Shy and the Fight
| Shy and The Fight | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Llangollen, Wales and Chester, England |
| Genres | acoustic folk indie rock |
| Years active | 2010–2014 |
| Website | www |
| Members | Thomas Hyndman Carrie Anderson Christopher Done Tom Wootton Michael Deponeo Samuel Williams Jackson Almond |
Shy and The Fight were a 7-piece Welsh acoustic folk indie rock band from Llangollen, Wales & Chester, England. The band included Tom Hyndman (guitar, lead vocals), Carrie Anderson (violin, backing vocals), Christopher Done (bass, backing vocals), Michael Deponeo (lead guitar, vocals), Tom Wootton (drums), Samuel Williams (drums) and Jackson Almond (piano, banjo).
The band have released one limited EP - Shy and the Fight (2010), and one further 7" vinyl single - All That We See or Seem / Breaks (Popty Ping, 2012).
The band formed following Tom Hyndman's departure from Out From Animals / Scams, following Scams' performance at SXSW in 2010. Initially they were a 6-piece, with the later addition of Williams on drums. A first EP, a limited CD pressing titled Shy and the Fight at the tail end of 2010, sold out. The EP came to the attention of BBC Radio Wales's Adam Walton, who quickly playlisted the band for his show. A booking for the Stop Making Sense festival 2010 in Croatia soon followed. They cited their influences as Sufjan Stevens, Frank Turner, Elliott Smith, Villagers, The Delgados, Arcade Fire and Los Campesinos.
April 2011 saw the use of the EP track How to Stop an Imploding Man as the soundtrack to the Jack Wills controversial Easter 2011 advertising campaign. The campaign was ultimately banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The track also picked up additional BBC Radio 1 airplay from Jen Long, alongside further national attention from the Welsh media and an appearance at the 2011 Chester Rocks festival.
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