Gengahr

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Gengahr
Gengahr supporting Alvvays at Birthdays in London
Gengahr supporting Alvvays at Birthdays in London
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2013–present
LabelsTransgressive
Members
  • Felix Bushe
  • John Victor
  • Hugh Schulte
  • Danny Ward

Gengahr are an English indie rock band, formed in 2013 at Stoke Newington School in Hackney, London. [1]

Though originally named RES, they were forced to rename after discovering an artist already called RES on iTunes. Their new name is a play on Gengar, one of the original Pokémon.[1] Their debut album, A Dream Outside, was released on 15 June 2015.[2] In October 2017 it was announced their second album, Where Wildness Grows, would be released on 9 March 2018.[3]

After BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens played their first single, "Fill My Gums With Blood" on his radio show, the band were invited to perform at the Introducing stage at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival.[4]

Critical reception[]

A Dream Outside received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "almost entirely favorable reviews".[5] Rhian Daly of NME described A Dream Outside as "an oddly soothing blend of dark romance and gentle psychedelia."[6]

Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian praised the album as being subtly refined and "psychpop with heavy emphasis on the pop."[7]

Haydon Spenceley of Clash Magazine wrote, "It might be jumping the gun a bit to call them the 'saviours of British guitar music', or anything along those lines, but it must surely rank amongst the finest guitar-driven debut album to be coughed up by British music thus far in 2015."[8]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details
A Dream Outside
Where Wildness Grows
  • Released: 9 March 2018
  • Label: Transgressive
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
Sanctuary
  • Released: 31 January 2020
  • Label: Liberator Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, cassette

Singles[]

Single Year Album
"Fill My Gums with Blood" 2014 A Dream Outside
"She's a Witch" 2015
"Heavenly Maybe"[9] 2019 Sanctuary

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Stokie quartet Gengahr are dreaming of a debut to remember". Hackney Gazette. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Stanley, Sean (11 June 2015). "Gengahr share album trailer and announce in-store dates". DIY. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ Gengahr (16 October 2017). "It is with great pleasure that we finally get to announce that we have a new album coming out and it is called 'Where Wildness Grows'". @gengahr. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Gengahr". BBC Introducing. BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Reviews for A Dream Outside". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ^ Rhian; Daly. "Gengahr - 'A Dream Outside'". NME. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. ^ Mumford, Gwilym. "Gengahr: A Dream Outside review – psychpop with an emphasis on the pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Gengahr - A Dream Outside". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Gengahr share euphoric new single Heavenly Maybe". thelineofbestfit.com. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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