Pretty Vicious were a Welsh rock band originally from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales formed in 2014. The group received attention from publications including NME[1] and Paste.[2] The band signed to Big Machine Records[3] in 2018. Singles "Move" and "Are You Entertained" were released under the label. [4] Their debut album Beauty of Youth was released on 12 July 2019.[5]
Pretty Vicious | |
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_(42536515682).jpg) The group performing at Pattern, during The Great Escape Festival in Brighton | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–2019 |
| Labels | EMI, Big Machine Records |
| Members |
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In a statement issued on 23 October 2019, the band announced that they would be splitting up[6] and then re-emerge as a new group in 2020,[7] without frontman Brad Griffiths, who took a break from performing with the band in 2019, with health issues.[8]
The band's last show took place at 17 January 2020, with Himalayas member Joe assisting in the show.[9]
In popular culture edit
The song "Are You Ready For Me" was used for the soundtrack of the Square Enix game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, and the track "Ain't No Fun" is a part of the official soundtrack of Dirt 4.
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- Beauty of Youth (2019)
Singles edit
- "Are You Ready For Me" (2015)
- "It's Always There" (2015)
- "National Plastics" (2015)
- "Just Another Story" (2015)
- "Blister" (2016)
- "Ain't No Fun" (2017)
- "Move" (2018) - Released at 3 August,[10] #30 Mainstream Rock Songs[11]
- "Are You Entertained?" (2018) - Released at 26 October [12]
- "These Four Walls" (2019) - Released at 25 January.[13]
EPs edit
- Cave Song (2016)
References edit
- ^ Soghomonian, Talia (29 August 2015). "These Two Bands Want To Be The Next Oasis. Are Pretty Vicious Or DMA's Reading 2015's Best Gallagher Substitute?". NME. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Pretty Vicious: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Big Machine Records on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "High Fives and Stage Dives". Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Pretty Vicious on Twitter". Twitter. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Pretty Vicious announce split". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Pretty Vicious will come to an end and reemerge next year 'under a new guise and with another singer'". Live4ever Media. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Laura. "Pretty Vicious Announce Split - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Vicious, Pretty (17 January 2020). "Last ever show tonight under the name Pretty Vicious... it's gonna be one to remember. Get down to the Globe in Cardiff tonight and have a dance with us, it's gonna be fun X (Massive thank you to Joe from @himalayas_band for stepping in and singing for us tonight)". Twitter. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Pretty Vicious on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Elliot Jones on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Pretty Vicious on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
