The Amazons

Biographie

Groupe de rock alternatif anglais, formé en 2014 à Reading, dans le Berkshire, The Amazons réunit Matt Thomson, chanteur et guitariste, Chris Alderton, guitariste, Elliot Briggs, bassiste et Joe Emmett, batteur. Signé sur le label Fiction, le groupe dévoile un premier album, homonyme, en 2017. La presse britannique se fait écho de cette première livraison et les critiques positives favorisent l’ascension de l’album qui se classe huitième au Royaume-Uni, tandis que le simple qui en est issu, « Stay with Me », fait une apparition dans les charts belges en 40e position. Deux ans plus tard, la formation de rock indépendant dévoile son deuxième album, Future Dust, promu par les titres « Mother » et « Doubt It ». Le disque obtient une neuvième place au Royaume-Uni. En 2022, son successeur, How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?, qui s'oriente vers des titres radiophoniques plus pop, améliore cette performance en atteignant la cinquième position.

The Amazons are one of a number of rock bands currently bringing about a revival in the indie rock scene, a genre which in recent years has fallen out of vogue with the music buying public. Formed in Reading in 2014 the band have a confident, riff laden style reminiscent of bands such as Franz Ferdinand or The Arctic Monkeys and they combine this with a touch of Nirvana-style '90s grunge to create powerful anthemic rock songs.

In their early days vocalist Matt Thompson worked for a large UK supermarket chain and would slip copies of the band's CD in with customer's online shopping orders. During their formative years this grassroots approach to promotion was followed up by a punishing schedule of gigs which established the band on the UK live music scene. An appearance on the influential 'Later With... Jools Holland' TV show plus a support slot on a European tour with The Kooks led to a deal being signed with Fiction Records and the launch of their debut album 'The Amazons' in 2017. The album, which features a picture of the band's tour bus on the cover ablaze against a backdrop of Reading's semi-detached suburbia was met with mixed opinions from critics but the prevailing opinion was that the band have some very strong riffs and melodies and their distinctive, radio-friendly sound would guarantee airplay on mainstream rock radio.

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