Overmono is a Welsh

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duo consisting of brothers Tom and Ed Russell.

History

Both Tom and Ed Russell had careers in music prior to the formation of Overmono. Tom made predominantly

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under the name 'Truss', and Ed as 'Tessela' with

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and rave-inspired tracks including 2013's "Hackney Parrot". The brothers had also performed together under the name 'TR/ER' for a brief time in 2012. The duo began producing music together in 2015, with their first EP, ''Arla'', being released on

XL Recordings XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been ran and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group. Although only releasing an average of six alb ...

in 2016. Alongside XL, the duo has also released music on their own label, Poly Kicks, founded by Ed in 2013. The label has also released music from

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and Special Request, and the Overmono remix of

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's "I Have A Love" released in 2020. In 2021, the duo won 'UK's Best Live Act' at ''

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s Best of British award. Overmono has frequently collaborated with

. Their first release as a trio was with 2019's "Bromley" / "Still Moving", released on XL Recordings under the

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. The duo released their debut studio album, '' Good Lies'', on 12 May 2023 through XL Recordings. As of 25 May, the album had peaked at number 11 on the

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and gained an average

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rating of 83/100 out of 9 critic reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Good Lies'' (XL Recordings, 12 May 2023)

EPs

* ''Arla I'' (XL Recordings, 29 July 2016) * ''Arla II'' (XL Recordings, 10 March 2017) * ''Arla III'' (XL Recordings, 24 November 2017) * ''Raft Living'' (Poly Kicks, 5 October 2018) * ''Whities 019'' (AD 93, 7 December 2018) * ''Everything U Need'' (XL Recordings, 6 November 2020) * ''Cash Romantic'' (XL Recordings, 8 April 2022)

Singles

* "POLY011" (Poly Kicks, 1 November 2019) * "Bromley" / "Still Moving" (XL Recordings, 22 November 2019) * "Pieces of 8" / "Echo Rush" (XL Recordings, 8 April 2021) * "If U Ever" (

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Records, 12 May 2021) * "BMW Track" / "So U Kno" (Poly Kicks, 16 June 2021) * "Diamond Cut" / "Bby" (XL Recordings, 19 November 2021) * "Blind Date" (XL Recordings, 23 September 2022) * "Walk Thru Water" (XL Recordings, 17 November 2022) * "Is U" (XL Recordings, 18 January 2023) * "Calling Out" (XL Recordings, 22 February 2023) * "Good Lies" (XL Recordings, 31 March 2023)

Mixes

* ''fabric presents Overmono (Mixed)'' (Fabric Records, 16 July 2021)

Remixes

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- "DEGREELESSNESS (Overmono Remix)" -

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2017 *

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- "Teenage Birdsong (Overmono Remix)" -

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2019 *

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- Not The News (Overmono Remix 1) - Poly Kicks 2020 *

- Not The News (Overmono Remix 2) - Poly Kicks 2020 *

- "I Have a Love (Overmono Remix)" - September Recordings 2020 *

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- " Eyes Closed - Overmono Remix" -

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2023

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