Grand Theft Audio are a British rock band formed in London, England in 1998. They were signed to London-Sire Records in 1999 and produced their only album at the time Blame Everyone in 2000 until the band split up in 2003 due to the record label being dissolved that year. Their original line-up was ex-3 Colours Red guitarist Chris McCormack, producer and bassist Ralph Jezzard, frontman; vocalist and ex-Real TV star Jay Butler and ex-The Wildhearts drummer Ritch Battersby.[2] The band, minus McCormack, announced on their website page that they were reforming with a new album in the works.[3]
Grand Theft Audio were originally known as The Infidels, before the band learned of the existence of several other combos with the same moniker. They formed out of the friendship and musical rapport that had developed while its four members were in separate bands. The band is a play on the action-adventurevideo game series Grand Theft Auto.
Blame Everyone, break-up and reunion (2000-2009)
The band's first album Blame Everyone was released on 3 October 2000. The album spawned two singles, 'We Luv U' on 24 March 2001 and 'Stoopid Ass' on 23 April 2001. In 2003, the band's record label London-Sire Records went out of business, which eventually caused the band to split up. The band played a one-off reunion concert at the Music Live Exhibition at NEC in Solihull, West Midlands in 2009.
Reform, new music and Pass Me the Conch (2020-present)
In 2020, Jay Butler, Ralph Jezzard and Ritch Battersby decided to reunite after 17 years to release new music. Missing from the reunion was guitarist Chris McCormack, for reasons which the band did not disclose. They released their first single in 20 years titled 'Ruin Your Youth' on 27 November 2020. Their next single, "Another Life", was released on 2 April 2021. Both were released under the record label Technical Foul. The band recently revealed in the About section of their Facebook page that Jezzard had parted ways with the band for personal reasons, making the band a duo act. A new single, 'Ici Mon Decree', was released on 5 November 2021. The band released their second studio album, Pass Me the Conch on 2 September 2022. In the liner notes of the album, former members Jezzard and McCormack were among those who were thanked by the band.
Grand Theft Audio then embarked on a UK tour in September along with CJ Wildheart and Scott Sorry. And the following month, Grand Theft Audio collaborated with US punk singer, and former Wildheart, Scott Sorry on a cover of Mission of Burma's 'That's When I Reach for My Revolver'.[4] The song, released under the port-manteau moniker of Sorry Audio, was made available via online music platform Bandcamp on 7 October 2022.
Musical style and influences
Frontman Jay Butler said once in an interview when asked about the band's musical style:[1] "In England at the moment, there's a big divide between rock bands, metal bands and electronica bands," Butler notes. "It's like you can't have a song that's catchy if you're a rock band, and you're not supposed to rock if you're an electronica band. But we don't look at music that way, so we took all the little bits that we liked and bastardized them to build the kind of band we wanted to be in. We wanted to create a band that was like all of your favourite bands at the same time." We wanted something with lots of hooks, but also with a bit of rock backbone to it, something that was so annoyingly sing along that you either had to love it or hate it. Our bottom line is: does it rock, does it sound good and does it make you want to go out and do something? We don't have any interest in being this week's flavour of the month; we don't want to be a band that's just recognized by journalists and other musicians."[1]
Lineup
Current members
Jay Butler (vocals) (1998–2003, 2009, 2020–present), (guitar) (2020–present)
