The Amazons
Long haired male singer with Les Paul guitar standing on stage at the microphone in a black and white shot taken from a lower position in the audience
Matt Thomson fronting the band at the old Hippodrome club, Kingston, London in 2017
Background information
OriginReading, Berkshire, England
Genres
Years active2014–present
LabelsFiction
Members
  • Matthew Thomson
  • Chris Alderton
  • Elliot James Briggs
Past members
  • Josef Emmett
Websitetheamazons.co.uk

The Amazons are a British rock band from Reading, Berkshire, formed in 2014. The band's debut album rose to number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.[1] They have also been named a band to listen to in 2017 by NME, The Independent and BBC Radio 1.[2][3]

The band were included in MTV's and the BBC's Brand New for 2017 and Sound of 2017 longlists respectively.[4][5] AllMusic described them as an indie rock group known for crafting catchy and melodic arena rock anthems suitable for singing along.[6]

Band members

  • Matt Thomson – vocals, guitar (2014-present)[7]
  • Chris Alderton – guitar (2014-present)[8]
  • Elliot Briggs – bass (2014-present)[6]

Past members

  • Joe Emmett – drums (2014-2022)[7][9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[10]
The Amazons 8
Future Dust
  • Released: 24 May 2019[12]
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CD, digital download
 9
How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?
  • Released: 9 September 2022
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CD, vinyl,
    cassette, digital download
 5

Live albums

Title Details
Come the Fire, Come the Evening
  • Released: 29 June 2018[13]
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title Details
Don't You Wanna
  • Released: 7 December 2015[14]
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)
Tip
[15]
"Stay With Me"[16] 2016 40 The Amazons
"Nightdriving"[17] — Non-album single
"In My Mind"[18] — The Amazons
"Little Something"[19] —
"Black Magic"[20] 2017 —
"Junk Food Forever"[21] —
"Ultraviolet"[22] —
"Palace"[23] —
"Mother"[24] 2019 — Future Dust
"Doubt It"[25] —
"Bloodrush" 2022 — How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?
"Ready For Something" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"25"[26] 2019 Future Dust

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Stay With Me" 2016 Matt Goff[27][28]
"Nightdriving"
"In My Mind" Chris Hugall[29]
"Little Something" 2017
"Black Magic" Matt Goff[30]
"Junk Food Forever" Michael Holyk[31]
"Ultraviolet" Oscar Sansom[32]
"Mother" 2019 Stephen Agnew[33]
"Doubt It" Thomas James[34]
"25"

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2016 Q Awards Best Breakthrough Act Themselves Nominated
[35][4][5]
MTV Brand New for 2017
BBC Sound of 2017
2017 The Telegraph The Best Albums of the Year The Amazons Included[36]

References

  1. ↑ "Radio 1 Future Festival report: The Amazons say new guitar bands can learn from their grime counterparts". Music Week. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Yates, Jonathan (21 January 2017). "The Amazons chat beginnings and debut album". getsurrey. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (30 August 2016). "New music to listen to this week: The Amazons". The Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "introducing our mtv brand new for 2017 shortlist..." MTV. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "BBC Sound of 2017: Urban acts dominate longlist". BBC. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 "The Amazons | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 Savage, Mark (7 May 2017). "The Amazons: Meet the band who torched their own tour bus". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "The Amazons Perform At Whelan's In Dublin". Getty Images. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. ↑ On October 22, 2022 the band announced on their social networks about Emmett's departure from the band: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBppWSshc6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
  10. ↑ "Amazons | full Official Charts History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Amazons (Deluxe) by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Future Dust by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Come the Fire, Come the Evening (Live) by The Amazons". Apple Music (UK). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Don't You Wanna - EP by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "The Amazons". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "Stay with Me - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Nightdriving - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "In My Mind - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  19. ↑ "Little Something - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "Black Magic - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  21. ↑ "Junk Food Forever - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  22. ↑ Millar, Mark (15 August 2017). "THE AMAZONS – Unleash New Single 'Ultraviolet' + October UK Live Dates". xsnoize.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  23. ↑ "Palace (Single Version) - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  24. ↑ "Mother - Single by The Amazons". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  25. ↑ "The Amazons have announced their brand new album 'Future Dust', dropped a new track 'Doubt It'". Dork. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  26. ↑ "The Amazons have dropped another track, '25'". Dork. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  27. ↑ "The Amazons - Stay With Me". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  28. ↑ "The Amazons - Nightdriving". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  29. ↑ "The Amazons Share Video For Massive New Single 'In My Mind' (Premiere)". www.nme.com. NME. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  30. ↑ "Black Magic (2017)". imvdb.com. IMVDb. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  31. ↑ "WATCH: The Amazons Unveil Junk Food Forever Video". www.radiox.co.uk. RadioX. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  32. ↑ "Ultraviolet (2017)". imvdb.com. IMVDb. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  33. ↑ "The Amazons 'Mother' by Stephen Agnew". www.promonews.tv. Promonews. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  34. ↑ "The Amazons have shared a creepy new video for 'Doubt It'". www.readdork.com. Dork. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  35. ↑ "Q Awards 2016: Coldplay, The 1975 and David Bowie lead nominations". Evening Standard. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  36. ↑ "From Alt-J to The Amazons: the best albums of the year 2017". The Daily Telegraph. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

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