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Breton (band)

English rock band

Breton (band)

English rock band

FieldValue
nameBreton
image14-06-08 RiP Breton Roman Rappak.JPG
captionRoman Rappak during Rock im Park in 2014
genre
originLondon, England, UK
years_active2007–2019
label
past_members*Adam Ainger
  • Roman Rappak
  • Daniel McIlvenny
  • Ian Patterson
  • Ryan McClarnon
  • Alex Wadey

Breton was an English band from London, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Roman Rappak, drummer Adam Ainger, programmer Ian Patterson, bassist Daniel McIlvenny, and visual artist Ryan McClarnon.

Rappak and Ainger began playing together around 2007, but the full group did not coalesce until several years later. They envisioned themselves as a multimedia artist collective, working from a former NatWest bank building in Elephant and Castle which they dubbed Breton Labs. The group released three extended plays and did remixes for artists such as Tricky, Alt-J, The Temper Trap, Lana Del Rey and Local Natives. The group signed to Fatcat Records in 2011 and released their debut full-length, Other People's Problems, early the following year.

For much of 2012 and 2013, the band played around Europe while writing material in preparation for a follow-up album. As their own studios had been earmarked for demolition, the five-piece moved to Berlin to record the new album. They set up their own label and signed with Believe Recordings (UK) and released the singles "Envy" and "Got Well Soon" by the end of 2013. In early February 2014, the album War Room Stories was released.

Breton's single "Edward the Confessor" was included in the 2012 action-adventure game Sleeping Dogs as one of the songs in the in-game "Kerrang! Radio". The following year, their single "The Commission" was included in the racing video game Asphalt 8: Airborne as one of the main menu themes. In 2015, the band's single "Got Well Soon" was included in episode 4 of the episodic video game Life Is Strange as the first song played inside the Vortex Club, causing a rise in popularity of the single.

In February 2019, Rappak confirmed the splitting of the band through posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Band members

Daniel McIlvenny

Final line-up

  • Adam Ainger - drums (2007–2019)
  • Roman Rappak - lead vocals, guitar (2007–2019)
  • Daniel McIlvenny - bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers (2010–2019)
  • Ian Patterson - beats (2010–2019)
  • Ryan McClarnon - visuals (2012–2019)

Former

  • Alex Wadey (2010–2011)

Discography

Albums

Album and detailsPeak positionsFR
UK
Indie
journal = UKChartsPluspublisher = UKChartsPluslocation = Liverpool}}
Other People's Problems15135
War Room Stories3349

EPs

  • Practical EP (Strange Torpedo, 2010)
  • Sharing Notes EP (BretonLabs, 2010)
  • Counter Balance EP (Hemlock Recordings, 2011)
  • Blanket Rule EP (2012)
  • Escalation EP (BretonLabs, 2013)
  • Force of Habit EP (Cut Tooth / Believe Recordings, 2013)

Singles

;Charting

YearSongPeak positionsAlbumFR
2012"The Commission"141Other People's Problems
2014"Envy"84War Room Stories

;Other singles

  • "Edward the Confessor" (Fat Cat Records, 2011)
  • "Interference" (Fat Cat Records, 2012)
  • "Jostle" (Fat Cat Records, 2012)
  • "Population Density" (Fat Cat Records, 2012)
  • "Remixed 12"" (Fat Cat Records, 2013)
  • "Got Well Soon" (Cut Tooth / Believe Recordings, 2013)
  • "Envy" (Cut Tooth / Believe Recordings, 2013)

References

References

  1. Hann, Michael. (23 March 2012). "Breton: Other Peoples' Problems – review". Guardian News and Media Limited.
  2. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/breton-mn0001039612/biography Breton] at [[Allmusic]]
  3. Diver, Mike. (2012). "Breton Other People's Problems Review". BBC.
  4. Martin, Felicity. (9 January 2014). "Breton: East Berlin War Stories". [[Clash (magazine).
  5. Google Trends [https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=got%20well%20soon], rise in popularity noticeable in August 2015
  6. bretonLABS. (2019-02-04). "Thanks for all the amazing messages over the last year. We wanted to officially announce the end of Breton as we are all working on new projects. Thanks to everyone who came to the shows, streamed the music, bought the records and wore the t-shirts... (part 1)pic.twitter.com/lSQMUZ3f0p".
  7. "Breton discography". Hung Medien.
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