Little Sea were an Australian

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band formed in late 2013, signed to

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. Based in

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, Australia, the band consisted of Andy Butler (lead vocals, guitar), Oliver Kirby (guitar), Dylan Clark (bass, piano), and Leighton Cauchi (drums). They released three

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: ''Wake the Sun'' (2014), ''With You, Without You'' (2015), and ''On Loop'' (2016). They separated on 26 September 2016.

History

The group formed when Andrew Butler and Leighton Cauchi met through mutual friends and played in a progressive metal band. They later formed a new band and were joined by Oliver Kirby in late 2013 and starting posting covers on

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. Dylan Clark completed the line-up in February 2014. The band's first single, "Thank You", was released in May 2014, following which, the band toured Australia, including a support slot for

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at the

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and the Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane. In July, the group was signed to Careless Management, part of Be Like Children, a recently founded joint venture between

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and Matt Cannings. They debuted at number 1 on the Australian

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music chart with their EP ''Wake the Sun'', before touring Australia as main support for international stars

. This led to the group signing to

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in August 2014, before being signed to

record label. In April 2015, Little Sea joined the Australian national Amplify tour, which also featured

acts

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, Jai Waetford, and Jamie's World, among others. In 2015, the band released the single "Change for Love" along with an EP, ''With You Without You''. The EP consists of 6 tracks: "Red Lights", "Change for Love", "I Don't Wanna Leave", "Friends", an acoustic version of "I Don't Wanna Leave" and "Back to You". On 1 July 2015, Little Sea began their Australian headline tour. On 16 September 2016, the band released the EP ''On Loop''. Shortly afterwards, on 26 September 2016, the band announced their breakup on all of their social medias.

History

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

Channel V

References

External links