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Moose Blood

Moose Blood are an English emo band based in Canterbury, Kent. They formed in 2012 and were previously signed to Hopeless Records.

Moose Blood
Moose Blood live at Rock am Ring 2018
Moose Blood live at Rock am Ring 2018
Background information
OriginCanterbury, Kent, England
Genres
Years active2012–2018, 2024
Labels
Members
  • Eddy Brewerton
  • Mark E. Osborne
  • Kyle Todd
  • Lee Munday
Past members
  • Sam Bradford
  • Glenn Harvey[1]
Websitemooseblooduk.com

The band released three albums from 2012 to 2018. Moose Blood went on a six-year hiatus before returning in 2024 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut.

History

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Moose Blood formed in August 2012 and published a self-released demo, Bukowski Demo (Summer '12), in the same month. The group's line-up consisted of Eddy Brewerton on vocals and guitar, Mark E. Osbourne on guitar, Kyle Todd on bass and Glenn Harvey on drums.[2] On 11 February 2013, an EP, Moving Home, was released through Fist in the Air.[3] "Boston" and "Orlando" were released together as a single through Venn Records[4] on 26 April.[5] The band released a split EP with Departures through No Sleep on 12 November.[6] On 16 April 2014, it was announced that the band had signed to No Sleep and would release their debut album later in the year.[7] In May, the band supported I Am the Avalanche on their tour of the UK.[8] Their debut album I'll Keep You in Mind, From Time to Time charted at number 45 on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[9] They played on the 2015 Warped Tour.

Moose Blood announced in January 2016 that they would be touring the UK throughout April 2016, supported by The Winter Passing and Greywind.[10] The tour - which would include headline shows at venues such as the O2 Academy Islington in London, and Joiners in Southampton - ended up selling out before it had begun.[11] Moose Blood announced, via their Facebook and Twitter accounts, on 13 April that they had signed to Hopeless Records for their second album.[12] On 17 April that the first single titled "Honey" was played on the Radio 1 Rock Show as the Rockest Record. Eddy also announced that the new album would be released on 5 August and would be titled Blush.[13]

In March 2017, Moose Blood announced the departure of drummer Glenn Harvey in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.[14] Harvey was alleged to have sent an unsolicited image to a woman during 2015. In addition, frontman Eddy Brewerton was also accused of stealing nude photographs from a woman's phone and sharing them with the band, which he denied.[15]

In March 2018, the anti-sexual assault non-profit organisation Girls Against ended its partnership with England's Truck Festival over their refusal to remove Moose Blood from their lineup over the sexual misconduct allegations.[16]

In April 2018, Movements dropped off a tour supporting Moose Blood over the band's sexual misconduct allegations.[17] On 24 September 2018, Moose Blood was announced as support for Good Charlotte's headline tour across Europe and the UK, but Good Charlotte removed them hours later after fan backlash over Moose Blood's sexual misconduct allegations.[18] Following their removal from the Good Charlotte tour, Moose Blood announced a hiatus, citing that "it has been a traumatic past year."[19][20]

On 3 May 2021, Mark Osborne and Lee Munday announced a new band Hurtless that also features Brian MacDonald from PVRIS. Lee's Instagram post included the caption "Moving on...", hinting at a full break up for Moose Blood.[21] The next month, Hurtless released their debut single "Slower".[22]

On 15 January 2024, Moose Blood announced a one-off show to commemorate the 10th anniversary of I'll Keep You in Mind, From Time to Time, set to take place on 8 June 2024 at Camden Underworld in London.[23] Tickets were released on 19 January 2024 and, after selling out within seconds, a second show was announced set to take place on 7 June 2024. This too sold out.

Reception

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Moose Blood has been described as emo,[4] pop punk[24] and emo pop.[25] Their 2013 EP Moving Home is "like a combination of Brand New's Deja Entendu, The Get Up Kids' Something to Write Home About and American Football's self-titled."[26]

Members

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Current

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  • Eddy Brewerton – vocals, rhythm guitar (2012–2018)
  • Mark E. Osbourne – lead guitar, vocals (2012–2018)
  • Kyle Todd – bass (2013–2018)
  • Lee Munday – drums (2017–2018)

Former

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  • Glenn Harvey – drums (2012–2017)
  • Sam Bradford – bass (2012–2013)

Timeline

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Discography

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Main article: Moose Blood discography

Studio albums

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Compilation appearances

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  • "I Don't Love You" (2016)

Awards

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Kerrang! Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 "Honey" Best Track[27] Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Moose Blood". www.facebook.com.
  2. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Moose Blood | Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Moving Home - EP by Moose Blood". iTunes. Apple Inc. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b DiVincenzo, Alex (29 April 2013). "Moose Blood Release "Boston/Orlando" Digital Single - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Boston/Orlando - Single by Moose Blood". iTunes. Apple Inc. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. ^ Gardner, Ryan (17 September 2013). "Departures & Moose Blood Announce Split, Stream Song - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  7. ^ Huntington, Kyle (16 April 2014). "Moose Blood Join No Sleep Records- News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  8. ^ Biddulph, Andy (4 February 2014). "I Am The Avalanche Reveal UK Dates - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Moose Blood - Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Moose Blood announce support for upcoming tour". 21 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Greywind – Our UK tour with Moose Blood is now completely..." greywindband.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ^ Ali Shutler. "Moose Blood sign to Hopeless Records for their second album". Upsetmagazine.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  13. ^ Nathan Badley (18 April 2016). "Moose Blood Releases Single, Announces New Album – TalkNerdyWithUs". Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  14. ^ Moose Blood (22 March 2017). "Moose Blood Statement". Facebook. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  15. ^ Trendell, Andrew (26 February 2018). "Moose Blood respond to allegations of 'theft of nude photographs' from mobile phone". NME. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  16. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (9 March 2018). "Girls Against pull out of Truck Festival following Moose Blood allegations". NME. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  17. ^ Rork, Nicole. "Movements drop from tour with Moose Blood, Hundredth added as support". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  18. ^ Casteel, Beth. "Good Charlotte remove Moose Blood as support for upcoming tour". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  19. ^ Campbell, Rachel. "Moose Blood announce hiatus: "We can't stay quiet about this any longer"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  20. ^ Zach Redrup (24 September 2018). "NEWS: Moose Blood hint at hiatus in statement; say they "need to step away"!". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  21. ^ Munday, Lee. "Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  22. ^ "NEWS: Hurtless drop debut single, 'Slower'!". 8 June 2021.
  23. ^ Richards, Will (15 January 2024). "Moose Blood return after hiatus following "inappropriate behaviour" allegations". NME. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Moose Blood Blush". Punknews.org. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  25. ^ Walsh, Grace. "Moose Blood "Blush" Review". Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  26. ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (3 May 2013). "ABSOLUTExclusive & Featured Stream: Moose Blood - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  27. ^ "Kerrang! Awards nominations list in full". The Bolton News. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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