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Artist Biography For Maybeshewill

Maybeshewill Is An Instrumental Band Based In Leicestershire UK Where They Were Formed In 2005. They Are James Collins Drums Matt Daly Keyboards John Helps Guitar Robin Southby Guitar And Jamie Ward Bass . They’ve Worked Tirelessly Over The Last Five Years Through Endless Touring And Three Full-Length Albums To Build A Loyal And Enthusiastic Following Across The World. Sticking To Steadfastly DIY Ethics The Band Have Self Recorded All Their Material To Date And Aspire To Be As Self-Sufficient As Possible. The Band Released Their Debut Four-Track EP Entitled ‘Japanese Spy Transcript‘ On Their Own Label Robot Needs Home Records In Early 2006 Which Was Later Picked Up By Japan’s XTAL Recordings Caspian Yndi Halda And Released In An Extend Form In August Of The Same Year. Nottingham’s Field Records Released The Bands Self-Recorded Debut Album ‘Not For Want Of Trying‘ In May 2008. The Record Was Huw Stephen’s Album Of The Week On His Radio 1 Show In Its Week Of Release And Received Glowing Reviews From RockSound 8/10 Kerrang 4/5 And Drowned In Sound 8/10 Amongst Many Others. After Touring The Release Extensively Around The UK With Friends Fight Fire With Water Worriedaboutsatan And And So I Watch You From Afar They Quickly Began Working On Their Second Full-Length. A Year Later In June 2009 ‘Sing The Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony‘ Was Released Once Again Through Field Records. Inspired By Six Months Of Heavy Touring The Record Was Written To Be Performed Live With A Louder Rougher Sound. Reviews Were As Enthusiastic Once Again And The Touring Schedule Ever More Hectic With The Band Venturing As Far Afield As Japan And Russia And Mainland Europe To Promote The Release. After An Extended Period Of Quiet In 2010 The Band Released Their First New Material For Over A Year In The Form Of 7″ Single ‘To The Skies From A Hillside‘ And Set About A Near Sell-Out Headline Tour Of The UK Europe And Russia In Support Of The Record – Culminating In A Massive Home-Coming Show At Leicester’s Y-Theatre. Shortly After Returning Home The Band Announced That They Would Be Parting Ways Amicably With Field Records Moving On To Join The Function Records Roster Meet Me In St. Louis Cats And Cats And Cats Shield Your Eyes . Having Released The Single ‘Critical Distance‘ On 7″ In March 2011 Their Third Studio Album ‘I Was Here For A Moment Then I Was Gone‘ Was Released In The UK Europe And Japan In June. Approaching The Record As If They Were Recording Their First Album It Saw The Band Move To Using Studio Spaces For The First Time Though Still Keeping The Engineering In-House With Jamie Taking The Production Reins. The Album Received Wide-Spread Critical Acclaim Across The Board Including Kerrang 4/5 RockSound 8/10 Big Cheese 4/5 NME 7/10 And Artrocker 4/5 . In An Unprecidented Turn Up For The Books The Album Was Played Back To Back In Its Entirety On Kerrang Radio In Its Week Of Release And Gained The Band ‘Band Of The Week’ Accolade On RockSound’s Website For Two Weeks Running. Over The Past Five Years The Band Have Toured Or Played With Friends And Acquaintances Including A Silver Mt. Zion And So I Watch You From Afar Cats And Cats And Cats Earthtone9 Envy Foals God Is An Astronaut Humanfly Johnny Truant Lite Long Distance Calling Mojo Fury The Ocean This Will Destroy You Worriedaboutsatan You Slut! And &U&I. The Band Released Its Final Album Fair Youth In Late 2014. A Year After The Album's Release The Band Announced They Would Be Ending The Project. Maybeshewill Played Its Last Show On April 15 2016 In London. The Band Have Described Their Sound As "instrumental Rock With Electronics" While Drowned In Sound Described Them As Sounding "like Mogwai Would If The Latter Had Ever Found Love In An Arthouse Cinema. And Then Were Beaten Around The Head With A Keyboard". In January 2020 The Band Announced Their Reformation As Well As A Few Tour Dates.

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