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Otherkin (band)

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Otherkin
Otherkin at the 2016 Way Back When festival
Otherkin at the 2016 Way Back When festival
Background information
OriginDublin, Ireland
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–2019 (2019)
LabelsRubyworks Records
Past members
  • Luke Reilly
  • Conor Andrew Wynne
  • David Anthony
  • Rob Summons
Websiteotherkinok.com

Otherkin were an Irish garage rock band from Dublin active between 2014 and 2019. Noted for their "incendiary" live shows, they supported Guns N' Roses at Slane Castle in 2017.[1][2][3][4]

Career

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Otherkin were founded in 2014; they cited The Clash, Queens of the Stone Age, The Ramones and Blur as influences. Their first album, OK, was released in 2017; it was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. They broke up in 2019.[5]

Personnel

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  • Luke Reilly (vocals, guitar)
  • Conor Andrew Wynne (lead guitar)
  • David Anthony (bass guitar)
  • Rob Summons (drums)[6]

Discography

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EPs
  • The 201 (2015)
  • The New Vice (2016)
  • Electric Dream (2019)[7]
Studio albums
  • OK (2017)
Live albums
  • Deutschland KO (2018)[8]
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References

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  1. ^ "Interview: Otherkin". 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Irish band Otherkin hit out at sexual harassers at gigs - NME". NME. 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ Ruxton, Jessica Marie. "Dublin band, Otherkin, heartbroken after fan was groped at their gig". Buzz.ie.
  4. ^ "Find your own path: From medical school to the school of hard rock". JOE.ie.
  5. ^ "Otherkin announce split after seven years". 16 August 2019 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Otherkin call it a day after seven years together". Hotpress.
  7. ^ "Otherkin biography". Last.fm.
  8. ^ "Merch from OTHERKIN". OTHERKIN.
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