The Ethical Debating Society

The Ethical Debating Society
Origin London, England
Genres Riot grrrl, punk, post punk
Years active 2009-present
Labels Odd Box, Tuff Enuff, HHBTM Records
Website bandcamp
Members Tegan Christmas (vocals, guitar)
Eli Caballero (drums)
Kris Martin (guitar, vocals)[1]
Past members Rob Macabre[2]
Su
Lauren
Chris

The Ethical Debating Society are a three-piece DIY punk, post-riot grrrl[3] group from London, England.[4][5] They have been described as "one of the most exciting DIY bands" in the UK.[6]

History

The band was formed in 2009 by Tegan Christmas with Lauren and Chris.[7] By 2010 Lauren and Chris had left and Christmas continued with varying line ups.[8] The group settled as Christmas with Eli Caballero and Kris Martin in 2013.[9]

Following an appearance on Tuff Enuff Records’s debut compilation Why Diet When You Could Riot?,[10] gigs with Shrag and (Athens, Georgia’s) Tunabunny led to a split single with London’s Skinny Girl Diet on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records in 2013.[11][12][13] A cassette/download EP on Tuff Enuff - "Hens Teeth" - followed in 2014.[14]

In 2015, The Ethical Debating Society's debut album New Sense was released on Odd Box Records following audio and video previews,[15][16] and received positive reviews from SoundsXP,[17] Collapse Board,[18] Louder Than War[19] and others,[20][21][22][23] with radio support including BBC Radio 6,[24] Dandelion and Artrocker Radio.

The band have been likened to other dual male/female vocal DIY indie/punk bands such as Huggy Bear, Red Monkey, Comet Gain, Bis and Prolapse, as well as post-hardcore and indie rock bands such as Future of the Left, Sleater-Kinney, Nation of Ulysses, Pixies and Nirvana.[25][26][27][28][29]

The band supported Jack Off Jill at their final show, at Heaven in London, and played with Shonen Knife on the London date of that band's 2016 tour. They played at Indietracks 2015, and have also played with The Wolfhounds, The Nightingales, the Wimmins' Institute, Hagar the Womb, Prolapse, and Bis.

The Ethical Debating Society's album track "Razor Party" (written by former drummer Rob) was voted #32 in the 2015 John Peel memorial 'Festive 50' compiled by Dandelion Radio.[30]

Discography

Albums

EPs/Singles

Compilation Appearances

Line up

Previous members

References

  1. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  2. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  3. ↑ True, Everett (2009-09-14). "The 10 myths of Riot Grrrl". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  4. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society - New Sense". Norman Records UK. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  5. ↑ Hope, Stephanie (2011-03-16). "Winning the argument: the Ethical Debating Society". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  6. ↑ Ebulue, Gabriel (2016). "INTERVIEW: The Ethical Debating Society". Gigslutz. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  7. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". Musicosity. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  8. ↑ Lane, Terry (2012-03-09). "The Ethical Debating Society - Punk Rock Riot Grrrl!". Buzzin Music. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  9. ↑ Noon, Mike (2015-05-29). "Indietracks interview #4: The Ethical Debating Society". Indietracks. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  10. ↑ "Album reviews: Various - Why Diet When You Could Riot? (Tuff Enuff)". COLLAPSE BOARD. 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  11. 1 2 Phillips, Stephanie (2013-06-07). "Review: Skinny Girl Diet/The Ethical Debating Society". the girls are. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  12. ↑ Neph, Joseph (2013-06-05). "Graded on a Curve: Skinny Girl Diet, Ethical Debating Society, split 7-inch EP". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  13. ↑ Foster, Chuck (2013-07-12). "Skinny Girl Diet/Ethical Debating Society - split 7" (HHBTM)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  14. ↑ Ruth, Ngaire (2014-10-18). "Read All About It: The Ethical Debating Society". the girls are. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  15. ↑ Coughlan, Jamie (2015-05-20). "The Ethical Debating Society - Cover Up (Oberblown Track Premiere)". Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  16. ↑ "=Already Heard Video Premiere: The Ethical Debating Society - Sum Of My Parts". Already Heard. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  17. ↑ W, Kev (2015-07-05). "The Ethical Debating Society New Sense Album Review". SoundsXP. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  18. ↑ True, Everett (2015-04-06). "The return of Everett True : 141. The Ethical Debating Society". COLLAPSE BOARD. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  19. ↑ Ruth, Ngaire (2015-02-15). "The Ethical Debating Society 'New Sense' album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  20. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society – New Sense LP". Stereo Sancity. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  21. ↑ Jacobs, Caspar (2015-07-16). "The Ethical Debating Society – New Sense". Beautiful Freaks. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  22. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society: New Sense". Collective Zine. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  23. ↑ "NEW! LP HIGHLIGHT: The Ethical Debating Society - New Sense". Interstellar Radio Shower. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  24. ↑ "The Ethical Debating Society". BBC Music. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  25. ↑ Elizabeth, Erika (2014-01-20). "Skinny Girl Diet / Ethical Debating Society review at Dynamite Hemorrhage". Crashing Through Publicity. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  26. ↑ Elizabeth (2013-12-24). "obligatory backwards gazing for 2013". COLLAPSE BOARD. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  27. ↑ Lockie, Chris (2013-05-24). "Air Guitars At The Ready Part Two: Three More London Bands To Watch". Londonist. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  28. ↑ Gourlay, Dom (2015-07-10). "Indietracks 2005: A Preview". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  29. ↑ Ruth, Ngaire (2015-06-25). "Prolapse : Slum Of Legs : The Ethical Debating Society : Brighton : live review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  30. ↑ "2015 Festive Fifty results". Dandelion Radio. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  31. ↑ "Odd Box 2015". Odd Box Records. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  32. ↑ "Don't Be Left Without These Star Sounds". Morning Star. 2016-04-25.

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