Peace (band)

Peace
Peace live in Denver 2013
Background information
Origin	Worcester, England
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock, psychedelic rock
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	Drowning In Deuce, Third Exit, Farmyard Juice, Yak
Website	peaceforeverever.co.uk
Members	Harry "Harrison" Koisser Samuel Koisser Douglas Castle Dominic Boyce

Peace are an English indie rock quartet, formed in Worcester. The band consists of brothers Harry (vocals, guitar) and Sam Koisser (bass), Doug Castle (guitar) and Dom Boyce (drums). The band began to receive critical acclaim in early 2012 from publications such as The Guardian and NME, who compared them to The Maccabees, Foals, Wu Lyf and Vampire Weekend. They were considered part of the B-Town movement, along with other bands such as Swim Deep, Jaws and Superfood.

Their first single, "Follow Baby", was self-released in April 2012 in the form of 500 7" vinyl copies. The band then signed to Columbia Records & released their debut extended play, EP Delicious, on 7 September 2012. With their debut studio album, In Love, released on 25 March 2013, the band released their lead single "Wraith" on 13 January 2013. It was announced by the BBC on 9 December 2012 that Peace had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll.

Originally named November and the Criminal, the band formed in August 2009 and released their self-titled debut EP in March 2010 before changing their name to Peace in October 2010. The band stated in 2013 they changed their name after having "written a whole different group of songs, which had a different feel" and dismissed their previous incarnation as November and The Criminal as being a "high-school band, when we were in college". During the band's last gig under their old name, they performed the first song written as Peace twice during their set.

Lead singer Harry Koisser stated that the band arose out of boredom, while the name Peace was inspired by a photograph celebrating the end of World War Two. The Koisser brothers grew up in Droitwich where they attended the Wychavon Youth Music after school club and formed Farmyard Juice before forming The Third Exit together in January 2004 whilst at Droitwich Spa High School. The brothers also formed Emo/Melodic hardcore band "Drowning In Deuce" in 2008. Boyce and Castle both attended Nunnery Wood High School, with the band forming when Harry Koisser and Boyce met at Worcester Sixth Form College.