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announced on their website page that they were reforming with a new album in the works 3 Grand Theft AudioAlso known asThe InfidelsOriginLondon United KingdomGenresRock British rock alternative rock indie indie rock indietronicaYears active1998 2003 2020 present one off reunion 2009 1 LabelsLondon Sire Records Technical FoulMembersJay ButlerRitch BattersbyPast membersRalph JezzardChris McCormack Contents 1 Formation and early years 1997 1999 2 Blame Everyone break up and reunion 2000 2009 3 Reform new music and Pass Me the Conch 2020 present 4 Musical style and influences 5 Lineup 5 1 Timeline 6 Discography 7 Soundtrack appearances 8 References 9 External linksFormation and early years 1997 1999 EditGrand Theft Audio were originally known as The Infidels before the band learned of the existence of several other combos with the same moniker They formed out of the friendship and musical rapport that had developed while its four members were in separate bands The band is a play on the action adventure video game series Grand Theft Auto Blame Everyone break up and reunion 2000 2009 EditThe band s first album Blame Everyone was released on 3 October 2000 The album spawned two singles We Luv U on 24 March 2001 and Stoopid Ass on 23 April 2001 In 2003 the band s record label London Sire Records went out of business which eventually caused the band to split up The band played a one off reunion concert at the Music Live Exhibition at NEC in Solihull West Midlands in 2009 Reform new music and Pass Me the Conch 2020 present EditIn 2020 Jay Butler Ralph Jezzard and Ritch Battersby decided to reunite after 17 years to release new music Missing from the reunion was guitarist Chris McCormack for reasons which the band did not disclose They released their first single in 20 years titled Ruin Your Youth on 27 November 2020 Their next single Another Life was released on 2 April 2021 Both were released under the record label Technical Foul The band recently revealed in the About section of their Facebook page that Jezzard had parted ways with the band for personal reasons making the band a duo act A new single Ici Mon Decree was released on 5 November 2021 The band released their second studio album Pass Me the Conch on 2 September 2022 In the liner notes of the album former members Jezzard and McCormack were among those who were thanked by the band Grand Theft Audio then embarked on a UK tour in September along with CJ Wildheart and Scott Sorry And the following month Grand Theft Audio collaborated with US punk singer and former Wildheart Scott Sorry on a cover of Mission of Burma s That s When I Reach for My Revolver 4 The song released under the port manteau moniker of Sorry Audio was made available via online music platform Bandcamp on 7 October 2022 Musical style and influences EditFrontman Jay Butler said once in an interview when asked about the band s musical style 1 In England at the moment there s a big divide between rock bands metal bands and electronica bands Butler notes It s like you can t have a song that s catchy if you re a rock band and you re not supposed to rock if you re an electronica band But we don t look at music that way so we took all the little bits that we liked and bastardized them to build the kind of band we wanted to be in We wanted to create a band that was like all of your favourite bands at the same time We wanted something with lots of hooks but also with a bit of rock backbone to it something that was so annoyingly sing along that you either had to love it or hate it Our bottom line is does it rock does it sound good and does it make you want to go out and do something We don t have any interest in being this week s flavour of the month we don t want to be a band that s just recognized by journalists and other musicians 1 Lineup EditCurrent members Jay Butler vocals 1998 2003 2009 2020 present guitar 2020 present Ritch Battersby drums vocals 1998 2003 2009 2020 present 5 Former members Ralph Jezzard bass keyboards samples vocals 1998 2003 2009 2020 2021 Chris McCormack guitar vocals 1998 2003 2009 Timeline EditDiscography EditMain article List of songs recorded by Grand Theft Audio Blame Everyone 2000 Pass Me the Conch 2022 Soundtrack appearances Edit Stoopid Ass on Dude Where s My Car and Hole We Luv U on Dude Where s My Car and FIFA 2001 As Good As It Gets on Gran Turismo 3 A Spec US Wake Up In Your Own Mind on Gran Turismo 3 A Spec PAL JP Avarice on Gran Turismo 3 A Spec PAL JP Dead Man Leaving on Gran Turismo 3 A Spec PAL JP References Edit a b c Grand Theft Audio reviews music news sputnikmusic www sputnikmusic com Grand Theft Audio on Apple Music Apple Music Grand Theft Audio Are Back 3 October 2020 Revolver by Sorry Audio Sorry Audio Retrieved 2022 10 07 Grand Theft Audio Biography amp History AllMusic External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Theft Audio amp oldid 1133479919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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