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The Amazons (band)

October 27, 2023

For other uses, see Amazon (disambiguation).

The Amazons are a British rock band from Reading, Berkshire, formed in 2014. The band's debut album rose to number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.[1] They have also been named a band to listen to in 2017 by NME, The Independent and BBC Radio 1.[2][3]

The Amazons
Matt Thomson fronting the band at the old Hippodrome club, Kingston, London in 2017
Background information
OriginReading, Berkshire, England
Genres
Years active2014–present
LabelsFiction
Members
  • Matthew Thomson
  • Chris Alderton
  • Elliot James Briggs
Past members
  • Josef Emmett
Websitetheamazons.co.uk

The band were included in MTV's and the BBC's Brand New for 2017 and Sound of 2017 longlists respectively.[4][5] AllMusic described them as an indie rock group known for crafting catchy and melodic arena rock anthems suitable for singing along.[6]

Band members Edit

  • Matt Thomson – vocals, guitar (2014-present)[7]
  • Chris Alderton – guitar (2014-present)[8]
  • Elliot Briggs – bass (2014-present)[6]

Past members Edit

  • Joe Emmett – drums (2014-2022)[7][9]

Discography Edit

Studio albums Edit

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[10]
The Amazons 8
Future Dust
  • Released: 24 May 2019[12]
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CD, digital download
 9
How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?
  • Released: 9 September 2022
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CD, vinyl,
    cassette, digital download
 5

Live albums Edit

Title Details
Come the Fire, Come the Evening
  • Released: 29 June 2018[13]
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays Edit

Title Details
Don't You Wanna
  • Released: 7 December 2015[14]
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: Digital download

Singles Edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)
Tip
[15]
"Stay With Me"[16] 2016 40 The Amazons
"Nightdriving"[17] — Non-album single
"In My Mind"[18] — The Amazons
"Little Something"[19] —
"Black Magic"[20] 2017 —
"Junk Food Forever"[21] —
"Ultraviolet"[22] —
"Palace"[23] —
"Mother"[24] 2019 — Future Dust
"Doubt It"[25] —
"Bloodrush" 2022 — How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?
"Ready For Something" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles Edit

Title Year Album
"25"[26] 2019 Future Dust

Music videos Edit

Title Year Director
"Stay With Me" 2016 Matt Goff[27][28]
"Nightdriving"
"In My Mind" Chris Hugall[29]
"Little Something" 2017
"Black Magic" Matt Goff[30]
"Junk Food Forever" Michael Holyk[31]
"Ultraviolet" Oscar Sansom[32]
"Mother" 2019 Stephen Agnew[33]
"Doubt It" Thomas James[34]
"25"

Awards and nominations Edit

Year Organization Award Work Result
2016 Q Awards Best Breakthrough Act Themselves Nominated
[35][4][5]
MTV Brand New for 2017
BBC Sound of 2017
2017 The Telegraph The Best Albums of the Year The Amazons Included[36]

References Edit

  1. ^ "Radio 1 Future Festival report: The Amazons say new guitar bands can learn from their grime counterparts". Music Week. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ Yates, Jonathan (21 January 2017). "The Amazons chat beginnings and debut album". getsurrey. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (30 August 2016). "New music to listen to this week: The Amazons". The Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "introducing our mtv brand new for 2017 shortlist..." MTV. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "BBC Sound of 2017: Urban acts dominate longlist". BBC. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "The Amazons | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b Savage, Mark (7 May 2017). "The Amazons: Meet the band who torched their own tour bus". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  8. ^ "The Amazons Perform At Whelan's In Dublin". Getty Images. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. ^ On October 22, 2022 the band announced on their social networks about Emmett's departure from the band: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBppWSshc6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
  10. ^ "Amazons | full Official Charts History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ^ "The Amazons (Deluxe) by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Future Dust by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Come the Fire, Come the Evening (Live) by The Amazons". Apple Music (UK). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Don't You Wanna - EP by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  15. ^ "The Amazons". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Stay with Me - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Nightdriving - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  18. ^ "In My Mind - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Little Something - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Black Magic - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Junk Food Forever - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  22. ^ Millar, Mark (15 August 2017). "THE AMAZONS – Unleash New Single 'Ultraviolet' + October UK Live Dates". xsnoize.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Palace (Single Version) - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  24. ^ "Mother - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  25. ^ "The Amazons have announced their brand new album 'Future Dust', dropped a new track 'Doubt It'". Dork. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  26. ^ "The Amazons have dropped another track, '25'". Dork. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  27. ^ "The Amazons - Stay With Me". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  28. ^ "The Amazons - Nightdriving". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  29. ^ "The Amazons Share Video For Massive New Single 'In My Mind' (Premiere)". www.nme.com. NME. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Black Magic (2017)". imvdb.com. IMVDb. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  31. ^ "WATCH: The Amazons Unveil Junk Food Forever Video". www.radiox.co.uk. RadioX. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  32. ^ "Ultraviolet (2017)". imvdb.com. IMVDb. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  33. ^ "The Amazons 'Mother' by Stephen Agnew". www.promonews.tv. Promonews. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  34. ^ "The Amazons have shared a creepy new video for 'Doubt It'". www.readdork.com. Dork. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  35. ^ "Q Awards 2016: Coldplay, The 1975 and David Bowie lead nominations". Evening Standard. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  36. ^ "From Alt-J to The Amazons: the best albums of the year 2017". The Daily Telegraph. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

