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SULK | |
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 SULK performing in Sala Upload, Barcelona in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Ruling Class |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Psychedelic Rock Shoegaze |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Perfect Sound Forever |
| Members | Jon Sutcliffe Tomas Kubowicz Andrew Needle Jakub Starzyński Lewis Jones |
| Past members | Bhairav Gupta Anton Lindberg Alfie Tammaro |
SULK is an English psychedelic rock/shoegaze band based in London.
History
[edit]2006–2009: The Ruling Class
[edit]The group was formed in 2006 in London as The Ruling Class by Tomas Kubowicz and Anton Lindberg. Kubowicz and Lindberg met back in Sweden in 2005 when the former moved from his home town of Norrköping to Stockholm. Unable to find like-minded musicians to form a band, they moved to London in the summer of 2006 where they recruited Alfonso Tammaro to be their drummer. The Ruling Class performed as a trio with Kubowicz providing lead vocals, and worked with producer Mark Wallis on their debut album.
In December 2007 Kubowicz met Jon Sutcliffe and Andrew Needle at the Tamborines show in London. The two joined the band, with Sutcliffe taking over lead vocal duties from Kubowicz. The first EP titled "Tour De Force" was released on 11 May 2008 through Shelflife Records.
2010–2013: New name, Graceless
[edit]The band's debut single, "Wishes", was recorded and produced by Suede, Pulp and White Lies collaborator Ed Buller at ICP Studios in Belgium. Released in August 2011 on Perfect Sound Forever, the single was mentioned in NME's "Radar Tip Of The Day" by Matt Wilkinson,[1] This Is Fake DIY's single review by Chelsea Cochrane [2] and Killing Moon Limited's "Track Of The Day".[3] The track was also played by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6, Clint Boon on XFM and John Richards on KEXP.
Their second single, "Back In Bloom", also produced by Ed Buller, was released in November 2011, again on Perfect Sound Forever. The song was featured in "The Barometer" by John Hall in The Independent [4] and in The Fly (magazine) by Harriet Gibsone.[5] Huw Stephens at BBC Radio 1, Tom Robinson at BBC Radio 6 and John Richards at KEXP played the track on their shows. They were also mentioned as one of "15 Music Artists Ready for Their Close-Up in 2012" in The Huffington Post.[6]
The band played several shows in 2012 across the UK, including being the main support for The Dandy Warhols at the Manchester Academy 2.[7]
In summer 2012 Bhairav Gupta left the band and was replaced by Lewis Jones on drums.
The group went back to the studio to continue to work on their debut album, which already had been recorded and produced by Ed Buller. This time they collaborated with Marc Waterman, who has previously worked with acts like Ride, Elastica and Swervedriver. The album was later mixed by Jonas Verwijnen and Antti Joas at Kaiku Studios in Berlin.
In December 2012 the band announced that the album would be called Graceless on their Facebook page. The release date was set for 15 April 2013.
Their third single, "Flowers", was released in April 2013 on Perfect Sound Forever. The song was featured on Soccer AM and in Wonderland Magazine as a free exclusive download.[8] The video was premiered in Clash Magazine.[9] Frank Skinner played the track on his show on Absolute Radio.
The band's fourth single, "The Big Blue", was released in May 2013 on Perfect Sound Forever. The single was mentioned by Pitchfork[10] and Time Out (magazine).[11] The track was also played by Gary Crowley on BBC Radio London.
In October 2013 the band announced that they would be supporting Happy Mondays on their "Bummed" 25th Anniversary Tour.
2014–present: No Illusions
[edit]In April 2014 the band began to work on their second album, which was expected to be released in 2015.
The band released a new song in anticipation of their upcoming second album via Stereogum.[12] "Black Infinity (Upside Down)" had its premiere on 18 September 2015.
In December 2015 it was announced that the band's second album would be called "No Illusions" and would be released on the 15th April 2016 - exactly three years after the release of their debut album, Graceless.
Another song was released on 3 February 2016. Fred Perry Subculture premiered "The Tape Of You", saying "SULK have the songs and substance where it counts, and their second LP "No Illusions", will reportedly push their British indie-pop sound forward to win new ground."[13]
"No Illusions" was premiered on 11 April 2016 by Stereogum.[14]
The rest of the year was taken up by touring across Europe, which included shows in France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy and Germany.
Discography
[edit]Album
[edit]- Graceless (15 April 2013)
- No Illusions (15 April 2016)
Singles
[edit]- Wishes (15 August 2011), Perfect Sound Forever
- Back In Bloom (21 November 2011), Perfect Sound Forever
- Flowers (1 April 2013), Perfect Sound Forever
- The Big Blue (20 May 2013), Perfect Sound Forever
- Black Infinity (Upside Down) (18 September 2015), Perfect Sound Forever
- The Tape Of You (3 February 2016), Perfect Sound Forever
- The Only Faith Is Love (11 April 2016), Perfect Sound Forever
- No Illusions (15 September 2016), Perfect Sound Forever
References
[edit]- ^ Wilkinson, Matt "Radar Tip Of The Day", NME, retrieved 2011-10-14
- ^ Cochrane, Chelsea "Warm summery optimism for the Britpop nuwave", This Is Fake DIY, retrieved 2011-08-15
- ^ "Track Of The Day", Killing Moon Limited, retrieved 2011-10-17
- ^ Hall, John "The Barometer", retrieved 2011-11-04
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet "First On", The Fly (magazine), retrieved 2011-11-21
- ^ Bono, Salvatore"15 Music Artists Ready for Their Close-Up in 2012 ", The Huffington Post, retrieved 2011-09-01
- ^ Gig Junkies"The Dandy Warhols + Sulk @ The Academy 2, Manchester, UK – 20th April 2012 ", retrieved 2012-04-20
- ^ Hawkins, Shane "Download: SULK, 'Flowers'", retrieved 2013-04-02
- ^ Murray, Robin "SULK - Flowers", retrieved 2013-02-25
- ^ Cohen, Ian "SULK: "The Big Blue"", retrieved 2013-05-14
- ^ Time Out "The Time Out Mixtape", retrieved 2013-08-16
- ^ Leas, Ryan "SULK: "Black Infinity (Upside Down)"", retrieved 2015-09-18
- ^ Fred Perry Subculture "SULK: "The Tape Of You"". retrieved 2016-02-03
- ^ Leas, Ryan "SULK: "No Illusions"", retrieved 2016-04-11
External links
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