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1 Band members  


1.1  Past members  






2 Discography  


2.1  Studio albums  




2.2  Live albums  




2.3  Extended plays  




2.4  Singles  




2.5  Promotional singles  




2.6  Music videos  






3 Awards and nominations  




4 References  




5 External links  




6 Interviews  













The Amazons (band)






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For other uses, see Amazon (disambiguation).

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
  • indie rock
  • hard rock
  • psychedelic rock
    • 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

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    Past members

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    Discography

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    Studio albums

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    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

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

    Extended plays

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

    Singles

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    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

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

    Music videos

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    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

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    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

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