False Advertising (band)
False Advertising | |
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Origin | Manchester and Oxford, England |
Genres | Alternative Rock, Grunge, Noise Pop |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Too Pure |
Members | Jen Hingley, Chris Warr, Josh Sellers |
Website | www |
False Advertising are a three-piece alternative rock group from Manchester and Oxford, England.
Biography
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False Advertising was formed by Jen Hingley and Chris Warr in 2013, with Josh Sellers completing the lineup in 2014.[1] Upon deciding that between them they could produce and release their own music,[2] they set about writing and self recording their debut album.[3] The band released their first single ‘Dozer’ and self-titled album False Advertising in 2015, in June 2016 they released a 7" single on Too Pure Singles Club.[4] The band are noted for their live instrument swapping.[5]
The band received coverage by Total Guitar,[6] The Skinny,[7] DIY (magazine),[4] NME,[8] The Independent,[9] Drowned In Sound and MusicRadar, where Jen was cited #8 in Music Radar's ‘Best New Guitarists in the world right now’ poll.[10]
They have played festivals including SXSW,[11] Liverpool Sound City,[12] Meltdown (festival) (curated by Robert Smith), Kendal Calling,[13] Zandari Festa [14] Waves Vienna.[15] In 2018 they put on their own festival in Manchester called ‘Falsetival’.[16]
In October 2018, the band were chosen as recipients of PRS for Music's Momentum Fund.[17]
Jen Hingley's uncle is Tom Hingley, who was previously the singer of The Inspiral Carpets.[18]
Band members
- Jen Hingley - Lead vocals, Guitar, Drums (2013–present)
- Chris Warr - Lead vocals, Drums, Guitar (2013–present)
- Josh Sellers - Bass (2014–present)
Discography
Albums
- False Advertising (2015, self-released)
- Brainfreeze (2019, Alcopop! Records)
EPs
- Brainless (2016, self-released)
- I Would Be So Much Happier If I Just Stopped Caring (2017, self-released)
Singles
- "Dozer" (2015, self-released)
- "Alopecia" (2016, self-released)
- "Give It Your Worst" / "Scars" - (2016, Too Pure)
- "Not My Fault" (2017, self-released)
- "Honest" (2017, self-released)
- "Hey You" (2017, self-released)
- "You Said" (2018, self-released)
References
- ^ "Vinyl Perspective: False Advertising on Record Store Day 2016". Bitter Sweet Symphonies. 10 April 2016.
- ^ "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". Theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "False Advertising – False Advertising - Album review". Theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ a b "False Advertising bite back on 'Give It Your Worst'". Diymag.com.
- ^ "Sound City 2018 Live Review ft False Advertising, Giungla, 77:78". Drunkenwerewolf.com. 7 May 2018.
- ^ "28 new guitarists you need to hear in 2016". Musicradar.com.
- ^ "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". Theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ "What it's really like to be an unsigned act in 2017". Nme.com. 10 March 2017.
- ^ "The best UK festivals for discovering new music - and who to see when you get there". Independent.co.uk. 23 March 2018.
- ^ Team 2017-12-13T11:16:12.346ZGuitars. "The 14 best new guitarists in the world right now". MusicRadar.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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- ^ "Liverpool Sound City - Day One: Live review". Louderthanwar.com. 3 June 2016.
- ^ "False Advertising at Kendal Calling". Kendalcalling.co.uk.
- ^ "False Advertising Talk Playing in South Korea". Blog.kycker.net. 19 October 2018.
- ^ "42 new artists for Waves Vienna 2018". Wavesvienna.com.
- ^ "False Advertising Announce Manchester Based: Falsetival 2018". Louderthanwar.com. 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Stillhound and Catholic Action gain support from Momentum Music Fund". Creativescotland.com.
- ^ "Interview: Tom Hingley". Mancunion.com. 30 November 2017.