False Advertising (band)

False Advertising are a British three-piece alternative rock group from Manchester and Oxford, England.

False Advertising
False Advertising at Waves Vienna, 2018
False Advertising at Waves Vienna, 2018
Background information
OriginManchester and Oxford, England
GenresAlternative rock, grunge, noise pop
Years active2013–present
LabelsAlcopop! Records, Too Pure
MembersJen Hingley
Chris Warr
Josh Sellers
Websitewww.falseadvertising.co

Biography

False Advertising was formed by Jen Hingley and Chris Warr in 2013, with Josh Sellers completing the lineup in 2014.[1] Upon deciding that between them they could produce and release their own music,[2] they set about writing and self recording their debut album.[3] The band released their first single ‘Dozer’ and self-titled album False Advertising in 2015, in June 2016 they released a 7" single on Too Pure Singles Club.[4] The band are noted for their live instrument swapping.[5]

The band received coverage by Total Guitar,[6] The Skinny,[7] DIY (magazine),[4] NME,[8] The Independent,[9] Drowned In Sound and MusicRadar, where Jen was cited #8 in Music Radar's ‘Best New Guitarists in the world right now’ poll.[10]

They have played festivals including Two Thousand Trees Festival,[11] Truck Festival, [12] SXSW,[13] Liverpool Sound City,[14] Meltdown (festival) (curated by Robert Smith), Kendal Calling,[15] Zandari Festa[16] Waves Vienna.[17] In 2018 they put on their own festival in Manchester called ‘Falsetival’.[18]

In October 2018, the band were chosen as recipients of PRS for Music's Momentum Fund.[19]

Jen Hingley's uncle is Tom Hingley, who was previously the singer of The Inspiral Carpets.[20]

Band members
  • Jen Hingley - lead vocals, guitar, drums (2013–present)
  • Chris Warr - lead vocals, drums, guitar (2013–present)
  • Josh Sellers - bass (2014–present)

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Brainless (2016, self-released)
  • I Would Be So Much Happier If I Just Stopped Caring (2017, self-released)

Singles

  • "Dozer" (2015, self-released)
  • "Alopecia" (2016, self-released)
  • "Give It Your Worst" / "Scars" - (2016, Too Pure)
  • "Not My Fault" (2017, self-released)
  • "Honest" (2017, self-released)
  • "Hey You" (2017, self-released)
  • "You Said" (2018, self-released)
  • "You Won't Feel Love" (2019, Alcopop! Records)
  • "Influenza" (2019, Alcopop! Records)
  • "Wasted Days" (2019, Alcopop! Records)
  • "Personal Space" (2021, Alcopop! Records)

References
  1. "Vinyl Perspective: False Advertising on Record Store Day 2016". Bitter Sweet Symphonies. 10 April 2016.
  2. "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". Theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. "False Advertising – False Advertising - Album review". Theskinny.co.uk.
  4. "False Advertising bite back on 'Give It Your Worst'". Diymag.com. 29 April 2016.
  5. "Sound City 2018 Live Review ft False Advertising, Giungla, 77:78". Drunkenwerewolf.com. 7 May 2018.
  6. "28 new guitarists you need to hear in 2016". Musicradar.com. 15 March 2016.
  7. "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". Theskinny.co.uk.
  8. "What it's really like to be an unsigned act in 2017". Nme.com. 10 March 2017.
  9. "The best UK festivals for discovering new music - and who to see when you get there". Independent.co.uk. 23 March 2018.
  10. Team 2017-12-13T11:16:12.346ZGuitars (13 December 2017). "The 14 best new guitarists in the world right now". MusicRadar.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. "PREVIEW: Ten bands to see at 2000 Trees 2019 - God is in the TV". 5 July 2019.
  12. "Jul 26, 2019: Truck Festival 2019 at Hill Farm Cornbury, Oxfordshire, UK | Concert Archives".
  13. "SXSW 2017 Announces 200 More Artists, Nile Rodgers Keynote". Stereogum.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  14. "Liverpool Sound City - Day One: Live review". Louderthanwar.com. 3 June 2016.
  15. "False Advertising at Kendal Calling". Kendalcalling.co.uk.
  16. "False Advertising Talk Playing in South Korea". Blog.kycker.net. 19 October 2018.
  17. "42 new artists for Waves Vienna 2018". Wavesvienna.com. 31 July 2018.
  18. "False Advertising Announce Manchester Based: Falsetival 2018". Louderthanwar.com. 19 March 2018.
  19. "Stillhound and Catholic Action gain support from Momentum Music Fund". Creativescotland.com.
  20. "Interview: Tom Hingley". Mancunion.com. 30 November 2017.
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