We Have Band
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Background information | |
Origin | Manchester / London, England |
Genres | Dance-punk, krautrock, indie rock, new wave |
Years active | 2007-present |
Labels | Naïve |
Members | Darren Bancroft Thomas Wegg-Prosser Dede Wegg-Prosser |
We Have Band, also known as "WHB", is a three-piece
Instruments and style
The band writes with guitars, bass guitars, synthesizers, soft synthesizers, percussion, drum machines and drum samples. Within a few months of working together they had the collection of songs that formed the backbone of their first album. Many of these songs have appeared as single releases and on various compilations including the
Career
Early live performances
The band started playing in London in April 2008 at venues such as Club Mother Fucker,
Early single and compilation releases
The band released its first single, "Oh!", in November 2008 on the 50bones records label,
Naïve label releases
WHB
Work on the band's first album was finished in Autumn 2009. It was mixed and co-produced by
Singles
"Divisive" was the first single proper from the album. It was iTunes single of the week on its release week of 22 March.[21] It received significant support from Radio 1 DJs Fearne Cotton and Jo Whiley. The video for "Divisive"[22] was made by jul&mat[23] for Solab who have also made videos for Metronomy. "Divisive" was remixed by Tom Starr[24] and the Chicago house legend Carl Craig[25] amongst others. "Divisive" was followed by a re-release of "Oh!".[26] The re-release video was made by Blake Claridge. The final single from WHB was "Love What You Doing?".[27] Released on 6 December 2010,the single was accompanied by remixes by Anoraak, Teenagers and Tokyo, and James Yuill.
Touring
From the 2008 London performances and early international festival performances the band has toured fairly constantly. At the
TV and film
Several of the band's songs have been used in television advertisements. In 2010, the track "Honey Trap" was chosen for the global Diesel 'Be Stupid' campaign.[30] In 2015, "Honey Trap" was also used by Coca-Cola in its 'Choose Coca-Cola' campaign.[31] "Divisive" was used in the TV series Mercy[32] and the Tom Starr remix was used on EA Games Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.[33] The band's third single, "Love What You Doing", was chosen for Stella McCartney's Print Collection Fragrances adverts.[34] and twice in the TV show Made in Chelsea.[35] The band also appeared on the Channel 4 Top Shop ctrl event broadcast in April 2010[36] and was featured on the MTV live sessions.[37]
2011
The band had several European dates and festivals, but mainly worked on its follow up to the first album, WHB, with producer Luke Smith who had recently produced Foals, and the producer mixer Ben Hillier who has worked with Blur, Villagers and Elbow.
2012
Ternion
Ternion was released on 30 January 2012. The limited edition version of the record included a bonus disc Ternion Aside,
Recordstore Day
On Recordstore Day, 21 April 2012, the band released a limited edition double A-side of a cover of The Horrors' "Still Life" and Washed Out's "Within Without".
To promote Ternion, the band performed the following live sessions: All Saints Basement Sessions,[58] Daytrotter,[59] Play NetWork,[58] Nova Radio,[60] le Mouv[61] and The Clash.[62]
Touring
The tour to accompany this album started on 15 February 2012 in Cargo London and was followed by an extensive tour of Europe, then on to South America for 16º Festival Cultura Inglesa with Franz Ferdinand and The Horrors. European and UK festivals followed, including Lovebox, Latitude, Montreux Jazz Festival, Berlin Festival and Dockville. A European autumn tour followed in September 2012, including Berlin Festival.[63] In 2013, the band went to Mexico for some dates with Bandtastic[64] and returned to do a German tour. The band are currently[when?] working on their third album.
Discography
Studio albums
Album title | Album details |
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WHB |
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Ternion |
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Movements |
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Singles
Release details | Release date | Label |
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"Oh!" | November 2008 | 50 Bones |
"You Came Out" | June 2009 | Kill 'em All |
"Divisive" | March 2010 | Naïve Records |
"Oh!" | June 2010 | Naïve Records |
"Love, What You Doing?" | December 2010 | Naïve Records |
"Where Are Your People?" | February 2012 | Naïve Records |
"Tired Of Running" | June 2012 | Naïve Records |
"What's Mine, What's Yours" | November 2012 | Naïve Records |
Remixing
- M83 - Reunion[65]
- Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill[65]
- Peter Bjorn & John - It Don't Move Me[66]
- Bloc Party - Halo[67]
- Micachu - Lips[68]
- James Yuill - This Sweet Love[69]
- Monarchy - Gold in the Fire[70]
- Natalia Kills - Wonderland,[71]
- Wave Machine - Keep The Light On[72]
- Anoraak - Try Me,[73]
- Teenagers In Tokyo - Nightschool[74]
- Filthy Dukes - Messages[75]
- Brisa Roché - Sweat King[76]
Cover versions
- "Let's Dance" (David Bowie) - We Were So Turned On: A Tribute To David Bowie [77]
- "Still Life" (The Horrors) - Record Store Day [78]
- "Within Without (Washed Out)" - Record Store Day [79]
- "West End Girls" (Pet Shop Boys) for Uncovered Compilation[80]
Mixtapes
- SoundCloud - We Have Band - Free Mixtape[81]
- Spotify - We Have Band - Mixtape[82]
- Digital Hunter - We Have Band - Mixtape[83]
- Allez Allez - We Have Band - Mixtape[84]
- Dummy Magazine Mixtape [85]
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