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Band of Skulls

English rock band

Band of Skulls are an English rock band from Southampton, Hampshire. The band was founded in 2002 by vocalist and guitarist Russell Marsden, vocalist and bassist Emma Richardson and drummer Matt Hayward.

The group formed after meeting in college, although Marsden and Hayward had been friends since high school. Following the respective departures of Hayward in 2017 and Richardson in 2022, Marsden has continued on under the moniker as a solo project.

Band of Skulls have released five studio albums, the most recent of which was Love Is All You Love in April 2019.

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Band of Skulls

what: a band
from: Southampton
since: 2004
on the air here: 1 song

File card: Band of Skulls

members: Russell Marsden, Matthew Hayward, Emma Richardson

formed in: Southampton

labels: Universal Music Group

genres: alternative rock

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History

Initially, the group played at night clubs in the Greater London area and recorded some demos under the name of Fleeing New York before changing their name briefly to Skulls. The summer of 2008 found the band in the US, where there was already an American band with the same name. In November 2008 they became Band of Skulls. The band's original demos were recorded in Hayward's father's shed-studio.

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Musical style

AllMusic's James Christopher Monger called the band's music "gritty, ferociously heavy indie rock & roll out of the mist of blues history", while Jon O'Brien of the same website observed a "scuzzy garage rock sound".

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English alternative rock band from Southampton, founded 2004 but now consisting of a core of Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals). Emma Richardson (bass, vocals) left in 2022 to concentrate on her painting and Matt Hayward (drums) left in 2016. Emma Richardson joined Pixies as bassist in 2024. From Discogs (free to use). Their entry