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band, formed in

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in 2010. Band members Justin Hayward-Young (lead vocals, guitar), Freddie Cowan (lead guitar, vocals), Árni Árnason (bass, vocals), Timothy Lanham (guitars, keys, vocals) and Yoann Intonti (drums) have played as the current lineup since former drummer Pete Robertson’s departure in 2016. The Vaccines have toured extensively, playing with and opening up for acts such as

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. The band's debut album was the best-selling debut album of 2011 in the United Kingdom, drawing comparisons to

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. The band have released five studio albums: '' What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?'' (2011), ''

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'' (2012), '' English Graffiti'' (2015), ''

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'' (2018), and '' Back in Love City'' (2021). 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

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), 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 "

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, 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.Bick, Jason (2010)
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—200 people were turned away. The performance was awarded a "4/5" rating by ''

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s for each of the double A-side songs were directed by Doug Hart, former bass player with

. "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)", one minute and 24 seconds in duration, was named "Track of the Day" by '' Q'' magazine and was critically well received. The band recorded its first ever radio session for

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's BBC 6 Music show in December 2010. Following the release of its debut double A-side single, the band continued to tour the UK in the latter part of 2010, while concurrently recording its debut album. The band was followed by documentary makers from ''

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'' during this tour.

2011: ''What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?''

On 5 January 2011, the band was placed third in the

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'' was released on 3 September 2012 in the UK. It reached No. 1 in the album chart, and was certified gold in the UK. The album was released in the US on 4 October 2012 The release was marked by the band's biggest tour to date, including a sold-out show at London's 10,000 capacity Alexandra Palace with support from

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and Diiv. Young has since been critical of the record, calling it a "creative misstep."

2013: ''Melody Calling EP''

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, supported by Australian band

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. This was followed by a support show with

at a War Child charity gig at O2

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on 18 February 2013. Other shows in 2013 included London's

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on 2 May (where the band were supported by

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), Hyde Park on 6 July (supporting The Rolling Stones), and Glastonbury Festival on 28 June 2013. The Vaccines featured on the cover of the 30 April 2013 issue of ''

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'' magazine, in which they revealed that they were working on some new material which may either be part of an EP or part of a third album. On 24 June 2013, The Vaccines revealed a brand new track titled "Melody Calling" that premiered on Radio 1. As a result, Zane Lowe named the song 'the Hottest Record in the World'. The song also featured on the NME website and on

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. '' Melody Calling EP'', recorded in Los Angeles by Rich Costey and John Hill, was released on 12 August 2013 with work on the new album scheduled to start in spring 2014. On 29 October 2013, the short film ''I Don't Even Know You'', detailing the band's tour through 2012 to 2013 was premiered on The Guardian website. The film was produced by PulseFilms. After taking time off from touring at the end of Summer 2013, members of the band were involved in various different projects, with Cowan travelling to Senegal to play alongside

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and the Very Best and Young performing in the US with members of

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2015: ''English Graffiti''

In August 2014, The Vaccines confirmed that they would complete their third album by the end of the year. The producer

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, who has worked on records for artists including

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told NME that The Vaccines want to create a similar sound to

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's The Woods, though Arnason and Young later attributed that statement to Fridmann's habit of lying to the press and not something the band had ever discussed. In November 2014, after a long break The Vaccines played their first few gigs in India, Vietnam and Hong Kong. The band played new songs from their upcoming third album entitled "Handsome", "Want You So Bad" and "Dream Lover". For this tour, the band expanded to a five-piece, with Cathy Lucas of Fanfarlo and

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accompanying them on keyboards. The band stated in an interview that they would like to put out a single in January 2015 with touring starting in March and an album coming in May. On 19 January 2015, "Handsome", the first song to be revealed from the new album, was played on

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. When speaking to Lowe about the track, Young announced the forthcoming album would be titled '' English Graffiti''. On 18 May 2015, English Graffiti was made BBC Radio 6's 'Album of the Day +' where previously unheard tracks were premiered throughout the show, with a live performance of "Dream Lover" and "(All Afternoon) In Love." The Vaccines have claimed ''English Graffiti'' to be "genre defining". In the summer of 2015, the band toured across America with

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, as they had done on their previous album. They repeated this in Australia later in the year. For the ''English Graffiti'' live shows, The Vaccines recruited a new touring keyboardist, Timothy Lanham. Formerly of Hunting, a band of childhood friends from Australia, Lanham was a bowling alley employee when he met Cowan and Young at the wedding of

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in Tuscany, Italy in September 2014, and they eventually invited him to join them. On 17 June 2016, The Vaccines announced Pete Robertson's amicable departure "to focus on other things", with their recent U.S. tour which had ended a month prior to the announcement being the drummer's last shows with the band. To fulfill their upcoming live commitments, the band recruited Yoann Intonti of

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on drums. On 26 and 28 August 2016, The Vaccines played at the

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, some of their first British concerts with Intonti playing drums, before headliners

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. On the same day as their Reading performance, Justin Young revealed details of their upcoming fourth studio album to

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, saying that "we’ve got most of the record written, actually. We’ve got like twenty songs – I don't know how many of them are gonna end up being Vaccines songs. I think we'll just record in the new year and see what happens!"

