Rory Attwell
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rory Attwell
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| birth_name = Thomas Ronald Attwell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|4|24}}
| alias = Raary Decihells, Rory Brattwell, R.O.R.Y. (Result Of Reckless Youth).
| origin = United Kingdom
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, drums
| genre = Indie rock, dance-punk, post-punk
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| label = Domino, Trouble Records, Marshall Teller Records
| associated_acts = Warm Brains
KASMs
RAT:ATT:AGG
Test Icicles
Balls
Das Meat
Sin O the East
Die! Die! Die!
AppleTree
| website = http://www.myspace.com/brattwell
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Rory Attwell is an English musician, best known for his part in UK punk trio Test Icicles, who formed in 2004 and played a handful of concerts before disbanding on 22 April 2006, after their sold out final show at the Astoria in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/test-icicles/22284 |title=Test Icicles split | News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2006-02-22 |accessdate=2011-03-12}} During their time together they released the album For Screening Purposes Only, and had UK Top 40 singles with "What's Your Damage" and "Circle. Square. Triangle".{{cite web|url=http://i52.tinypic.com/24nil1y.jpg |title=Everyhit.com : Test Icicles Top 450 Singles |publisher=I52.tinypic.com |accessdate=2014-08-26}}
Post Test Icicles
After Test Icicles split he went on to form RAT:ATT:AGG (later known as Wrists), with members of Bullet Union, Navajo Code and Abandon Ship. In 2006 they released their debut single Can We Fix It on Moshi Moshi records, with a limited run of 1000 7"s. In May 2007 they released an extended EP with demos and radio sessions on the Rallye/Klee label exclusively for the Japanese audience, entitled And On the First Day God Created.... They also provided remixes for bands such as Fake Shark - Real Zombie! and The Kills. However the band announced their official split on 30 November 2007 and offered fans free downloads of their songs. Attwell went on to play drums and guitar in the post punk band KASMs, but he left the band in April 2010.
He is also a notable and sought-after record producer, and under the guise 'Brattwell' has produced recordings for bands including albums for Palma Violets, Big Deal, Stagecoach, Veronica Falls, Let's Wrestle, Sisteray, Evans The Death, and Paws. Other bands produced include S.C.U.M, The Vaccines, Yuck, Mazes, and Male Bonding.{{Cite web|title=Amazing Radio|url=https://amazingradio.com/|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Amazing Radio|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=[INTERVIEW]...Sisteray|url=http://www.itsallindie.com/2018/01/interviewsisteray.html|access-date=2021-08-17}}
In January 2010 Attwell was named one of five people set to "shape the sound of 2010" by BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat{{cite web|last=Cochrane |first=Greg |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/10004018 |title=Newsbeat - Meet the people who'll shape the sound of 2010 |publisher=BBC |date=2010-01-07 |accessdate=2011-03-12}} and had a 3-page spread in the music magazine Loud and Quiet.{{cite web|url=http://www.loudandquiet.com/2010/02/rory-brattwell/ |title=RORY BRATTWELL « New music, features, reviews, news and free mp3s – |publisher=Loudandquiet.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-12}}
In December 2010, after his departure from the band Kasms earlier the same year, Attwell announced the release of a solo album, Old Volcanoes.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/warm-brains/12229 |title=NME Album Review |publisher=NME.com |date=2011-07-26 |accessdate=2011-03-12}} It was released on Marshall Teller Records on 8 August 2011 under the guise Warm Brains,{{cite web|url=http://www.warmbrains.com |title=Warm Brains Website |publisher=warmbrains.com |date=2011-07-26 |accessdate=2011-03-12}} with all compositions performed, written and recorded by Attwell.{{cite web|author=SadBast says |url=http://www.loudandquiet.com/2010/12/rory-attwell-launches-new-solo-project/ |title=RORY ATTWELL LAUNCHES NEW SOLO PROJECT « New music, features, reviews, news and free mp3s – |publisher=Loudandquiet.com |date=2010-12-30 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}
In 2012 Attwell produced 180 the debut album by Palma Violets. The songs Attwell produced on the album were favourably compared to bands such as The Libertines.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/05/palma-violets-review |title= Palma Violets review: sharp garage clatter that’s fresher than the Libertines |publisher=Guardian |date=2015-03-05 |accessdate= 2015-03-05}}
The debut single Best of Friends, produced by Attwell earlier that year at Lightship95 Recording studio, was named NME Track of the Year 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/palma-violets-0/67486 |title=Palma Violets react to winning NME's track of the year |publisher=NME.com |date=2012-11-30 |accessdate=2012-11-30}} The album was released early the following year on Rough Trade Records and charted at Number 11 in the Official UK Top 40.{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/performer/palma_violets |title=Palma Violets Chart Position |work=acharts.us |date=2013-11-30 |accessdate=2013-10-20}}
In 2015 he joined Die! Die! Die!, who were reforming after a 6-month break but had lost bassist Mike Logie. They recorded What Did You Expect, a five-track EP, in a single day in Attwell's recording studio.{{cite web|last1=Galuskza|first1=Jono|title=Die!Die!Die! back from the death with boat-rocking EP|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/75500369/diediedie-back-from-the-death-with-boatrocking-ep|website=Stuff|publisher=Fairfax New Zealand|accessdate=28 June 2017}} In December 2015, the Colombian indie rock band AppleTree recorded the double single "Queens & Drones / Nube Blanca" with Attwell in Lightship 95.
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