TTNG (formerly known as This Town Needs Guns[4]) are a British math rock band from Oxford, formed in 2002, and currently signed to the American label Sargent House Records. Following numerous departures, the band went from being a four-piece to a trio, featuring Henry Tremain on bass and lead vocals, Tim Collis on guitar and his brother Chris Collis on drums. Their debut full-length album, Animals, was released in the UK via Big Scary Monsters Recording Company in October 2008 and shortly after in the US via Sargent House Records.[5] They have released four studio albums, as well as numerous EPs and singles.
The band formed in 2002 in Oxford. The original lineup consisted of Stuart Smith on rhythm guitar and vocals, Tim Collis on lead guitar, Simon Thompson on drums and Ian Lewis on bass. Thompson and Lewis left the band in 2005, to be replaced by Dan Adams on bass (replaced by Jamie Cooper after the recording of Animals in 2008) and Matt Bennington on drums (replaced by Chris Collis, brother of guitarist Tim, in 2006). In their earlier careers, bassist Jamie Cooper had worked as a graphic designer, drummer Chris Collis had been a librarian at the University of Oxford, guitarist Tim Collis was a primary school teacher, and lead vocalist Stuart Smith worked building websites for a publisher.[5] On 11 May 2011, it was announced on This Town Needs Guns' website that lead singer Stuart Smith would be leaving the band to start a family, and that he would be replaced by Pennines' singer and guitarist Henry Tremain. Bassist Jamie Cooper also left the band in late 2011 to focus on a career in graphic design. Tremain has since taken over on bass guitar duties, converting the band into a power trio.
On 14 September 2012, the first track from the second album 13.0.0.0.0, entitled "Cat Fantastic" was released on digital streaming platforms.[6] The album was released on 22 January 2013.
Their third album, Disappointment Island, was released in July 2016.[7]
In 2017, the whole band was arrested in Hong Kong during an immigration raid on the final show of their tour.
In July 2018, the band announced a 10-year anniversary tour of Animals, in which Smith would be returning to the band to play with them for the first time in seven years. In October of that year, an acoustic version of the album entitled Animals Acoustic was released.
Musical style and influencesedit
Over the years, the band's musical style has progressed and changed, although the consistent focal point of their style has been the guitar work of Tim Collis interspersed with, at points, highly complex drumming and sparse, melodic bass. Early releases, however, featured more distorted chord progressions, as well as a strong focus on the interlinking melodies of both Collis and Smith's guitars. The Sydney Morning Herald describes the band's music as having "intricate pop guitar work, with a touch of jazz and Spanish influences".[8]
With the release of 13.0.0.0.0 the band announced that they would be calling themselves TTNG. They stated that the name was ironic because guns are hardly present in their hometown of Oxford, and the UK in general. As the band became more known around the world, the name was no longer clearly ironic. The band also felt uncomfortable with their name due to the issues of gun violence and mass shootings worldwide and in particular the United States and wanted to distance themselves from those associations[4]
^Lymangrover, Jason. "This Town Needs Guns Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^Donelson, Marcy. "Animals Acoustic - TTNG, This Town Needs Guns | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ abKaye, Ben (22 January 2013). "This Town Needs Guns change name to TTNG". Consequence. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ abSolomon, Blake (12 October 2008). "This Town Needs Guns Interview". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^. The 405. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^Dedman, Remfry (5 July 2016). "TTNG – Disappointment Island: Exclusive Album Stream". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^Hassett, Sebastian (25 July 2009). "Pass the sugar". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^Yates, Ben; Price, Toby (15 September 2008). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
^"SARGENT HOUSE — Support Announced for TTNG Animals 10th". Sargent House. Tumblr. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
External linksedit
Official website
October 27, 2023
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TTNG formerly known as This Town Needs Guns 4 are a British math rock band from Oxford formed in 2002 and currently signed to the American label Sargent House Records Following numerous departures the band went from being a four piece to a trio featuring Henry Tremain on bass and lead vocals Tim Collis on guitar and his brother Chris Collis on drums Their debut full length album Animals was released in the UK via Big Scary Monsters Recording Company in October 2008 and shortly after in the US via Sargent House Records 5 They have released four studio albums as well as numerous EPs and singles TTNGBackground informationOriginOxford EnglandGenresIndie rock 1 math rock 2 emo 3 Years active2002 presentLabelsSargent House Big Scary MonstersMembersHenry TremainTim CollisChris CollisPast membersSimon ThompsonIan LewisMatt BenningtonJamie CooperDan AdamsJody PrewettStuart SmithWebsitettng wbr band Contents 1 History 2 Musical style and influences 3 Name change 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 EPs 4 3 Singles 5 Personnel 5 1 