Envy & Other Sins
| Envy & Other Sins | |
|---|---|
 Envy & Other Sins performing in February 2006 (l-r: Jarvey Moss, Ali M. Forbes, Mark E. Lees) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, UK |
| Years active | 2004–2009 |
| Labels | A&M |
| Website | www.envyandothersins.co.uk |
| Past members |
Ali M. Forbes (vocals/guitar) Jarvey Moss (synth) Mark E. Lees (bass) Jim "McDrum" Macaulay (drums) |
Envy & Other Sins were a four-piece band from Birmingham, England, who came to fame by winning Channel 4's nationwide talent show mobileAct unsigned. They were the winners of the show, on which they won a £60,000 record contract with A&M Records. The contract allowed them to release one album and two singles. Their first single, "Highness", was released on 3 March 2008, and their debut album, We Leave At Dawn, was released on 31 March 2008.
On 1 July 2009 the band announced they were to split up.[1]
Musical style
Writing about the band in November 2006, British music magazine NME described their songs as "catchy in the extreme, with sweet harmonies, wicked hooks and choruses a-go-go".[2]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2008 | We Leave at Dawn |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | |||
| 2005 | "Prodigal Son" | — | Non-album single |
| 2007 | "Man Bites God" | — | Non-album single |
| 2008 | "Highness" | 65 | We Leave at Dawn |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||
Demo songs
- "Man Bites God"
- "Step Across"
- "Talk to Strangers"
- "Tomorrow"
- "(It Gets Harder to Be a) Martyr"
- "Words Fail"
- "Almost Certainly Elsewhere"
- "The Company We Keep"
See also
References
- ↑ Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Phull, Hardeep; Smyth, Cassie (25 November 2006). McNicholas, Conor, ed. "Radar Special". NME. London: IPC Ignite!: 16. ISSN 0028-6362. OCLC 60624023.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Envy & Other Sins". Chart Stats. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
External links
- Official website No longer used as band's website.
- Official Myspace
- Official Bebo
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