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The Woe Betides are a band from the United Kingdom formed in London in 2008 by Simon Mastrantone and Grundy le Zimbra. The band's music incorporates a variety of styles, including art rock, grunge, psychedelic pop, anti-folk, punk rock and electronica.〔(Sounds XP review )〕〔(Losing Today review )〕〔(Room 13 review )〕 Their debut EP ''Play Dead'' was released in 2009 by Songs in the Dark records and to critical acclaim.〔(Sounds XP review )〕〔(Org Zine review )〕 Artrocker magazine called the band "skronky" and described them as being "resolutely lo-fi, DIY, rough around the edges and all the better for it" 〔(Artrocker review )〕 while NME called the band "Enthralling... deft puppet-masters of Indie."〔(NME review )〕 While initially performing as a two-piece band, the founding members were joined in 2009 by drummer Colonel Sexlife and toured extensively throughout the UK in 2009 and 2010.〔(Allmusic profile )〕 The Colonel later left the group in 2011.〔(Facebook post )〕 The band released their debut album ''Never Sleep'' in October 2010. The band built upon their grounding in lo-fi pop and experimentalism, incorporating more live drums and developing a heavier, bombastic approach to production.〔(Allmusic profile )〕 ''Never Sleep'' was warmly received by the music press, with compliments ranging from "clever, experimental and poppy"〔(Artrocker album review )〕 to "an intriguing mash-up of grunge, pop and squidgy electronica".〔(Clash album review )〕 The band are currently working on material for their next album. ==Discography== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Woe Betides」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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