Gengahr

Gengahr

Gengahr supporting Alvvays at Birthdays in London
Background information
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genres Dream pop, indie rock
Years active 2013present
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
"—" 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. 1 2 "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". BBC Introducing. BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. "Reviews for A Dream Outside". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. Rhian; Daly. "Gengahr - 'A Dream Outside'". NME. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. Mumford, Gwilym. "Gengahr: A Dream Outside review – psychpop with an emphasis on the pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. "Gengahr - A Dream Outside". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
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