I feel like most uk english indie/altrock bands come through with a decent debut then usually just fade quickly.

Wombats, cribs to an extent (their decline has taken longer than most), vampire weekend, all the other ones i cant remember because like i said they faded quickly

Fuck i had way more bands in mind

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I totally agree with that Mort. I've always put it down to the fact that most English bands will release EPs first and wisely build up to their debut. Many don't necessarily fade away, but they don't match their debuts either.



PS: You may want to check where Vampire Weekend are from!

holy shit new york did not expect that

they got insanely popular over here in england so quickly that i always assumed they were from here

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Yeah, they're more an English style of band. BTW, they're last album was excellent imo.

You can file The Kooks under those faded bands too

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The Cribs

The Kooks

The Rakes



Basically any English band that has 1 word after "The".

I was gonna say the drums but then i found out there not from here either dammit

My whole life has been a lie

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Seriously... Are you actually "there" Mort? LOL.

Vampire Weekend haven't really fade away

When a bunch of fresh faced youths playing fun indie rock/pop get popular here i just assume theyre homegrown haha

Cmon tho you can see how i thought the drums and vampire weekend were british

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Agreed Pangea... Actually, I thought their most recent is their best.



Yes, I can Mort. They're all wannabee poms... Lord knows why. ;-)

"Agreed Pangea... Actually, I thought their most recent is their best."

The last one is definitely their best yeah

Oi now, im half aussie (my mum is one of you lot)

Vampire weekend peaked in terms of popularity over here after their debut though, which is sad because they are still quite good. Dont here them get played anywhere near as much as they used to

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Ahh, so you can swing back & forth when supporting whoever is winning in whatever sport you watch.

Oh yeah, The Ashes is always a treat.

vampire weekend have only gotten better btw

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You could make a case that VW's 2nd LP wasn't as good as their debut, but their 3rd one tops them both. Unfotunately, that wasn't the case with The Wombats.

Yeah, I know I'm weird, but their second album always spoke to me far more. The first one was just kinda "eh".

Basically, it seems like if any of the songs were used in The Inbetweeners that it's gonna be a one hit wonder band.

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LOL re: Inbetweeners. I never got the appeal of that show/movie.

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Ahhh, is that it. I did not graduate from Hooligan school.