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    • About The Vaccines

    The Vaccines are an English indie rock band, formed in West London in 2010 by Justin Hayward-Young (lead vocals, guitar), Freddie Cowan (lead guitar, vocals), Árni Árnason (bass, vocals) and Pete Robertson (drums, vocals). After Robertson's departure in 2016, keyboardist Timothy Lanham and drummer Yoann Intonti were promoted from touring musicians to official band members.

    They have toured extensively, playing with and opening up for acts such as The Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire, The Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Muse amongst others. The band's debut album was the best-selling debut album of 2011 in the United Kingdom, drawing comparisons to The Ramones and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

    Genres: Rock, Alternative & Indie, Indie rock, Surf Rock, Surf Punk, Post Punk Revival, Garage Rock

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    Eleven years since the band’s inception, The Vaccines are still at the forefront of the UK music scene.

    When Justin Hayward-Young founded the indie-rock group alongside Freddie Cowan, Árni Árnason, and Pete Robertson in 2010, they surely could never have predicted how well they would do. Their debut record What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? made the London-based band bonafide rockstars seemingly overnight, gaining a legion of dedicated fans. In 2012, they capitalized upon their stratospheric ascent to the top with their UK no.1 sophomore album, Come Of Age, that same year the then four-piece graced one of 1883’s covers for our 6th issue. Over the last decade, the band has had five UK top 5 albums, gained a reputation as one of the nation’s best live bands, sold-out countless arena headline shows, performed on unforgettable festival slots, and had a lineup change as Robertson left and Timothy Lanham and Yoann Intonti joined the group.

    Undoubtedly the band has maintained their key position in the UK music scene because of how they’ve continually evolved over time, after the first two records some fans might of wanted more of the same sound but the group returned with the adventurous and somewhat underrated album, English Graffiti, in 2015. Followed by 2018’s reinvigorated and inspired LP, Combat Sports, the album that saw Lanham and Intonti join as official members. But if you thought The Vaccines couldn’t continue this winning streak of creative brilliance then think again — The Vaccines’ forthcoming fifth album Back In Love City is the band’s best album to date. It’s a concept record based around a modern-day pleasure island – equal part utopia and dystopia. Back In Love City was born from the band’s fascination with emotions as commodities and the desperation for human connection. The record has a fresh new sound with pop sensibilities but it also distills some of th

    The Vaccines

    British indie rock band

    The Vaccines are an English indie rock band, formed in West London in 2010 by Justin Hayward-Young and Freddie Cowan. The band currently consists of Young (lead vocals, guitars), Árni Árnason (bass, vocals), Timothy Lanham (guitars, keys, vocals) and Yoann Intonti (drums).

    The Vaccines have toured extensively, playing with and opening up for acts such as the Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon,Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Imagine Dragons, and Muse.

    The band's debut album was the best-selling debut album of 2011 in the United Kingdom, drawing comparisons to the Ramones, the Strokes, and the Jesus and Mary Chain. The band have released six studio albums: What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? (2011), Come of Age (2012), English Graffiti (2015), Combat Sports (2018), Back in Love City (2021), and Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations (2024). They have sold two million records worldwide.

    History

    2010: Formation

    Composed of Justin Hayward-Young (known professionally as Justin Young), Arni Arnason (bass), Pete Robertson (drums) and Freddie Cowan (guitar and younger brother of Tom Cowan from the Horrors), the band was initially formed by Young and Cowan in the summer of 2009. After months of attempting to perfect their sound, the band uploaded the demo "If You Wanna" to YouTube in August 2010. The song immediately received praise from people such as Zane Lowe, who named it the 'Hottest Record in the World' on 18 August 2010. After the band's first-ever London show, a Clash magazine article predicted that the band could help usher in a new era for guitar music.

    During the Vaccines' debut UK tour between September and November 2010, interest in the band led to a debut London performance

    The Vaccines is a London, UK indie rock band formed in 2010, consisting of Justin Young (vocals, guitar), Árni Hjörvar (bass), Freddie Cowan (guitar), and Pete Robertson (drums). After signing to Marshall Teller Records, they released their debut single, "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)"/"Blow It Up". The band recorded their first radio session for Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show in December 2010. They also performed live on Later with Jools Holland. On 5th January 2011 they were placed third in the BBC's 'Sound of 2011' poll.

    Having been signed to Columbia Records, the band released their second single "Post Break-Up Sex" on 24th January 2011. The song entered at number thirty-two in the U.K. The band released their debut album What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? on 14th March through Columbia Records. The album made the top five in the U.K. Singles released after the album launch were "If You Wanna", "All in White", "Nørgaard" and "Wetsuit" / "Tiger Blood".

    The Vaccines were also nominated for an MTV Award for 'Best New Band of 2011'.

    The No Hope Songfacts reports that The Vaccines second album, The Vaccines Come Of Age, will be released September 3, 2012. The first single to be released from the record, "No Hope", received its first play on Zane Lowe's BBC 1 Radio show on May 28, 2012..