Demob Happy

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The band toured locally around their native Newcastle, before relocating south to Brighton a couple of years later{{cite web|url=https://www.brightonsfinest.com/html/index.php/article/12-music/913-demob-happy-dream-soda|title=Demob Happy – Dream Soda|first=Adam|last=Kidd|website=www.brightonsfinest.com|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} as "there’s not enough of a music scene in Newcastle, so bands don’t get a lot of attention, although it’s a musical city".{{cite web|url=http://brightonnoise.co.uk/interview/?p=96548|title=Q&A: Demob Happy|website=brightonnoise.co.uk|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317043220/http://brightonnoise.co.uk/interview?p=96548|archive-date=17 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/demob-happy-mn0003427423/biography|title=Demob Happy - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501234954/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/demob-happy-mn0003427423/biography|archive-date=2017-05-01|url-status=live}} The band released their digital-only debut EP You Shook the Soul in May 2011 and follow up single Rattlesnake in February 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.welovebrighton.com/35380/|title=Demob Happy - Grunge - Brighton - Listing|access-date=1 May 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325104706/http://www.welovebrighton.com/35380/|archive-date=25 March 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/demobhappy/posts/223157904446152|title=Demob Happy|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031231125/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdemobhappy%2Fposts%2F223157904446152|url-status=live}}

They released their first physical release in the form of the 7" single Succubus in November 2014 via their own label Milk Parlour Records.{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2014/11/20/demob-happy-unveil-terrifying-new-succubus-video-1|title=Demob Happy unveil terrifying new 'Succubus' video|website=DIY|date=20 November 2014 |access-date=1 May 2017|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331063156/http://diymag.com/2014/11/20/demob-happy-unveil-terrifying-new-succubus-video-1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/demob-happy-succubus|title=Brighton bunch Demob Happy deliver gritty and grubby garage rock on debut|website=thelineofbestfit.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005225508/http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/demob-happy-succubus|archive-date=5 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} In April 2015 the band released their first EP for new record label So Recordings in the form of the limited edition Record Store Day release Young & Numb EP on 10" vinyl.{{cite web|url=http://recordstoreday.co.uk/exclusive-releases/rsd-2015/demob-happy/|title=DEMOB HAPPY|first=Record Store|last=Day|website=recordstoreday.co.uk|access-date=1 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The band released their debut album Dream Soda in October 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/demob-happy-detail-debut-album-dream-soda|title=Demob Happy detail debut album Dream Soda, plot UK shows|website=thelineofbestfit.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706134931/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/demob-happy-detail-debut-album-dream-soda|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/listen-to-brighton-grungers-demob-happys-hook-heavy-debut-album-dream-soda-15162|title=Listen To Brighton Grungers Demob Happy's Hook-Heavy Debut Album 'Dream Soda' - NME|date=1 October 2015|website=nme.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228131419/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/listen-to-brighton-grungers-demob-happys-hook-heavy-debut-album-dream-soda-15162|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} The band co-own the Nowhere Man cafe in Brighton which is run by Marcantonio's brother Andrew where they also rehearse in the basement.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/new-artist-of-the-week-demob-happy-are-the-brighton-grungers-attacking-commercial-culture-15572|title=New Artist Of The Week – Demob Happy Are The Brighton Grungers Attacking Commercial Culture - NME|date=7 September 2015|website=nme.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425180436/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/new-artist-of-the-week-demob-happy-are-the-brighton-grungers-attacking-commercial-culture-15572|archive-date=25 April 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

