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Sugarthief joy affair
This article is about the band 'Sugarthief', not to be confused with 'The Sugar Thieves'.
Contents
- Sugarthief joy affair
- Sugarthief performing new ends at oxjam dalston for flying vinyl
- Influences
- Jordi James
- Jack James
- Reece Downton
- Luke Owens
- Singles
- Songs
- References
Sugarthief are an Indie-rock band from Penkridge, Staffordshire in England. The four-piece band consists of Jack and Jordi James (brothers), and school friends Luke Owen and Reece Downton.
Their unique sound has led their debut single 'New ends' to be featured on BBC Introducing WM, and their second single 'Crowing Youth' to reach over 1000 plays within the first week of its release.
The band formed in the summer of 2015, and began with Jack and Jordi as a duo before Reece and Luke joined.
Jordi is the lead singer of the band, and also plays guitar and bass, whilst his brother Jack is the lead guitarist and backing vocals. Reece plays drums and Luke is the bassist of the band.
Many of their songs focus on the issues of small town life, with the song "Leavin'" beginning with the lyrics 'This town's getting far too small for me'.
Sugarthief performing new ends at oxjam dalston for flying vinyl
Influences
The band's influences include Dan Croll, Peace, Swim Deep, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Jaws, Rat Boy, Ed Sheeran, The Kooks, and Circa Waves to name but a few, and Jack and Jordi blame their early influences on their dad's old band-playing days.
Jordi James
Jordi is primarily the lead singer of the band, but has also been playing guitar/bass since he was 12. He is currently studying graphic design at Stafford college, and enjoys writing songs with his brother Jack and the rest of the band.
Jack James
Jack is the lead guitarist of the band, and also sings backing vocals. He has been playing guitar since the age of 7 or 8 and currently works at Google in Covent Garden. Prior to this, he studied Business and marketing at Stafford college for 2 years. Despite living in London, Jack travels home to the Midlands most weekends to practice or play gigs with the band.
Reece Downton
Reece plays the drums for the band, and has been playing since a young age of around 6 years old. He is currently studying A-Level music and names his drumming influences as Tré Cool of the band Green Day and Travis Barker of Blink182.
Luke Owens
Luke plays bass for the band, and has been playing since he was 11 years old. He is self-taught and names some of his influences as being Jonny Cash, Nirvana, The Smiths and Arctic Monkeys.
Singles
Songs
Joy Affair2016
Crowing Youth2016
New Ends2016