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The Vaccines
The Vaccines performing at 9:30 Club in May 2011
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresIndie rock[1][2]
Post-punk revival[3][4] Pop
Years active2010–present
LabelsOh Genesis
Marshall Teller
Columbia
MembersJustin Young
Árni Hjörvar
Freddie Cowan
Pete Robertson
Websitewww.thevaccines.co.uk

The Vaccines are an English indie rock[1][2] band who formed in West London in 2010. The band's debut album, What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?, was released through Columbia Records on 14 March 2011[5] and reached number 4 in the UK Album Chart .They have drawn comparisons to Ramones and The Strokes. The band, however, talk of influences ranging from "'50s rock 'n' roll to 80s American hardcore and good pop music". They have toured extensively and opened up for the likes of The Walkmen, The Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire.

History

2010: Early career

Formed in early 2010, the band consists of Justin Young (guitar/vocals; formerly Stiff Records solo artist Jay Jay Pistolet[6]), Árni Hjörvar (bass), Freddie Cowan (guitar, younger brother of Tom from The Horrors) and Pete Robertson (drums).[7][8][9][10] The band was initially formed by Young and Cowan in the Summer of 2009 with a third member who soon left.[11] After months of attempting to perfect their sound, the band uploaded the demo "If You Wanna" to YouTube in August 2010 and the song immediately received praise from people such as Zane Lowe, who named it as his 'Hottest Record in the World' on 18 August 2010.[12] After playing their first gig in Leicester, they embarked on their debut UK tour between September and November 2010, and interest in the band led their first London performance (at The Flowerpot in October 2010) to sell out, with the audience including Alex Kapranos, Marcus Mumford, and members of White Lies and The Maccabees, and 200 people having to be turned away. The performance was awarded 4/5 by The Guardian and described by Clash as "fantastic, exhilarating and exciting". It was in this same article that the magazine predicted the band could help usher in a new era for guitar music.[11][13][14][15][16]

2010–2011: What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?

On 29 November 2010, the band released their debut single "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)" / "Blow It Up", in the UK, which was limited to 1000 copies and released on Marshall Teller Records. Both videos for the double a-side were directed by Doug Hart of The Jesus & Mary Chain fame. Only one minute and 24 seconds long, Wreckin' Bar was named "Track of the Day" by Q magazine and was well received critically.[17] The band continued to tour the UK for the remainder of the year (whilst concurrently recording their debut album), followed by documentary makers from Vice Magazine. They recorded their first ever radio session for Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show in December 2010.[18] The band also performed live on Later with Jools Holland, the first band ever to do so before releasing a single.

On 5 January 2011, they were placed third in the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll and, in the same week, appeared on the cover of NME Magazine for the first time.[7] The band then spent the beginning of the year touring on the 2011 NME Awards Tour, supporting Crystal Castles.[7] They also travelled to America for the first time where, in New York, they were watched by Debbie Harry.[19] Having been signed to Columbia Records, the band released their second single "Post Break-Up Sex" on 24 January 2011, where it debuted at number 32 in the UK.[20][21] It was at this time the band were nominated for an MTV Award for "Best New Band of 2011" and a Critics' Choice Brit Award. Following a trip to SXSW, the band then released their debut album What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?[22][23][24] on 14 March 2011 through Columbia Records, to generally positive reviews.[5] The album was going to be released on 21 March 2011, coinciding with the release of The Strokes' fourth album Angles, but was brought forward a week, leading to speculation that the band's label were keen to avoid this.

On 10 June 2011, The Vaccines performed as a supporting act for the Arctic Monkeys in a 10,000 capacity tent set up at Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield. It followed a trip the two bands had made to America together, where The Vaccines made their network television debut performing "If You Wanna" on the Late Show with David Letterman. The Don Valley gig ushered in a summer of festivals around the world, of which the band claim to have played in the region of 45. The Vaccines ended their summer at the Reading & Leeds Festivals where they were joined on stage by members of The Horrors, returning the favour later in the day.[25] The band were named by NME Magazine as the number 1 band of the weekend. It was not the first time The Vaccines had collaborated on stage. They have previously been joined by Lyle Preslar of Minor Threat, Ryan Jarman of The Cribs and Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand. Under slightly different circumstances, the band have also been joined by Kate Moss, who plays drums and guitar with them in a television commercial for Rimmel.

In August The Vaccines debuted new song, "Tiger Blood", produced by Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes at his New York studio.

In Autumn 2011, the band were forced to postpone tours of Japan and the USA, as well as shows across Europe, after singer Justin Young encountered a reoccurring vocal issue which has seen him operated on 3 times in the space of 9 months. Despite this, the band still played upwards of 150 shows in that year, culminating with two nights at London's o2 Brixton Academy.

In September 2011, during a performance at the 9.30 Club in Washington D.C, The Zombies dedicated the song "This Will Be Our Year", often cited as Justin Young's favourite song, to The Vaccines.

In October 2011 The Vaccines launched the world's first crowdsourced music video for single "Wetsuit".

On Christmas Day 2011, The Vaccines appeared on Top of The Pops for the first time, before welcoming in the New Year on Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny.

The song If You Wanna is featured on the advert for Series 3 of Made in Chelsea.

