Draft:Alley of the Dolls (band)
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| Origin | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Years active | 2023–present |
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| Website | alleyofthedolls |
Alley of the Dolls are a transatlantic rock band with both members originally from West Yorkshire, that formed in 2023.[1] The band consists of cousins Jacob Stephenson and Adam Pickering. Band members currently reside in New York (Stephenson) and London (Pickering).
Primarily inspired by new wave, rock, and heavy metal music of the late 1970s through the 1990s, the band have released three singles: 13:55 (2023),[2] Lower East Side (2023),[3] and Place, Name, Crime (2023),[4] along with debut EP, Urethane (2024).[5]
History
[edit]Formation and debut EP (2023–2024)
[edit]Stephenson and Pickering were born weeks apart and as cousins grew up very close together. Both developed a love of music from a very young age. The pair had various other musical outlets and bands they performed with individually before choosing to create Alley of the Dolls together in 2023. Stephenson had been diagnosed with cancer some months earlier and during treatment they had started creating music together in an effort to give Stephenson a therapeutic outlet. [6] Treatment to remove a cancerous tumor from Stephensons throat in 2023 left him with facial paralysis and difficulty speaking and singing which he continues to deal with. The bands first single 13:55[7] is autobiographical of Stephensons experience waking up from the aforementioned surgery.[8]
Urethane EP
[edit]The bands debut EP named Urethane, was released on April 12, 2024.[9] It features the previously released single 'Lower East Side'[10] alond with four other tracks: Broken Skies,[11] Teardrop,[12] Ecliptic Plane,[13] and Polyamory.[14]
The EP has received a generally positive response.[15][16][17]
A 2024 Spill Magazine review of the EP reads: 'Alley Of The Dolls are very talented and have come up with some very new sounds based on their apparent knowledge of rock from the 1970s to now. This is not to say that they borrow sounds, styles, or songs, because they don’t. They have created their own sound, much like Metallica did. But they do have the sensibility and vibe of older styles and music and it works. Not only does it work, it is very welcome in today’s musical climate. Urethane is an EP of well-constructed, written and performed songs.'[18]
'As a whole Urethane is a short but sweet multi-genre journey into the psyche that leaves nothing but content satisfaction from ear to ear'.[19] The Rockpit.
Amelia Vandergast of A&R Factory proclaims the EP's opening track '...earned a place in the pantheon of post-grunge with ‘Broken Skies’[20]
Positive reviews for various magazine publications have given the EP the status of being eligible for 'Album of the Year' and it currently sits with a critics score of 80/100.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alley of the Dolls". alleyofthedolls.net. Retrieved 2024-05-06. [self-published source?]
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06. [unreliable source?]
- ^ Lower East Side, 2023-09-28, retrieved 2024-05-06 [unreliable source?]
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06. [unreliable source?]
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06. [unreliable source?]
- ^ RECORDS, BROKEN 8. "We talk to Alley of the Dolls, a transatlantic duo exploring their rebellious rock roots". BROKEN 8 RECORDS. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ RECORDS, BROKEN 8. "We talk to Alley of the Dolls, a transatlantic duo exploring their rebellious rock roots". BROKEN 8 RECORDS. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Urethane by Alley of the Dolls - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 2024-05-07
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Yorkshire's Alley of the Dolls share EP "Urethane"". Click Roll Boom. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ RECORDS, BROKEN 8. "Alley of the Dolls create a sonic throwback with modern bite on debut EP 'Urethane'". BROKEN 8 RECORDS. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Clarke, Jake (2024-04-24). "EP REVIEW: Alley of the Dolls - Urethane". The Rockpit. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ Badgley, Aaron (2024-04-12). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ALLEY OF THE DOLLS - URETHANE". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Clarke, Jake (2024-04-24). "EP REVIEW: Alley of the Dolls - Urethane". The Rockpit. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Vandergast, Amelia (2024-04-12). "Alley of the Dolls earned a place in the pantheon of post-grunge with 'Broken Skies'". A&R Factory. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Anztec (April 24, 2024). "Album of the Year - Alley of the Dolls, Urethane".