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{{Short description|English band}}
{{Short description|English band}}
{{Merge from|Draft:Tors (band)|discuss=Talk:Tors (band)#Proposed merge of Draft:Tors (band) into Tors (band)|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tors (band)
| name = Tors (band)
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| alias =
| alias =
| origin = [[Exeter]], Devon, United Kingdom
| origin = [[Exeter]], Devon, United Kingdom
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{hlist|[[Folk music|folk]]|[[Indie folk|indie folk]]|[[Indie pop|indie pop]]}}
* [[Harmony]]
* [[Independent music|Indie]]
* [[Indie Pop]]
* [[Folk music]]
}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = [[Glassnote Records]]
| label = [[Glassnote Records]]
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|https://tors.band}}
| website = {{URL|https://tors.band}}
| current_members = * Matt Weedon (lead vocals, guitar)
| current_members = Matt Weedon (lead vocals, guitar)<br/>
* Theo Weedon (guitar, backing vocals)
Theo Weedon (guitar, backing vocals)<br/>
* Jack Bowden (drums, piano, banjo, backing vocals)
Jack Bowden (drums, piano, banjo, backing vocals)
| past_members = * Andy Humphries
| past_members = Andy Humphries<br/>
* Sam Pritchard
Sam Pritchard
}}
}}
[[File:Tors Higher Eggbeer.jpg|border|thumb|342x342px|Tors performing at Higher Eggbeer Farm, Devon]]

''Tors'' are a three-piece harmonic indie band from Devon, UK, composed of brothers Matt and Theo Weedon, and Jack Bowden.
'''Tors''' are a three-piece indie folk band from [[Devon]], United Kingdom, composed of brothers Matt and Theo Weedon, and Jack Bowden.


The band released their latest [[Extended play|EP]] ''Miracle'' in 2024 and have signed a deal with [[Glassnote Records]].<ref> https://www.glassnotemusic.com/artists/tors/</ref>
The band released their latest [[Extended play|EP]] ''Miracle'' in 2024 and have signed a deal with [[Glassnote Records]].<ref> https://www.glassnotemusic.com/artists/tors/</ref>
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In June 2023, they went on a successful sold out headline tour across the UK before playing a sold out headline show at New York’s Rockwood Music Hall in July. In the middle of this, their single “Amsterdam” became BBC Radio One’s Introducing Track of the Week, making one of their dreams come true.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok - Make Your Day |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@thetorsband/video/7248342955419815194 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.tiktok.com}}</ref> They also made it onto BBC Radio 2’s playlist and slid into the top 100 airplay in Germany.
In June 2023, they went on a successful sold out headline tour across the UK before playing a sold out headline show at New York’s Rockwood Music Hall in July. In the middle of this, their single “Amsterdam” became BBC Radio One’s Introducing Track of the Week, making one of their dreams come true.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok - Make Your Day |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@thetorsband/video/7248342955419815194 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.tiktok.com}}</ref> They also made it onto BBC Radio 2’s playlist and slid into the top 100 airplay in Germany.


In 2024, Tors embarked on a major 28-date arena tour of mainland Europe as main support to [[James Blunt]]. This run of shows previewed new music which was recorded in Woodstock with producer, Simone Felice ([[The Lumineers]], [[Noah Kahan]], [[Vance Joy]]). The tour with James Blunt saw Tors closing in on their mission to craft “intimate, personal songs written to be played in stadiums”, having also toured with [[Tom Walker (singer)|Tom Walker]], [[Duncan Laurence]], [[X Ambassadors]], [[Freya Ridings]], [[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]], and [[Sam Ryder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glassnotemusic.com/artists/tors/|title=Tors - Glassnote Records|access-date=21 March 2024|website=Glassnote Records}}</ref>
In 2024, Tors embarked on a major 28-date arena tour of mainland Europe as main support to [[James Blunt]]. This run of shows previewed new music which was recorded in Woodstock with producer, Simone Felice ([[The Lumineers]], [[Noah Kahan]], [[Vance Joy]]). The tour with James Blunt saw Tors closing in on their mission to craft “intimate, personal songs written to be played in stadiums”, having also toured with [[Welshly Arms]], [[Tom Walker (singer)|Tom Walker]], [[Duncan Laurence]], [[X Ambassadors]], [[Freya Ridings]], [[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]], and [[Sam Ryder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glassnotemusic.com/artists/tors/|title=Tors - Glassnote Records|access-date=21 March 2024|website=Glassnote Records}}</ref>