2012–present: The Vaccines Come of Age

On the 30th of January 2012, it was confirmed that The Vaccines were recording their second LP in March with producer Ethan Johns, frontman Justin Young said of how the band's second album was shaping up: "It's mostly written and we're going into the studio in Belgium in March to start recording so it'll definitely be out this year, without a doubt. We've definitely got six songs written that we all want to be on the record, but there's tonnes of other new songs and we're actually going into the studio out in Australia to work on ideas. I think we're in a good place with it and it's quite exciting."[26]

On 27th of March 2012, it was confirmed that The Vaccines would support The Stone Roses at their Heaton Park concert on 29th of June 2012.[27]

On 1st of April 2012, The Quietus reported that The Vaccines would be releasing a split 7" single with R. Stevie Moore through O Genesis Records in aid of Record Store Day, with The Vaccines covering Moore's Why Should I Love You? and Moore tackling Post Break-Up Sex.[28].

On 23rd of April 2012, frontman Justin Young said that the band had already recorded "six or seven" songs, and the record will be released "after summer, when we're ready." He added that the new album will be "more intimate and close" than their debut. He also said that he considered the band to be a pop band in a rock'n'roll format, saying, "I think we've always from day one wanted to write pop songs, write the kind of songs we listen to. Pop seems to be a dirty word but we don't think it should be."[29]

On the 28th of May the song 'No Hope' was uploaded to the bands' Youtube page, and has also been made available for pre-order on iTunes. According to NME.com, The Vaccines' second album will be called 'The Vaccines Come of Age' and is due for release on 3 September 2012, some other titles are rumoured to be on the album: 'Bad Mood' 'Weirdo' 'Teenage Icon' 'All in Vain' and 'Lonely World'.

On 8th of June, a video was released for the bands' upcoming single 'No Hope' which was shot in black and white.

Discography

Studio albums

Album Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[30] 		AUT
[31] 		BEL (FLA)
[32] 		BEL (WAL)
[33] 		DEN
[34] 		FRA
[35] 		IRE
[36] 		NL
[37] 		SWE
[38] 		SWI
[39]
What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? 4 50 29 45 33 124 16 35 40 36
The Vaccines Come Of Age
  • Released: 3 September 2012
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, Vinyl
 to be released

Live albums

  • Live from London, England (2011)

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[30] 		BEL (FLA)
[32] 		BEL (WAL)
[33]
"Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)" / "Blow It Up" 2010 157 — — What Did You
Expect From
the Vaccines?
"Post Break-Up Sex" 2011 32 29 27
"If You Wanna" 35 — —
"All In White" — 40 —
"Nørgaard" 84 — —
"Wetsuit" / "Tiger Blood" 164 66 —
"Why Should I Love You?"[a] 2012 — — — non-album single
"No Hope" released 8 July The Vaccines Come Of Age
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

B-Sides

Title Year A-Side
"We're Happening" 2011 "Post Break-Up Sex"
"Out of the Way" "If You Wanna"[b]
"It's All Good"
"Good Guys Don't Wear White"
"Tuck & Roll" "All in White"
"Primal Urges" "Norgaard"
"Blow Your Mind" 2012 "No Hope"

Music videos

Title Year Director Reference
"Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)" 2010 Douglas Hart [40]
"Blow It Up" —
"Post Break-Up Sex" Stephen Angew [41]
"If You Wanna" 2011 Douglas Hart [42]
"All In White" Lope Serrano —
"Nørgaard" Bob Harlow [43]
"Wetsuit" Poppy de Villeneuve [44]
"Tiger Blood" Ollie Murray [45]
"No Hope" — — —

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Nominated work Award Result
2011 BBC Sound of 2011 The Vaccines Sound of 2011 Third
MTV Awards Brand New for 2011 Nominated
Quintessentially Awards Best Emerging Talent Winners
MOJO Awards Best New Act Nominated
Q Awards Best New Band Nominated
BRIT Awards Critics' Choice Runners Up
2012 NME Awards Best New Band Winners
What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? Best Album Nominated
XFM The Vaccines New Music Award Winners
BRIT Awards Best New Artist Nominated

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Why Should I Love You?" was released as a double A-side with R. Stevie Moore's cover of "Post Break-Up Sex" as part of Record Store Day.
  2. ^ The single "If You Wanna" was released in two editions, the first featuring "Out of the Way" as the B-Side and the second featuring "It's All Good" as the B-Side.

References

  1. ^ a b "3rd place for the indie quartet". BBC.Sound of 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "The Vaccines / Adele Chart Battle". Clash. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Music :: Album review – The Vaccines: What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Columbia)". Express.co.uk. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. ^ The Vaccines: 'Post Break-Up Sex' – Music Singles Review. Digital Spy (17 January 2011). Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "The Vaccines: What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? – Debut Album", Clash. Retrieved 2011-01-05
  6. ^ Roberts, Lynn (2010) "http://www.forfolkssake.com/news/6608/jay-jay-pistolets-new-band-first-track-revealed",For Folks Sake blog. Retrieved 2011-10-03
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  10. ^ Lester, Paul (2008) "New Band of the Day: Jay Jay Pistolet", The Guardian, 5 November 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-20
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  22. ^ Spin Magazine Album Review – 8/10 Spin Magazine. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  23. ^ The Fly album review – 9/10 The Fly. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  24. ^ Financial Times album review – 4/5 Financial Times. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  25. ^ "The Horrors and The Vaccines trade guest spots at Reading Festival | News". NME. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  26. ^ "The Vaccines to record second album in March with producer Ethan Johns | News". NME. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  27. ^ RETROFUZZ (22 October 2011). "Official Website". The Stone Roses. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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  30. ^ a b Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
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