External links Edit

  •   Media related to The Amazons at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official web site

Interviews Edit

  • The Amazons on their “spiritual home


 

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For other uses see Amazon disambiguation The Amazons are a British rock band from Reading Berkshire formed in 2014 The band s debut album rose to number 8 on the UK Albums Chart 1 They have also been named a band to listen to in 2017 by NME The Independent and BBC Radio 1 2 3 The AmazonsMatt Thomson fronting the band at the old Hippodrome club Kingston London in 2017Background informationOriginReading Berkshire EnglandGenresAlternative rock indie rock hard rock psychedelic rockYears active2014 presentLabelsFictionMembersMatthew Thomson Chris Alderton Elliot James BriggsPast membersJosef EmmettWebsitetheamazons wbr co wbr ukThe band were included in MTV s and the BBC s Brand New for 2017 and Sound of 2017 longlists respectively 4 5 AllMusic described them as an indie rock group known for crafting catchy and melodic arena rock anthems suitable for singing along 6 Contents 1 Band members 1 1 Past members 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Live albums 2 3 Extended plays 2 4 Singles 2 5 Promotional singles 2 6 Music videos 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External links 6 InterviewsBand members EditMatt Thomson vocals guitar 2014 present 7 Chris Alderton guitar 2014 present 8 Elliot Briggs bass 2014 present 6 Past members Edit Joe Emmett drums 2014 2022 7 9 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Title Details Peak chart positionsUK 10 The Amazons Released 26 May 2017 11 Label Fiction Format CD digital download 8Future Dust Released 24 May 2019 12 Label Fiction Format CD digital download 9How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me Released 9 September 2022 Label Fiction Format CD vinyl cassette digital download 5Live albums Edit Title DetailsCome the Fire Come the Evening Released 29 June 2018 13 Label Fiction Format Digital downloadExtended plays Edit Title DetailsDon t You Wanna Released 7 December 2015 14 Label Fiction Format Digital downloadSingles Edit Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumBEL FL Tip 15 Stay With Me 16 2016 40 The Amazons Nightdriving 17 Non album single In My Mind 18 The Amazons Little Something 19 Black Magic 20 2017 Junk Food Forever 21 Ultraviolet 22 Palace 23 Mother 24 2019 Future Dust Doubt It 25 Bloodrush 2022 How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me Ready For Something denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Promotional singles Edit Title Year Album 25 26 2019 Future DustMusic videos Edit Title Year Director Stay With Me 2016 Matt Goff 27 28 Nightdriving In My Mind Chris Hugall 29 Little Something 2017 Black Magic Matt Goff 30 Junk Food Forever Michael Holyk 31 Ultraviolet Oscar Sansom 32 Mother 2019 Stephen Agnew 33 Doubt It Thomas James 34 25 Awards and nominations EditYear Organization Award Work Result2016 Q Awards Best Breakthrough Act Themselves Nominated 35 4 5 MTV Brand New for 2017BBC Sound of 20172017 The Telegraph The Best Albums of the Year The Amazons Included 36 References Edit Radio 1 Future Festival report The Amazons say new guitar bands can learn from their grime counterparts Music Week Retrieved 27 January 2017 Yates Jonathan 21 January 2017 The Amazons chat beginnings and debut album getsurrey Retrieved 27 January 2017 O Connor Roisin 30 August 2016 New music to listen to this week The Amazons The Independent Retrieved 27 January 2017 a b introducing our mtv brand new for 2017 shortlist MTV 24 November 2016 Retrieved 16 January 2019 a b BBC Sound of 2017 Urban acts dominate longlist BBC 28 November 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2019 a b The Amazons Biography amp History AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 17 February 2018 a b Savage Mark 7 May 2017 The Amazons Meet the band who torched their own tour bus BBC News Retrieved 17 February 2018 The Amazons Perform At Whelan s In Dublin Getty Images Retrieved 17 February 2018 On October 22 2022 the band announced on their social networks about Emmett s departure from the band https www instagram com p CkBppWSshc6 igshid YmMyMTA2M2Y Amazons full Official Charts History Official Charts Company Retrieved 6 February 2019 The Amazons Deluxe by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 Future Dust by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 9 April 2019 Come the Fire Come the Evening Live by The Amazons Apple Music UK 29 June 2018 Retrieved 6 February 2019 Don t You Wanna EP by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 The Amazons Ultratop Retrieved 6 February 2019 Stay with Me Single by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 Nightdriving Single by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 In My Mind Single by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 Little Something Single by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 Black Magic Single by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 Junk Food Forever Single by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 Millar Mark 15 August 2017 THE AMAZONS Unleash New Single Ultraviolet October UK Live Dates xsnoize com Retrieved 6 February 2019 Palace Single Version Single by The Amazons iTunes Retrieved 6 February 2019 Mother Single by The 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