In October 2016, the band embarked on a co-headline tour with fellow-Brighton based band Tigercub as a three piece.{{cite web|url=http://www.spbx.co.uk/demob-happy-tigercub-co-headline-at-patterns-review/|title=Demob Happy / Tigercub Co-Headline at Patterns: Review|website=spbx.co.uk|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043136/http://www.spbx.co.uk/demob-happy-tigercub-co-headline-at-patterns-review/|archive-date=9 April 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/demobhappy/photos/a.10150998004312284.406380.53326952283/10154310183462284/?type=3&theater|title=Demob Happy|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031231126/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdemobhappy%2Fphotos%2Fa.10150998004312284.406380.53326952283%2F10154310183462284%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater|url-status=live}} Lead guitarist Mathew Renforth's absence was not mentioned prior to or during the tour. The band officially confirmed their status as a 3 piece via Facebook when they uploaded a new press photo without Renforth present.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/demobhappy/photos/a.10150795261837284.392138.53326952283/10154562638842284/?type=3&theater|title=Demob Happy|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031231133/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdemobhappy%2Fphotos%2Fa.10150795261837284.392138.53326952283%2F10154562638842284%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater|url-status=live}} The band released their new Tom Dalgety-produced single Dead Dreamers on 5 May 2017 via Atlantic Records imprint Taste & Tone.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/demobhappy/?fref=nf|title=Demob Happy|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=1 May 2017|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031231136/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdemobhappy%2F%3Ffref%3Dnf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/demob-happy-unveil-new-single-dead-dreamers-premiere-a7714936.html|title=Demob Happy unveil new single 'Dead Dreamers' - premiere|date=3 May 2017|website=independent.co.uk|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210102/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/demob-happy-unveil-new-single-dead-dreamers-premiere-a7714936.html|archive-date=8 April 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 23 March 2018, the band released their second album Holy Doom, which was preceded by the singles Be Your Man{{cite web|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/211578/9|title=Demob Happy Release New Single Be Your Man - Stereoboard|first=Laura|last=Johnson|website=stereoboard.com|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043149/https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/211578/9|archive-date=9 April 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} and Loosen It.{{cite web|url=https://themusicsite.com/music-news/press-releases/demob-happy-reveal-new-single-loosen-it|title=Demob Happy Reveal New Single 'Loosen It' + Announce Dates for April 2018 UK Headline Tour - The Music Site|date=26 January 2018|website=themusicsite.com|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031231136/https://themusicsite.com/music-news/press-releases/demob-happy-reveal-new-single-loosen-it|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2017/11/22/demob-happy-announce-new-album-holy-doom|title=Demob Happy announce new album 'Holy Doom'|website=DIY|date=22 November 2017 |access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210121/http://diymag.com/2017/11/22/demob-happy-announce-new-album-holy-doom|archive-date=8 April 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

The band supported Jack White on the UK leg of his Boarding House Reach world tour in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2018/11/15/power-of-iii-demob-happy-jack-white-tour-interview|title=Power of III: Demob Happy hit the road with Jack White|last=Subscribe|website=DIY|date=15 November 2018 |access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115182055/http://diymag.com/2018/11/15/power-of-iii-demob-happy-jack-white-tour-interview|archive-date=15 November 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 2 April 2021, the italian rapper Caparezza announced a featuring with Matthew Marcantonio in Canthology, the first track of his album Exuvia.{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CNKfo1PhXWK/ |access-date=2021-10-31 |title=CAPAREZZA on Instagram: "Mi sono divertito molto a leggere il vostro toto-feat ma siamo nella selva ed è normale ritrovarsi fuori strada. Ovviamente stimo e ascolto molti degli artisti da voi citati ma la foresta è imprevedibile, gli ospiti dell'album pure: 1 - MATTHEW MARCANTONIO E' il cantante della mia rock band preferita del momento, i Demob Happy. Si tratta del gruppo che ho ascoltato di più durante la stesura del disco, motivo per cui ho voluto assegnare a Matthew la traccia d'apertura. Spero di coinvolgerlo anche sul palco del prossimo tour. ( @demob_happy ) 2 - MISHEL DOMENSSAIN E' una cantautrice messicana molto connessa con la madre terra. Ho scoperto la sua musica mentre andavo alla ricerca di nuovi artisti nel web e la sua voce mi ha catturato dal primo ascolto. Non posso svelarvi altro riguardo a questo brano, uno dei più intensi dell'album. ( @ladomenssain ) Insomma, Matthew e Mishel sono i miei due compagni di viaggio, gentili e di grande talento, e danno voce allo smarrimento e all'incoraggiamento lungo il percorso di EXUVIA." }}

• Matthew Marcantonio – lead vocals, bass
• Thomas Armstrong – drums, vocals
• Adam Godfrey – guitar, vocals

• Mathew Renforth – lead guitar

• Dream Soda (2015), So Recordings
• Holy Doom (2018), So Recordings
• Divine Machines (2023), Liberator Music

• "You Shook the Soul" (2011), Milk Parlour Records
• "Rattlesnake" (2012), Milk Parlour Records
• "Succubus" (2014), Milk Parlour Records
• Young & Numb EP (2015), Milk Parlour Records
• "Dead Dreamers" (2017), Taste & Tone
• "Be Your Man" (2017), SO Recordings
• "Fake Satan" (2017), SO Recordings
• "Loosen It" (2018), SO Recordings
• Holy Doom Unplugged EP (2018), SO Recordings
• "Less Is More" (2019), SO Recordings
• "Autoportrait" (2019), SO Recordings
• "Mother Machine" (2020), SO Recordings
• "Sympathy Boy"(2021), SO Recordings
• "Hades, Baby (Orchestral Version from Abbey Road)" (2021), SO Recordings
• "Voodoo Science" (2023), Liberator Music
• "Run Baby Run" (2023), Liberator Music

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• {{Official website|https://www.demob-happy.com/}}

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Category:English indie rock groups

Category:Musical groups established in 2008