Years active 2008–present | Website www.gotalons.com | |
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Origin Hereford, United Kingdom (2008) Members Reuben Brunt, Oliver Steels, Sam Little, Chris Hicks, Alex Macdougall, Sam Jarvis Albums Hollow Realm, New Topographics, Pandemia, Commemorations, Dubai, EP 001 Genres Instrumental, Post-rock, Hardcore punk, Alternative rock Record labels Big Scary Monsters Recording Company, Topshelf Records Similar And So I Watch You from Afar, Tall Ships, Shoes and Socks Off, Meet Me in St Louis, Adebisi Shank Profiles | ||
Talons are a 6-piece instrumental band from Hereford. They formed in 2008, having previously played together in bands belonging to the Hereford music scene.
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Career
Talons formed in 2008 as a reincarnation of an older band, Kites, with an altered line up.
They signed to Big Scary Monsters in 2009, releasing their debut single, "The Pearl" in late summer. Once the band began to tour heavily, they released three singles in the buildup to a full-length record. An anthology of all Talons' work prior to Hollow Realm was released, entitled Commemorations.
The band recorded their debut album, Hollow Realm in the summer of 2010, with Tom Woodhead (Forward Russia) at the helm as producer. It was released in November 2010, the CD released by Big Scary Monsters and 12" vinyl by Topshelf Records. It received critical acclaim, notably by Mike Diver for BBC Music and Drowned In Sound. The band then spent the next couple of years touring around Europe to promote Hollow Realm.
The band recorded their second album in July 2013, due for release in August 2014.
Albums
Singles
""Anthropods" (split with Noumenon) (2010)
Compilation appearances
Songs
St Mary Will Be the Death of Us AllHollow Realm · 2010
Hollow DepthHollow Realm · 2010
In the Shadow of Our Stilted HomesHollow Realm · 2010