And None of Them Knew They Were Robots

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| alias = The Robots

| origin = Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

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| years_active = 2000–2003, 2007, 2016, 2024–present

| label = Pig Dog, In at the Deep End, Jealous, Wolf Town

| associated_acts = Send More Paramedics, Rays of Helios, {{nowrap|Die Emergency}}

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| current_members = *Kevin McGonnell

Duncan Hall
Sam Francis
Stuart Dobbins

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And None of Them Knew They Were Robots (stylized as ...And None of Them Knew They Were Robots and also known as the Robots){{cite web |last1=Halls |first1=Alex |title=And None of Them Knew They Were Robots Interview |url=http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article/2977/And-None-of-Them-Knew-They-Were-Robots |accessdate=28 November 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Kellman |first1=Andy |title=And None of Them Knew They Were Robots |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/and-none-of-them-knew-they-were-robots-mn0001406742 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=28 November 2019}} are an English hardcore punk band from Leeds formed in 2000. In 2001, Francis, Hall and Dobbins began playing in crossover thrash band Send More Paramedics.{{cite book |last1=Pulliam |first1=June Michele |title=Encyclopedia of the Zombie: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth |pages=320}}{{cite web |title=SEND MORE PARAMEDICS Calls It Quits |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/send-more-paramedics-calls-it-quits/ |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=23 June 2007 |accessdate=28 November 2019}}

History

The band was formed in 2000{{cite web |title=REVIEWS March 2003 |url=http://www.voiceofreason.de/reviews_0303.htm |accessdate=28 November 2019}} by former members of pre-existing Leeds punk rock bands.{{cite web |title=And None of Them Knew They Were Robots |url=http://www.iatde.alivewww.co.uk/banddetails.php?idBand_pass=andno01 |accessdate=28 November 2019}} In 2001, they released their debut self-titled album through Pigdog Records. In 2002, they released their second album, titled Liebestod, which saw a departure from their prior sound into regular hardcore punk, because of this, members and fans sometimes refer to it as the "Hardcore EP". In 2003, they released the EP Victory as a Drug through Jealous Records, which saw them return to their sound prior to Liebestod.{{cite web |title=AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS – VICTORY AS A DRUG |url=http://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/and-none-of-them-knew-they-were-robots-victory-as-a-drug/ |accessdate=29 November 2019}} On 1 August 2003, they played Out Of Spite Festival at Josephs Well.{{cite web |title=OUT OF WHAT? SPRITE? I LIKE LEMONADE |url=http://www.punktastic.com/news/out-of-what-sprite-i-like-lemonade/ |accessdate=28 November 2019}} For the rest of August, they toured the U.K. for their final headline tour prior their breakup. For Out of Spite festival 2007, they reformed a single performance.{{cite web |title=Are 'And none of them knew they were robots' back? |url=http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/3944136 |website=Drowned in Sound |accessdate=29 November 2019 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618034936/https://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/3944136 |url-status=dead }} In 2016, they reformed for the release of their discography compilation and a U.K. headline tour.{{cite web |title=and none of them knew they were robots + Bivouac + Cowtown + Sames (ex Spy vs Spy) |url=http://www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk/archive/2016-07-16-and-none-knew-they-were-robots/ |website=Brudenell Social Club |accessdate=28 November 2019}}{{cite journal |title=Music Listings |journal=North Leeds Life |date=July 2016 |page=42}}

Musical style and legacy

The band have been categorised as emo{{cite web |title=AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS – LIEBESTOD |url=http://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/and-none-of-them-knew-they-were-robots-liebestod/ |accessdate=28 November 2019}}{{cite journal |last1=CALLWOOD |first1=BRETT |title=In At the Deep End |journal=Kerrang!}}{{cite web |last1=BECKWITH |first1=SIMON |title=NEWS: AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS & MORE @ CLUNY |url=http://narcmagazine.com/news-and-none-of-them-knew-they-were-robots-more-cluny/ |accessdate=29 November 2019}} post-hardcore{{cite web |title=DARTZ! |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2006/03/15/dartz_feature.shtml |website=BBC |accessdate=28 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS JULY TOUR |url=http://www.punktastic.com/news/and-none-of-them-knew-they-were-robots-july-tour/ |accessdate=28 November 2019}} and indie rock.{{cite web |title=Send more robots |url=http://www.therakeandherald.tv/music-and-art/send-more-robots.html |accessdate=28 November 2019}} Their 2002 album Liebestod showed a style closer to that of '80s Washington D.C. hardcore punk. Their music was influenced by Sunny Day Real Estate, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Cave In, Braid, Fugazi, Hot Water Music, Small Brown Bike, Les Savy Fav and At The Drive-In. In an article for Brainwashed, Graeme Rowland described them as "Rites of Spring mixed up with a more melodic Drive Like Jehu parts".{{cite web |last1=Rowland |first1=Graeme |title=AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE ROBOTS, THIS AIN'T VEGAS, REDBANK |url=https://www.brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4655:and-none-of-them-knew-they-were-robots-this-aint-vegas-redbank&catid=14:concerts&Itemid=135 |website=Brainwashed |accessdate=29 November 2019}} They have influenced the sounds of ¡Forward, Russia!, This Et Al, The Lucida Console,{{cite web |title=Leeds Day |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141475-leeds-day--10-years-in-leeds-whiskas-mixtape |website=Drowned in Sound |accessdate=28 November 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032124/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141475-leeds-day--10-years-in-leeds-whiskas-mixtape |url-status=dead }} Crash of Rhinos{{cite web |last1=Righetto |first1=Lorenzo |title=Crash Of Rhinos To untie a knot in the throat |url=https://www.ondarock.it/interviews/crashofrhinos.htm |accessdate=29 November 2019}} and Box Social.{{cite web |last1=Carden |first1=Henry |title=Gig Reviews |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2005/04/20/weamstock_feature.shtml |website=BBC |accessdate=28 November 2019}}