Pretty Vicious

Welsh rock band

  • Punk rock
  • alternative rock
Years active2014–2019LabelsEMI, Big Machine RecordsMembers
  • Brad Griffiths
  • Elliot Jones
  • Jarvis Morgan
  • Tom McCarthy

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]

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

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

Studio albums

  • Beauty of Youth (2019)

Singles

  • "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

  • Cave Song (2016)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Pretty Vicious: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Big Machine Records on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. ^ "High Fives and Stage Dives". Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Pretty Vicious on Twitter". Twitter. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Pretty Vicious announce split". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Johnson, Laura. "Pretty Vicious Announce Split - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Pretty Vicious on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Elliot Jones on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Pretty Vicious on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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