Ultimate Painting were an English alternative rock

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, formed in London in 2014. The band was composed of co-frontmen Jack Cooper and James Hoare, with a revolving cast of rhythm sections. The band were named after a painting made by the

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art community in

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in the late 1960s.

History

The band were formed in 2014 by Blackpool-born singer-guitarist Jack Cooper, who previously fronted

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and co-fronted Beep Seals with ex-

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guitarist Ian Smith, and

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-born singer-guitarist James Hoare, who co-fronts Proper Ornaments and also co-fronted Veronica Falls. The band signed to Trouble in Mind and released their self-titled debut album in 2014. Follow-up album ''Green Lanes'' was released in 2015, and the third album ''Dusk'' on 30 September 2016. In October 2017, the band signed to UK label

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and it was confirmed that the band were working on their next album at James Hoare's home studio. On 29 January 2018, the band released ''Not Gonna Burn Myself Anymore'' as a digital single and revealed the release date of fourth album ''Up!'' for April. On 12 February 2018, Jack Cooper announced that the band were splitting up, adding that "the partnership at the core of this band has always been a very fragile thing, but due to an irreconcilable breakdown we will no longer be working with each other". The previously announced album release was cancelled at Cooper's express request and the UK tour to support it was also cancelled. Cooper commented on 6 April 2018, the proposed release day of ''Up!'', that he had "had lots of emails, messages and questions about the unreleased UP album ever coming out. I reeeaaally appreciate the curiosity but no, it isn’t coming out. I’m onto to something really fresh and exciting so sit tight!".

Discography

Albums

* ''Ultimate Painting'' (2014) * ''Green Lanes'' (2015) * ''Dusk'' (2016) * ''Up!'' (2018 - unreleased)

Live albums

* ''Live at Third Man Records'' (2016)

References

External links

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{{Authority control English indie rock groups Musical groups established in 2014 Musical groups disestablished in 2018 Third Man Records artists Bella Union artists 2014 establishments in England