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band formed in

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in 2023. The line-up consists of vocalist Bert Martínez-Cowles, bassist Tom Davies, drummer Aaron Black and guitarists Oli Bowles and Jake Reid.

History

The band was formed from the remnants of other local bands, including Pushing Daisies, Ursus and Roads to Nowhere. The band released their debut single, "Get Inside", on 14 April 2023, with a further three singles following that year. In 2024, they released a further three singles, a re-worked version of their 2023 single "Extract", featuring

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and renamed to "(Re)-Extract", along with a cover of

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's " I Don't Wanna Be Me", which they had been performing live at shows prior. After signing with

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in 2024, they announced that their debut studio album, ''Motionblur'', would be released on 11 July 2025. They also announced a North American tour with Silverstein starting in January 2024. In March 2025, the band released a limited vinyl pressing of an EP called 'SC001', which contains all seven of their singles released in 2023 and 2024 in one collection, not including their collab with Soft Cult or their Type O Negative cover. On the approach to the release of their debut album, the band have toured throughout the UK, Europe and United States - including a debut headline tour of the US. They showcased new material at summer festivals Mystic Festival and

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. By the time their debut album would release they would have opened for acts including

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and

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Musical style

The band became known for their combination of

and

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, while also incorporating elements of

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, which they have referred to as "Dreamo".https://www.facebook.com/splitchainband They are inspired by artists including

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and

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Discography

Albums

* ''motionblur'' (2025)

EPs

* ''SC001'' (2025)

Singles

* "Get Inside" (2023) * "Future" (2023) * "Extract" (2023) * "Chalk" (2023) * "Fade" (2024) * "Descend" (2024) * "Haven" (2024) * "(Re)-Extract" (2024) * " I Don't Wanna Be Me" (2024) * "I’m Not Dying to Be Here" (2025) * "bored.tired.torn" (2025) * "Subside" (2025) * ”who am i” (2025)

References

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