Envy & Other Sins was a four-piece band from

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, England, who came to fame by winning

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''. They were the winners of the show, on which they won a £60,000 record contract with

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. The contract allowed them to release one album and two singles. Their first single, " Highness", was released on 3 March 2008, and their debut album, ''

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'', was released on 31 March 2008. On 1 July 2009, the band announced they were to split up, with Jim Macaulay becoming the drummer for

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during the next decade.

Musical style

Writing about the band in November 2006, British music magazine ''

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'' described their songs as "catchy in the extreme, with sweet harmonies, wicked hooks and choruses a-go-go".

Discography

Albums

Singles

Demo songs

* "Man Bites God" * "Step Across" * "Talk to Strangers" * "Tomorrow" * "(It Gets Harder to Be a) Martyr" * "Words Fail" * "Almost Certainly Elsewhere" * "The Company We Keep"

References

External links

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Official Bebo
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