Summary
False Advertising are a British three-piece alternative rock group from Manchester and Oxford, England.[clarification needed]
False Advertising | |
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 False Advertising at Waves Vienna, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Manchester and Oxford, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, grunge, noise pop |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Alcopop! Records, Too Pure |
| Members | Jen Hingley Chris Warr Josh Sellers |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
False Advertising was formed by Jen Hingley and Chris Warr in 2013, with Josh Sellers completing the lineup in 2014.[1] Upon deciding that between them they could produce and release their own music,[2] they set about writing and self recording their debut album.[3] The band released their first single ‘Dozer’ and self-titled album False Advertising in 2015, in June 2016 they released a 7" single on Too Pure Singles Club.[4] The band are noted for their live instrument swapping.[5]
The band received coverage by Total Guitar,[6] The Skinny,[7] DIY (magazine),[4] NME,[8] The Independent,[9] Drowned In Sound and MusicRadar, where Jen was cited #8 in Music Radar's ‘Best New Guitarists in the world right now’ poll.[10]
They have played festivals including Two Thousand Trees Festival,[11] Truck Festival, [12] SXSW,[13] Liverpool Sound City,[14] Meltdown (festival) (curated by Robert Smith), Kendal Calling,[15] Zandari Festa[16] Waves Vienna.[17] In 2018 they put on their own festival in Manchester called ‘Falsetival’.[18]
In October 2018, the band were chosen as recipients of PRS for Music's Momentum Fund.[19]
Jen Hingley's uncle is Tom Hingley, who was previously the singer of The Inspiral Carpets.[20]
Band members edit
- Jen Hingley - lead vocals, guitar, drums (2013–present)
- Chris Warr - lead vocals, drums, guitar (2013–present)
- Josh Sellers - bass (2014–present)
Discography edit
Albums
- False Advertising (2015, self-released)
- Brainfreeze (2019, Alcopop! Records)
EPs
- Brainless (2016, self-released)
- I Would Be So Much Happier If I Just Stopped Caring (2017, self-released)
Singles
- "Dozer" (2015, self-released)
- "Alopecia" (2016, self-released)
- "Give It Your Worst" / "Scars" - (2016, Too Pure)
- "Not My Fault" (2017, self-released)
- "Honest" (2017, self-released)
- "Hey You" (2017, self-released)
- "You Said" (2018, self-released)
- "You Won't Feel Love" (2019, Alcopop! Records)
- "Influenza" (2019, Alcopop! Records)
- "Wasted Days" (2019, Alcopop! Records)
- "Personal Space" (2021, Alcopop! Records)
References edit
- ^ "Vinyl Perspective: False Advertising on Record Store Day 2016". Bitter Sweet Symphonies. 10 April 2016.
- ^ "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". Theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "False Advertising – False Advertising - Album review". Theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ a b "False Advertising bite back on 'Give It Your Worst'". Diymag.com. 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Sound City 2018 Live Review ft False Advertising, Giungla, 77:78". Drunkenwerewolf.com. 7 May 2018.
- ^ "28 new guitarists you need to hear in 2016". Musicradar.com. 15 March 2016.
- ^ "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". Theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ "What it's really like to be an unsigned act in 2017". Nme.com. 10 March 2017.
- ^ "The best UK festivals for discovering new music - and who to see when you get there". Independent.co.uk. 23 March 2018.
- ^ Team 2017-12-13T11:16:12.346ZGuitars (13 December 2017). "The 14 best new guitarists in the world right now". MusicRadar.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "PREVIEW: Ten bands to see at 2000 Trees 2019 - God is in the TV". 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Jul 26, 2019: Truck Festival 2019 at Hill Farm Cornbury, Oxfordshire, UK | Concert Archives".
- ^ "SXSW 2017 Announces 200 More Artists, Nile Rodgers Keynote". Stereogum.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool Sound City - Day One: Live review". Louderthanwar.com. 3 June 2016.
- ^ "False Advertising at Kendal Calling". Kendalcalling.co.uk.
- ^ "False Advertising Talk Playing in South Korea". Blog.kycker.net. 19 October 2018.
- ^ "42 new artists for Waves Vienna 2018". Wavesvienna.com. 31 July 2018.
- ^ "False Advertising Announce Manchester Based: Falsetival 2018". Louderthanwar.com. 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Stillhound and Catholic Action gain support from Momentum Music Fund". Creativescotland.com.
- ^ "Interview: Tom Hingley". Mancunion.com. 30 November 2017.