They are set to tour the UK, the US, and mainland Europe in the Summer and Autumn of 2024.
They are set to tour the UK, the US, and mainland Europe in the Summer and Autumn of 2024.
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! scope="row" | "Hold Me"
! scope="row" | "Hold Me"
| 2016
| 2016
| rowspan="31" {{n/a|''Non-album singles''}}
| rowspan="35" {{n/a|''Non-album singles''}}
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! scope="row" | "Now We Fall"
! scope="row" | "Now We Fall"
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! scope="row" | "Happy Enough"
! scope="row" | "Happy Enough"
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| rowspan="8" | 2024
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! scope="row" | "Happy Enough (Acoustic)"
! scope="row" | "Happy Enough (Acoustic)"
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! scope="row" | "Only For You (A Capella)"
! scope="row" | "Only For You (A Capella)"
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! scope="row" | "If It Takes All Night"
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! scope="row" | "Never Give Up"
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! scope="row" | "Never Give Up (Acoustic)"
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! scope="row" | "Dying Stars"
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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==Further reading==
*{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=On: Yorkshire |date=2023-01-03 |title=A Q&A with Tors. Devon indie outfit making waves. |url=https://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/music/bands-artists/tors-band-interview/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=On: Yorkshire Magazine |language=en-GB}}
*{{Cite web |date=2023-01-21 |title=TORS SHARE THE NEW SINGLE & EP 'ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN' |url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/tors-share-the-new-single-ep-anything-can-happen/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=R o c k 'N' L o a d |language=en-GB}}
*{{Cite web |title=On the Rise: Tors |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/tors-on-the-rise |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}
*{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=Tors wait for a "Miracle" on highly-anticipated new single |url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2023/09/07/tors-wait-for-a-miracle-on-highly-anticipated-new-single/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=// MELODIC Magazine |language=en-US}}
*{{Cite web |last=Vitch |first=Billy |date=2023-01-24 |title=A Conversation With Tors |url=https://newsoundgeneration.co.uk/a-conversation-with-tors/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=New Sound Generation |language=en-US}}
*{{Cite web |title=Tors |url=https://www.glassnotemusic.com/artists/tors/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Glassnote Records |language=en-US}}
*{{Cite web |title=Tors - About |url=https://www.musicglue.com/torsband/about |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Tors}}
*{{Cite web |last=Forrest |first=Jo |date=2023-11-20 |title=Tors share their new single 'Tell You' |url=https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/tors-share-their-new-single-tell-you/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=TotalNtertainment |language=en-GB}}
*{{Cite web |title=Tors |url=https://www.glassnotemusic.com/artists/tors/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Glassnote Records |language=en-US}}




Latest revision as of 12:49, 21 October 2024

Tors (band)
Tors (band)
Background information
OriginExeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2016–present
LabelsGlassnote Records
MembersMatt Weedon (lead vocals, guitar)

Theo Weedon (guitar, backing vocals)

Jack Bowden (drums, piano, banjo, backing vocals)
Past membersAndy Humphries
Sam Pritchard
Websitetors.band
Tors performing at Higher Eggbeer Farm, Devon

Tors are a three-piece indie folk band from Devon, United Kingdom, composed of brothers Matt and Theo Weedon, and Jack Bowden.

The band released their latest EP Miracle in 2024 and have signed a deal with Glassnote Records.[1]

In June 2023, they went on a successful sold out headline tour across the UK before playing a sold out headline show at New York’s Rockwood Music Hall in July. In the middle of this, their single “Amsterdam” became BBC Radio One’s Introducing Track of the Week, making one of their dreams come true.[2] They also made it onto BBC Radio 2’s playlist and slid into the top 100 airplay in Germany.

In 2024, Tors embarked on a major 28-date arena tour of mainland Europe as main support to James Blunt. This run of shows previewed new music which was recorded in Woodstock with producer, Simone Felice (The Lumineers, Noah Kahan, Vance Joy). The tour with James Blunt saw Tors closing in on their mission to craft “intimate, personal songs written to be played in stadiums”, having also toured with Welshly Arms, Tom Walker, Duncan Laurence, X Ambassadors, Freya Ridings, John Newman, and Sam Ryder.[3]

They are set to tour the UK, the US, and mainland Europe in the Summer and Autumn of 2024.

History

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The band was founded in Guildford, Surrey by brothers Theo and Matt Weedon, grandsons of influential guitarist Bert Weedon, and Jack Bowden, a drummer whom the brothers recruited via an advert on Gumtree.[4]

The band took their name from tors, a type of rock formation commonly found in Dartmoor National Park, after moving to Devon from Guildford.[5]

On 5 July 2023, it was announced that Tors had been signed to Glassnote Records.[6]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details
Wilder Days
Wilder Days (Acoustic)
  • Released: 13 July 2018
  • Label: Lucky 7 Recordings
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Anything Can Happen
  • Released: 20 January 2023
  • Label: This Fiction
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Anything Can Happen (Alt Versions)
  • Released: 8 March 2023
  • Label: This Fiction
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Miracle
  • Released: 26 April 2024
  • Label: Glassnote Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Hold Me" 2016 Non-album singles
"Now We Fall" 2017
"Merry Go Round
"Seventeen"
"Wilder Days (Acoustic)" 2018
"Don't Cry"
"Don't Cry (Acoustic)" 2019
"Something I Said"
"Something I Said (Acoustic)"
"Empty Hands"
"Empty Hands (Acoustic)"
"The Way That It Goes" 2020
"Look at Us"
"Broken Bones"
"Sorry"
"All My Friends"
"Love Me Back"
"Don't Be Afraid"
"Love You Again"
"How It Hurts"
"Garden On The Kitchen Floor" 2022
"Lonely"
"I Don't Miss You (Except For When I Do)" (feat. Lily Williams)
"Amsterdam" 2023
"Miracle"
"Miracle (Piano Version)"
"Tell You"
"Happy Enough" 2024
"Happy Enough (Acoustic)"
"Only For You"
"Only For You (A Capella)"
"If It Takes All Night"
"Never Give Up"
"Never Give Up (Acoustic)"
"Dying Stars"
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Title Year Album
"Better With You"
(Müne featuring Tors) 		2020 Non-album single

References

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  1. ^ https://www.glassnotemusic.com/artists/tors/
  2. ^ "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  3. ^ "Tors - Glassnote Records". Glassnote Records. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ "We Dive Deep With Indie Pop Trio Tors". Wonderland Magazine. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ Long, Jen (6 January 2023). "On The Rise: Tors". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ Paine, Andre (5 July 2023). "Glassnote Records signs indie-pop trio Tors". Retrieved 21 March 2024.

Further reading

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