Palma Violets
{{Short description|English band}}
{{distinguish|Parma Violets}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Palma Violets
| caption = Palma Violets performing in 2013
| image = RaR 2013 Palma Violets.jpg
| alias = 'The Violets' and 'the Palmas'
| origin = Lambeth, London, England
| genre = Indie rock, garage rock
| years_active = 2011–2016
| label = Rough Trade
| associated_acts = Childhood, Baby Strange, Gently Tender, The Big Moon, Telegram
| past_members = Samuel Fryer
Alexander Jesson
Jeffrey Mayhew
William Doyle
Paul Band{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/palma-violets-the-latest-in-a-lively-british-punk-rock-tradition/2013/05/08/c4b230e0-b7a9-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512233312/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-08/entertainment/39105345_1_punk-new-wave-ramones | url-status=live | archive-date=12 May 2013 | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Mark | last=Jenkins | title=Music | date=8 May 2013}}
}}
Palma Violets were an English band from Lambeth, London. The band formed in 2011, based on the musical partnership of frontmen Samuel Fryer and Chilli Jesson.
The band's musical output is primarily in the indie rock genre, with some garage rock and psychedelic influences. Palma Violets' first single, "Best of Friends", was voted NME's song of the year for 2012, and their debut album 180 was released on 25 February 2013.
Much like The Libertines, the band gained a substantial fan base online before the release of their first single – with multiple live videos of their gigs being uploaded by fans. The band were signed to Rough Trade Records. Palma Violets appeared on the 2013 NME Awards Tour, along with Miles Kane, Django Django and Peace. Since that time they have been heavily promoted by NME and have appeared in numerous magazine editions.
On 9 December 2012, the BBC announced that the band had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/palmaviolets|title=Sound of 2013 Profiles: Palma Violets|publisher=BBC|date=2012-12-09|access-date=2012-12-17}}
Biography
Palma Violets were formed by bassist/vocalist Alexander "Chilli" Jesson, guitarist/vocalist Samuel Thomas Fryer, keyboardist Jeffrey Peter Mayhew and drummer William Martin Doyle (not to be confused with East India Youth). On 10 January, the band premièred their track, "Step Up for the Cool Cats" on BBC Radio 1. Having been selected as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World, the Steve Mackey-produced track was released on to iTunes shortly after; serving as the second single to be taken from 180 following the Rory Attwell produced debut single, and winner of NME's 'Track of the Year 2012', "Best of Friends".{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/hear-palma-violets-new-single-step-up-for-the-cool-cats-out-25th-february-2013|title=Hear Palma Violets' new single 'Step Up for the Cools Cats'|publisher=Contact Music|date=2012-01-10|access-date=2012-01-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/2012|title=Albums and Tracks of the Year 2012|work=NME|date=6 October 2016}}
On 16 February the band premiered the track "Danger in the Club" on BBC Radio 1. The next day they announced the release of their new album Danger in the Club, produced by John Leckie would be released 4 May via Rough Trade Records.
In December 2015, the band released a Christmas song called "Last Christmas on Planet Earth" with a release on 7" vinyl which featured on the B Side a rendition of "All the Garden Birds", sung by The Rhythm Studio Kids Choir.{{Cite web|url=https://store.roughtraderecords.com/products/palma-violets-last-christmas-on-planet-earth|title=Palma Violets – Last Christmas on Planet Earth | Palma Violets|website=Roughtraderecords.com}}
Following the release of Danger in the Club, there was a noted silence from the band on social media leading to speculation that the band had split up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/palma-violets-fans-worried-band-split-1790137|title=Palma Violets fans are worried the band have split up |work=NME|date=27 October 2016}} This was confirmed in an interview by Matt Wilkinson with guitarist Sam Fryer on 11 July 2018. All the members of Palma Violets bar Chilli Jesson were in a new band called Gently Tender with Celia Archer of The Big Moon.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/post/sa.74480110-84f5-11e8-9c9f-3c097ceeb71a|title=Listen to "An Interview with Gently Tender" posted by Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music.|website=iTunes}} Chilli Jesson went on to form the band Crewel Intentions,{{cite web | url=https://fms-mag.com/crewel-intentions-chilli-jessons-post-palma-violets-band-release-second-track-cruel-intentions/ | title=Crewel Intentions: Chilli Jesson's Post-Palma Violets Band Release Second Track, 'Cruel Intentions' }}{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/crewel-intentions-palma-violets-chilli-jesson-interview-2394702 | title=Meet Crewel Intentions: The post-Palma Violets project of Chilli Jesson that's embracing emotion and Spaghetti Western atmospherics | website=NME | date=10 November 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://readdork.com/news/chilli-jesson-love-is-a-serious-mental-illness/ | title=Chilli Jesson has shared his new single, 'Love is a Serious Mental Illness' | Dork | date=4 March 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://diymag.com/2021/11/25/chilli-jesson-new-st-vitamin | title=Chilli Jesson shares new single 'St. Vitamin' | date=25 November 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00194z1 | title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Steve Lamacq, New music from Chilli Jesson }}{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00194m5 | title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Steve Lamacq's Roundtable, with Dana from Porridge Radio, comedian Angela Barnes & Hot Chip's Joe Goddard }}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| align="center" rowspan="2" width="60"|Album
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="220"|Details !align="center" colspan="2" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="80"|Certification | ||
|---|---|---|
| width="20"|UK {{cite web|title=Archive Chart|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20130303/7502/|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=5 March 2013}} !width="20"|SWE | ||
| 180
|
| align="center"| 11 | 52 | |
| Danger in the Club
|
| align="center"| 25 | – |
=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row" | Invasion of the Tribbles
|
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|---|
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
|---|
| "Best of Friends"/"Last of the Summer Wine"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/best-friends-last-summer-wine/568838153|title=Palma Violets – "Best of Friends"/"Last of the Summer Wine" – Digital Download|date=22 October 2012|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2013-01-12}}
| 2012 | rowspan="3"| 180 |
| "Step Up for the Cool Cats"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/step-up-for-cool-cats-single/589952120|title=Palma Violets – "Step Up for the Cools Cats" – Digital Download|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2013-01-12}}
| rowspan="2"| 2013 |
| "We Found Love" |
| "Danger in the Club"
| rowspan="5"| 2015 | rowspan="4"| Danger in the Club |
| "English Tongue" |
| "Peter and the Gun" |
| "The Jacket Song" |
| "Last Christmas on Planet Earth"
|{{non-album single}} |
| "Coming Over to My Place"
| rowspan="3"| 2016 | rowspan="3"| Danger in the Club |
| "Matador" |
| "Secrets of America" |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Palma Violets}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Musical groups established in 2011
Category:English musical quartets
Category:Rock music groups from the London Borough of Lambeth
Category:Indie rock groups from London