Gengahr
| Gengahr | |
|---|---|
 Gengahr supporting Alvvays at Birthdays in London | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Dream pop, indie rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Transgressive Records |
| Members |
Felix Bushe John Victor Hugh Schulte Danny Ward |
Gengahr are a British indie rock band from London. The band was formed at Stoke Newington School in Hackney in 2013.[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]
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.[3]
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".[4] Rhian Daly of NME described A Dream Outside as "an oddly soothing blend of dark romance and gentle psychedelia."[5]
Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian praised the album as being subtley refined and "psychpop with heavy emphasis on the pop."[6]
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."[7]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRL | |||||||||||||
| A Dream Outside |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||||||||||||
| "Fill My Gums With Blood" | 2014 | — | A Dream Outside | ||||||||||
| "She's a Witch" | 2015 | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Stokie quartet Gengahr are dreaming of a debut to remember". Hackney Gazette. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Stanley, Sean (11 June 2015). "Gengahr share album trailer and announce in-store dates". DIY. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Gengahr". BBC Introducing. BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for A Dream Outside". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Rhian; Daly. "Gengahr - 'A Dream Outside'". NME. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Mumford, Gwilym. "Gengahr: A Dream Outside review – psychpop with an emphasis on the pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Gengahr - A Dream Outside". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2015-12-14.