Current members 5 2 Former members 5 2 1 Former touring musicians 5 3 Timeline 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe band formed in 2002 in Oxford The original lineup consisted of Stuart Smith on rhythm guitar and vocals Tim Collis on lead guitar Simon Thompson on drums and Ian Lewis on bass Thompson and Lewis left the band in 2005 to be replaced by Dan Adams on bass replaced by Jamie Cooper after the recording of Animals in 2008 and Matt Bennington on drums replaced by Chris Collis brother of guitarist Tim in 2006 In their earlier careers bassist Jamie Cooper had worked as a graphic designer drummer Chris Collis had been a librarian at the University of Oxford guitarist Tim Collis was a primary school teacher and lead vocalist Stuart Smith worked building websites for a publisher 5 On 11 May 2011 it was announced on This Town Needs Guns website that lead singer Stuart Smith would be leaving the band to start a family and that he would be replaced by Pennines singer and guitarist Henry Tremain Bassist Jamie Cooper also left the band in late 2011 to focus on a career in graphic design Tremain has since taken over on bass guitar duties converting the band into a power trio On 14 September 2012 the first track from the second album 13 0 0 0 0 entitled Cat Fantastic was released on digital streaming platforms 6 The album was released on 22 January 2013 Their third album Disappointment Island was released in July 2016 7 In 2017 the whole band was arrested in Hong Kong during an immigration raid on the final show of their tour In July 2018 the band announced a 10 year anniversary tour of Animals in which Smith would be returning to the band to play with them for the first time in seven years In October of that year an acoustic version of the album entitled Animals Acoustic was released Musical style and influences editOver the years the band s musical style has progressed and changed although the consistent focal point of their style has been the guitar work of Tim Collis interspersed with at points highly complex drumming and sparse melodic bass Early releases however featured more distorted chord progressions as well as a strong focus on the interlinking melodies of both Collis and Smith s guitars The Sydney Morning Herald describes the band s music as having intricate pop guitar work with a touch of jazz and Spanish influences 8 The band cites influences of other bands such as Owls American Football and Make Believe 9 Name change editWith the release of 13 0 0 0 0 the band announced that they would be calling themselves TTNG They stated that the name was ironic because guns are hardly present in their hometown of Oxford and the UK in general As the band became more known around the world the name was no longer clearly ironic The band also felt uncomfortable with their name due to the issues of gun violence and mass shootings worldwide and in particular the United States and wanted to distance themselves from those associations 4 Discography editAlbums edit Animals BSM October 2008 Sargent House January 2009 13 0 0 0 0 Sargent House January 2013 Disappointment Island Sargent House July 2016 Animals Acoustic 10 Sargent House October 2018 EPs edit First Demo 2003 Split CD with Cats and Cats and Cats Big Scary Monsters 2007 This Town Needs Guns Yellow Ghost 2008 Rallye 2008 Singles edit Hippy Jam Fest Big Scary Monsters 2006 And I ll Tell You For Why Big Scary Monsters 2007 Pig Single Split with Pennines Big Scary Monsters 2008 Adventure Stamina amp Anger Sargent House 2011 Personnel editCurrent members edit Tim Collis guitar 2002 present Chris Collis drums percussion 2006 present Henry Tremain lead vocals 2011 2018 2019 present bass 2012 present guitar 2011 2012 2016 2018 backing vocals 2018 2019 Former members edit Simon Thompson drums 2002 2005 Ian Lewis bass 2002 2005 Matt Bennington drums 2005 2006 Stuart Smith lead vocals guitar 2002 2011 2018 2019 Dan Adams bass trumpet 2005 2008 Jody Prewett piano guitar 2007 2008 Jamie Cooper bass backing vocals 2008 2011 Former touring musicians edit Chris Baker bass guitar 2012 Henry Kohen bass 2016 2018 Garrett Karp trumpet piano additional percussion 2018 2019 Timeline editReferences edit Lymangrover Jason TTNG Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved 14 October 2021 Lymangrover Jason This Town Needs Guns Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved 14 October 2021 Donelson Marcy Animals Acoustic TTNG This Town Needs Guns Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 14 October 2021 a b Kaye Ben 22 January 2013 This Town Needs Guns change name to TTNG Consequence Retrieved 14 October 2021 a b Solomon Blake 12 October 2008 This Town Needs Guns Interview AbsolutePunk Archived from the original on 24 May 2012 Retrieved 14 October 2021 Listen to Cat Fantastic The 405 14 September 2012 Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 Retrieved 14 October 2021 Dedman Remfry 5 July 2016 TTNG Disappointment Island Exclusive Album Stream The Independent Archived from the original on 26 May 2022 Retrieved 8 July 2016 Hassett Sebastian 25 July 2009 Pass the sugar The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 28 September 2009 Yates Ben Price Toby 15 September 2008 DiScover This Town Needs Guns Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 28 November 2011 Retrieved 27 December 2008 SARGENT HOUSE Support Announced for TTNG Animals 10th Sargent House Tumblr 21 September 2018 Retrieved 8 June 2020 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TTNG amp oldid 1180954656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