2018: ''Combat Sports''

In January 2017, it was reported that The Vaccines' fourth album would contain songs "like polished '70s and '80s rock:

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, Guided by Voices – that kind of stuff. Very smooth, like a super FM radio sound," stated Young. "Someone to Lose", "Out on the Street", and "Young American" were among the songs considered for the album, with the band looking for "a polished pop producer" to handle the recording sessions that were scheduled to take place in February. After published photos taken of the remaining members in the wake of Robertson's departure gave the impression that The Vaccines would continue as a three-piece, Cowan stated that Intonti and ''English Graffiti'' touring keyboardist Timothy Lanham had officially joined the band. "After Pete left, we took some photos with just the three of us and it felt weird. And equally we had these guys that were really involved in making the record, so it felt like the right thing to do. You want to embrace the new chapter, not hold on to what was," said Cowan. In April 2017, The Vaccines played in Shanghai, China where they premiered three new songs: "Your Love Is My Favourite Band", "Surfing in the Sky" and "Rolling Stones". They wrote and performed the theme tune for '' Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!'', which began on the BBC in November 2017. In October 2017, the band announced ''

'' would be the name of their fourth studio album. On 3 January 2018 "I Can't Quit", the first single to be taken from the new album, was released. It was BBC Radio 1's 'Hottest Record in the World'. ''

'' charted at No. 4 in the UK upon release. In April 2018 the band embarked on a UK tour to promote the album, culminating with a sold-out show at London's 10,200 capacity venue Alexandra Palace. This was followed by an extensive world tour that took in Europe, Central & North America and Asia. On 29 May 2018, during a summer of festivals, the band again opened for the Rolling Stones' - this time at their concert in Southampton. In July 2018, the band played two new songs entitled 'All My Friends' and 'Let's Jump Off The Top'. From August they embarked on a European stadium tour with

. With Arnason absent for personal reasons, the band were joined throughout the summer by Ru Jarvis of The Maccabees on bass. In November 2018, they released the stand-alone single " All My Friends Are Falling in Love". In January 2019, the band embarked on a tour of Australia performing at The Falls Festival. This was followed by more extensive touring in 2019. In July 2019, it was announced that the band had recorded a duet with Kylie Minogue to accompany the trailer for the

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Oscar nominated '' Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon''. In late 2019, Young and Lanham unveiled their new band '

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'. Their debut album ''Morning Kiss at the Acropolis'' was released in 2020 and included the singles "My Baby Looks Good With Another", "Hannah, You're Amazing" and "Rock Bottom Rock".

2021: ''Back In Love City''

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. In February 2021, The Vaccines released a covers EP entitled ''Cosy Karaoke Vol. 1''. The EP consisted of cover versions of songs by

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. This preceded the release of a limited edition 10 year anniversary version of ''What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?'' on pink vinyl. The band stated that the EP should act as a palate cleanser for what was to come next. On 13 May 2021, the band released the first single from their, as yet, untitled fifth record called Headphones Baby. This was followed by singles Back in Love City and Alone Star. With touring still restricted by the Global COVID-19 pandemic, the band made just one festival appearance in 2021 as secret guests at Latitude Festival. On 10 September 2021, The Vaccines released their 5th studio album Back in Love City. Recorded at

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just outside of El Paso in Texas in December 2019, the album was produced by Daniel Ledinsky with additional production by

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. Back in Love City charted at No.5 in UK upon release, marking the band's fifth consecutive top 5 album, with ''

'' citing a band 'still at their very best and still brimming with ideas and invention.' Following a tour of small venues around the UK for Music Venues Trust, The Vaccines announced an album tour for April 2022.

Discography

Studio albums * '' What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * '' English Graffiti'' (2015) * ''

'' (2018) * '' Back in Love City'' (2021)

Band members

Current members * Justin Hayward-Young – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2010–present) * Freddie Cowan – lead guitar, backing vocals (2010–present) * Árni Árnason – bass guitar, backing vocals (2010–present) * Timothy Lanham – keyboards, additional guitars, percussion, backing vocals (2017–present) * Yoann Intonti – drums, percussion (2017–present) Former members * Pete Robertson – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2010–2016)

Timeline

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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