Eagulls
{{Short description|English rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Eagulls
| image = Eagulls (2).jpg
| image_size = 250
| landscape = yes
| caption = Eagulls in 2011.
| origin = Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
| genre = {{flatlist|
| years_active = {{start date|df=yes|2009}}–2018
| label = Partisan
| current_members = {{unbulleted list|Mark 'Goldy' Goldsworthy|Henry Ruddel|Liam Matthews|Tom Kelly|George Mitchell}}
| past_members =
}}
Eagulls were an English rock band, formed in Leeds in 2009.{{Cite web|title=Eagulls|url=https://dinealonerecords.com/artists/eagulls/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Dine Alone Records|language=en}} The band consisted of Mark Goldsworthy (guitar), Henry Ruddel (drums), Liam Matthews (guitar), Tom Kelly (bass), and George Mitchell (vocals).{{cite news|last=Lester|first=Paul|title=New band of the day - Eagulls|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/17/eagulls-new-band|work=The Guardian|date=17 September 2013 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Radar Band Of The Week - No.43: Eagulls|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/radar-band-of-the-week-no43-eagulls|publisher=NME|accessdate=4 February 2014}}
History
Eagulls were formed in 2009 and released their first single 'Council Flat Blues' on Moshi Moshi imprint Not Even Records. The band's 2012 self-titled EP, recorded by MJ of Hookworms, was released on both London's Sexbeat label and Canadian label Deranged Records. In 2013 the band signed to Partisan Records, releasing 7" single "Nerve Endings" with a cover of Killing Joke's 'Requiem', and 7" single 'Tough Luck' (with 'Opaque' on the 7" as well). Their self-titled debut album has been released in March 2014.
The band have received sustained press attention, such as from the NME, The Guardian,{{cite news|last=Lester|first=Paul|title=New Band of the day - Eagulls (No 1,598)|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/17/eagulls-new-band|work=The Guardian|date=17 September 2013 |accessdate=2 February 2014}} Loud and Quiet,{{cite web|title=Eagulls Interview|url=http://www.loudandquiet.com/2011/04/eagulls-interview/|publisher=Loud and Quiet|accessdate=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221162452/http://www.loudandquiet.com/2011/04/eagulls-interview/|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead}} Vice,{{cite web|last=Wilkinson|first=Dan|title=WE ASKED EAGULLS ABOUT ANXIETY AND ROTTING BRAINS|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/music-video-premieres/eagulls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914014933/http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/music-video-premieres/eagulls|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 September 2013|publisher=Vice|accessdate=2 February 2014}} Stereogum,{{cite web|last=Bowe|first=Miles|title=Tough Luck Video|date=12 December 2013 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1600922/eagulls-tough-luck-video/video/|publisher=Stereogum|accessdate=2 February 2014}} Yorkshire Evening Post,{{cite web|last=Cronshaw|first=Jon|title=Interview: Eagulls|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-entertainment/music-and-gigs/music-interview-eagulls-1-6254445|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|accessdate=2 February 2014}} and internationally, such as from The Fader{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Scott|title=Dollars To Pounds: Eagulls|url=http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/20/dollars-to-pounds-eagulls/|publisher=The Fader|accessdate=2 February 2014}} and Pitchfork Media.{{cite web|last=Greene|first=Jayson|title=Eagulls Tough Love review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16377-tough-luck/|publisher=Pitchfork media|accessdate=2 February 2014}} They were BBC Radio 6's Steve Lamacq's New Favourite Band in 2013.{{cite web|last=Lamacq|first=Steve|title=Eagulls join as New Favourite Band|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03kvlww|publisher=BBC Radio 6|accessdate=2 February 2014}} They have played in the UK and Europe with notable artists including Manic Street Preachers, Flipper, Milk Music, Ceremony, Iceage, Hot Snakes, and Pulled Apart By Horses, and in the United States for South by Southwest in Texas and New York's CMJ festivals. In 2014 they appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing their song 'Possessed' for Bill Murray. The band were chosen as the main support for Franz Ferdinand's 2014 UK tour.
In May 2016, the band released their second album, Ullages, on Partisan Records.{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19411/reviews/4150023|title=Album Review: Eagulls - Ullages|last=Gourlay|first=Dom|date=9 May 2016|website=drownedinsound.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-04|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814164246/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19411/reviews/4150023|url-status=dead}} Produced by Matt Peel, the title is an anagram of the band's name.{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4150263-theres-no-point-in-making-the-same-record-twice---dis-meets-george-mitchell-of-eagulls|title="There's no point in making the same record twice": DiS meets George Mitchell of Eagulls|last=Gourlay|first=Dom|date=4 August 2016|website=drownedinsound.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-04|archive-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805191907/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4150263-theres-no-point-in-making-the-same-record-twice---dis-meets-george-mitchell-of-eagulls|url-status=dead}}
In May 2021, singer George Mitchell confirmed during an interview that he left the band "a few years back". He is now a painter and has started a new musical project called "Honesty".{{Cite web|date=2021-05-24|title=So Young Magazine - So Young Artist Series #10: George Mitchell - A fully illustrated new music magazine|url=https://soyoungmagazine.com/so-young-artist-series-10-george-mitchell/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=So Young Magazine|language=en-GB}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK |
|---|
| scope="row" | Eagulls
|
| 86 |
| scope="row" | Ullages
|
| 133 |
=EP & Singles=
- Songs Of Prey - Kirky's Records, Cassette (2010)
- Council Flat Blues - Moshi Moshi Records/Not Even Records, 7" (2011)
- Eagulls/Mazes split - Italian Beach Babes, 7"/MP3 (2011){{cite web|title=Mazes/Eagulls Split|url=http://italianbeachbabes.bandcamp.com/album/mazes-eagulls-split|publisher=Italian Beach Babes|accessdate=4 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222023420/http://italianbeachbabes.bandcamp.com/album/mazes-eagulls-split|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
- Eagulls EP - Deranged Records/Sexbeat, 12"/MP3 (2012){{cite web|title=SEXBEAT 014 - EAGULLS EP 12|url=http://sexbeat.bigcartel.com/product/sexbeat-014-eagulls-ep|publisher=SEXBEAT|accessdate=4 February 2014}}
- Nerve Endings - Partisan Records, 7"/MP3 (2013)
- Tough Luck/Opaque - Partisan Records, 7"/MP3 (2013){{cite web|title=Eagulls - Tough Luck / Opaque|url=http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/78557|publisher=Rough Trade|accessdate=4 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222135940/http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/78557|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.partisanrecords.com/artists/eagulls/ Eagulls on Partisan Records]
- {{Allmusic|id=mn0002640408|label=Eagulls}}
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