Coach Party
{{Short description|British indie rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| origin = Isle of Wight
| genre = Indie rock
| years_active = 2019–present
| current_members =
- Jess Eastwood
- Joe Perry
- Steph Norris
- Guy Page
| website = {{URL|coach-party.com}}
}}
Coach Party is a British four-piece indie rock band formed in the Isle of Wight, England in 2019. The band is composed of lead singer and bassist Jess Eastwood, guitarists Joe Perry and Steph Norris, and drummer Guy Page.
History
=Pre-Coach Party=
Before forming Coach Party, the band performed under the name Jeph{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sally |date=2019-10-08 |title=Isle of Wight's Coach Party sign to Chess Club Record label |url=https://onthewight.com/isle-of-wights-coach-party-sign-to-chess-club-record-label/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=On the Wight |language=en-GB}} and released three songs: "Hey Baby" (2018), "Harry" (2018), and "Lola" (2019).
=Coach Party (2019–present)=
Chess Club Records signed the newly named Coach Party in 2019, and the band re-released their previous single "Lola" as "Oh Lola" in November 2019.
In early 2020, the band began releasing singles leading up to the eventual release of their debut EP Party Food, released in June of that year on Chess Club Records. The Guardian Damien Morris reviewed the album and called the band "poppy, witty and experimental," further saying they "are far more interesting than a cursory listen suggests".{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Damien |date=2020-05-30 |title=One to watch: Coach Party |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/30/one-to-watch-coach-party-isle-of-wight-party-food |access-date=2023-09-02 |issn=0261-3077}} Morris explained, "Plenty of new indie bands become less interesting the more you hear them, but Coach Party, like the Isle of Wight, are more intriguing than they first appear." NME highlighted how the band tackles difficult subjects, such "as self-hatred, tricky relationships and confronting one’s own inner demons in their lyrics," which NME claims, "when paired with their joyous, pint-spilling brand of indie rock, it’s a combination that so often works wonders".{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Becky |date=2020-10-27 |title=Coach Party: Confronting inner demons with dancefloor-filling indie bangers |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/coach-party-really-ok-on-my-own-interview-radar-2799238 |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}
Band members
- Jess Eastwood – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Joe Perry – guitar
- Steph Norris – guitar
- Guy Page – drums
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of studio albums, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Killjoy
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=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of EPs, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| EP details |
| scope="row"| Party Food
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| scope="row"| After Party
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| scope="row"| Nothing Is Real
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=Singles=
- "Oh Lola" (2019)
- "Breakdown" (2020)
- "Space" (2020)
- "Bags" (2020)
- "Can't Talk, Won't" (2020)
- "Really OK on My Own" (2020)
- "Wonderful Christmastime" (2020)
- "Everybody Hates Me" (2021)
- "FLAG (Feel Like a Girl)" (2021)
- "Weird Me Out" (2022)
- "Micro Aggression" (2023)
- "All I Wanna Do Is Hate" (2023)
- "Born Leader" (2023)
- "What's the Point in Life" (2023)
- "Parasite" (2023)
Music videos
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Release Date ! scope="col" | Credits |
| scope="row" | "Oh, Lola"
| 27 November 2019 |
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| scope="row" | "Breakdown"
| 19 February 2020 |
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| scope="row" | "Space"
| 21 April 2020 | Video Created/Animated/Directed by Cameron Guy |
| scope="row" | "Bleach"
| 10 June 2020 |
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| scope="row" | "Bags"
| 5 August 2020 | |
| scope="row" | "Can't Talk, Won't"
| 29 September 2020 |
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| scope="row" | "Wonderful Christmastime"
| 8 December 2020 | |
| scope="row" | "Everybody Hates Me"
| 23 February 2021 |
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| scope="row" | "I'm Sad"
| 13 April 2021 |
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| scope="row" | "FLAG (Feel Like a Girl)"
| 27 September 2021 |
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| scope="row" | "Weird Me Out"
| 1 March 2022 |
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| scope="row" | "Shit TV"
| 3 May 2022 | Edited by Martyna ‘gingerdope’ Wisniewska |
| scope="row" | "Micro Aggression"
| 8 February 2023 |
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| scope="row" | "All I Wanna Do Is Hate"
| 2 May 2023 | Directed by Daniel Broadley |
| scope="row" | "Born Leader"
| 15 June 2023 |
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| scope="row" | "What's the Point in Life"
| 11 June 2023 | Directed by Becky Garner & Oska Zaky |
| scope="row" | "Parasite"
| 8 August 2023 | Directed & edited by Paul Johnson |
References
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Category:English rock music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2019
Category:English musical quartets
Category:English indie rock groups