldwide publishing deal with Bucks Music Group that year and released their first EP, Deadhead.
Nude (2012-2013)
In June 2012, Bleech released their first album, Nude. Days after the launch, they were announced as one of the support acts asked to perform at #ASH20, the 20th birthday celebration of Ash, hosted by Josie Long. Shortly after #ASH20, rock music magazine Kerrang! featured an article on Bleech.[6] August saw Bleech play at the Y Not Festival and release their second EP, The Hippie & Me.
British Super-Middleweight boxer Frank Buglioni appeared in the band's Break My Nose video in October 2012. The video was nominated for Best Music Video at the Limelight Film Awards 2013.[7]
Their second album, Humble Sky, will be released in 2013.
Line-up
- Jennifer O'Neill – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Katherine O'Neill – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Bick – drums, backing vocals
Discography
Studio albums
- Nude (2012)
- Humble Sky (2013)
EPs
- Deadhead (2011)
- The Hippie & Me (2012)
Singles
- Is It True That Boys Don’t Cry? (2009)
- The Worthing Song (2009)
- Appellation (2011)
- Mondays (2012)
- Adrenalin Junkie (2012)
- Break My Nose (2012)
- Not Like You (2013)
References
- ^ "Camden Crawl 2009 Line Up". Camden Crawl. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week". NME. 2009-04-11.
- ^ "Best of Myspace 58". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "Cross Section Download June". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "Kangol + Janette Beckman + Bleech". Kangol.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ Parsons, Katie (4 July 2012). "Introducing Rock's Breaking Bands". Kerrang.
- ^ "Limelight Film Awards 2013 nominations". Limelight Film Awards. Retrieved 2013-06-04.