False Advertising (band) explained

False Advertising
Origin:Manchester and Oxford, England
Genre:Alternative rock, grunge, noise pop
Years Active:2013–present
Label:Alcopop! Records, Too Pure
Current Members:Jen Hingley
Chris Warr
Josh Sellers

False Advertising are a British three-piece alternative rock group from Manchester and Oxford, England.

Biography

False Advertising was formed by Jen Hingley and Chris Warr in 2013, with Josh Sellers completing the lineup in 2014.[1] Upon deciding that between them they could produce and release their own music,[2] they set about writing and self recording their debut album.[3] The band released their first single ‘Dozer’ and self-titled album False Advertising in 2015, in June 2016 they released a 7" single on Too Pure Singles Club.[4] The band are noted for their live instrument swapping.[5]

The band received coverage by Total Guitar,[6] The Skinny,[7] DIY (magazine), NME,[8] The Independent,[9] Drowned In Sound and MusicRadar, where Jen was cited #8 in Music Radar's ‘Best New Guitarists in the world right now’ poll.[10]

They have played festivals including Two Thousand Trees Festival,[11] Truck Festival, [12] SXSW,[13] Liverpool Sound City,[14] Meltdown (festival) (curated by Robert Smith), Kendal Calling,[15] Zandari Festa[16] Waves Vienna.[17] In 2018 they put on their own festival in Manchester called ‘Falsetival’.[18]

In October 2018, the band were chosen as recipients of PRS for Music's Momentum Fund.[19]

Jen Hingley's uncle is Tom Hingley, who was previously the singer of The Inspiral Carpets.[20]

Band members

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vinyl Perspective: False Advertising on Record Store Day 2016. Bitter Sweet Symphonies. 10 April 2016.
  2. Web site: False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview. Theskinny.co.uk. en. 2019-03-08.
  3. Web site: False Advertising – False Advertising - Album review. Theskinny.co.uk.
  4. Web site: False Advertising bite back on 'Give It Your Worst'. Diymag.com. 29 April 2016 .
  5. Web site: Sound City 2018 Live Review ft False Advertising, Giungla, 77:78. Drunkenwerewolf.com. 7 May 2018.
  6. Web site: 28 new guitarists you need to hear in 2016. Musicradar.com. 15 March 2016.
  7. Web site: False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview. Theskinny.co.uk.
  8. Web site: What it's really like to be an unsigned act in 2017. Nme.com. 10 March 2017.
  9. Web site: The best UK festivals for discovering new music - and who to see when you get there. Independent.co.uk. 23 March 2018.
  10. Web site: The 14 best new guitarists in the world right now. Team 2017-12-13T11:16:12.346ZGuitars. MusicRadar.com. 13 December 2017. EN-GB. 2019-03-08.
  11. Web site: PREVIEW: Ten bands to see at 2000 Trees 2019 - God is in the TV . 5 July 2019 .
  12. Web site: Jul 26, 2019: Truck Festival 2019 at Hill Farm Cornbury, Oxfordshire, UK | Concert Archives.
  13. Web site: SXSW 2017 Announces 200 More Artists, Nile Rodgers Keynote. Stereogum.com. 15 November 2016. 19 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Liverpool Sound City - Day One: Live review. Louderthanwar.com. 3 June 2016.
  15. Web site: False Advertising at Kendal Calling. Kendalcalling.co.uk.
  16. Web site: False Advertising Talk Playing in South Korea. Blog.kycker.net. 19 October 2018.
  17. Web site: 42 new artists for Waves Vienna 2018. Wavesvienna.com. 31 July 2018.
  18. Web site: False Advertising Announce Manchester Based: Falsetival 2018. Louderthanwar.com. 19 March 2018.
  19. Web site: Stillhound and Catholic Action gain support from Momentum Music Fund. Creativescotland.com.
  20. Web site: Interview: Tom Hingley. Mancunion.com. 30 November 2017.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "False Advertising (band)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.