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Porij
Porij are an English four-piece band formed in Manchester in 2019 after meeting at the Royal Northern College of Music. At the time, the band consisted of Tommy Villiers, Tom Donaldson, James Middleton, and Scout Moore. Villiers and Donaldson later left and were replaced by guitarist Jacob Maguire and drummer Nathan Carroll. They have released the EPs ''Breakfast'', ''Baby Face'', and ''Outlines'', before supporting Coldplay for four Manchester gigs of their Music of the Spheres World Tour in mid-2023. They released their debut album, ''Teething'', in April 2024, which was received positively by ''DIY'', ''The Line of Best Fit'', ''NME'', ''Dork'', and ''Clash'', but not ''The Guardian''. Career 2019–2022: Formation, ''Breakfast'', and ''Baby Face'' Porij was formed in early 2019 by four popular music students at the Royal Northern College of Music. The band's original members were vocalist and guitarist Tommy Villiers, drummer Tom Donaldson, bassist and keyboardist Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Villiers
Thomas George Villiers is an English musician from Saffron Walden. After being introduced to dance music via his brother, he began producing drum and bass tracks and uploading them to SoundCloud. While at the Royal Northern College of Music, he joined See Thru Hands and cofounded Porij, with whom he released one and two EPs respectively. In mid-2020, he formed Piri & Tommy with Piri, with whom he released the mixtape '' Froge.mp3'', which they promoted with Froge.tour, and several singles including " Soft Spot", " Beachin", " On & On", " Feel It", " Updown", and " Nice 2 Me". He also played the anti-hero in the music video for Wet Leg's " Ur Mum" and has released several singles including a remix of LF System's "Afraid to Feel". Life and career Early life Thomas George Villiers grew up in Saffron Walden and attended Saffron Walden County High School. He was a fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers growing up and started a funk rock band in school, Room C. In 2016, he played at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |