Panic Pocket
{{Short description|British indie pop band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Panic Pocket
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| origin = London, England
| genre = {{hlist|Indie pop|Synth pop}}
| years_active = {{start date|2017}}–present
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| website = {{URL|https://panicpocket.bandcamp.com/}}
| past_members =
- Natalie Healey
- Sophie Peacock
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Panic Pocket are an indie pop duo from London, England, consisting of Natalie Healey (guitar, vocals) and Sophie Peacock (synthesiser, vocals).{{cite web|url=https://fortherabbits.net/2018/04/23/get-to-know-panic-pocket/|title=Get To Know – Panic Pocket|date=23 April 2018|website=For The Rabbits|accessdate=8 October 2024}} They have released one album and one EP on independent record labels.
History
Having known each other since childhood, they started writing songs together to perform at First Timers 2017.{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/panic-pocket-mad-half-hour-album-review/|title=Panic Pocket: Mad Half Hour – Album Review|website=Louder Than War|first=Iain|last=Key|date=26 May 2023|accessdate=8 October 2024}}
They released their debut EP Never Gonna Happen on Derbyshire label Reckless Yes in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://getinherears.com/2019/04/15/ep-panic-pocket-never-gonna-happen/|title=EP: Panic Pocket – 'Never Gonna Happen'|website=Get In Her Ears|date=15 April 2019|accessdate=8 October 2024}}
In 2023 their first full-length album, Mad Half Hour, was released on Skep Wax (an independent record label run by members of the band Heavenly).{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/panic-pockets-get-me-is-a-wry-indie-pop-earworm/|title=Panic Pocket's 'GET ME' Is A Wry Indie-Pop Earworm|website=Clash|date=4 May 2023|accessdate=8 October 2024|first=Robin|last=Murray}}{{cite web|url=https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=27647|title=Panic Pocket - Interview|website=Penny Black|first=John|last=Clarkson|date=26 May 2023|accessdate=8 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2023/03/09/video-of-the-week-245-panic-pocket-mad-half-hour/|title=Video Of The Week #245: Panic Pocket – Mad Half Hour|website=God Is In The TV|date=9 March 2023|first=Bill|last=Cummings|accessdate=8 October 2024}}
The duo have played concerts with artists such as Heavenly, Would-Be-Goods, The Research, and Rachel Love of Dolly Mixture.{{cite web|url=https://brightonsource.co.uk/previews/would-be-goods-with-panic-pocket-sunday-5th-may-matinee-show/|title=Would-be-goods with Panic Pocket, Sunday 5th May matinee show|website=Brighton Source|date=27 March 2024|first=Steve|last=Clements|accessdate=8 October 2024}}
Discography
=Albums=
- Mad Half Hour - Skep Wax (2023)
=EPs=
- Never Gonna Happen - Reckless Yes (2019)