Moose Blood

Moose Blood are an English emo band based in Canterbury, Kent. They formed in 2012 and were signed to Hopeless Records.

Moose Blood
Moose Blood live at Rock am Ring 2018
Background information
OriginCanterbury, Kent, England
Genres
Years active2012–2018 (hiatus)
Labels
Websitemooseblooduk.com
Members
  • Eddy Brewerton
  • Mark E. Osborne
  • Kyle Todd
  • Lee Munday
Past members
  • Sam Bradford
  • Seth Jeffers
  • Glenn Harvey[1]

History

Moose Blood formed in August 2012 and published a self-released demo, Bukowski Demo (Summer '12), in the same month. The group's line-up consisted of Eddy Brewerton on vocals and guitar, Mark E. Osbourne on guitar, Kyle Todd on bass and Glenn Harvey on drums.[2] On 11 February 2013, an EP, Moving Home, was released through Fist in the Air.[3] "Boston" and "Orlando" were released together as a single through Venn Records[4] on 26 April.[5] The band released a split EP with Departures through No Sleep on 12 November.[6] On 16 April 2014, it was announced that the band had signed to No Sleep and would release their debut album later in the year.[7] In May, the band supported I Am the Avalanche on their tour of the UK.[8] Their debut album I'll Keep You in Mind, From Time to Time charted at number 45 on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[9] They played on the 2015 Warped Tour.

Moose Blood announced in January 2016 that they would be touring the UK throughout April 2016, supported by The Winter Passing and Greywind.[10] The tour - which would include headline shows at venues such as the O2 Academy Islington in London, and Joiners in Southampton - ended up selling out before it had begun.[11] Moose Blood announced, via their Facebook and Twitter accounts, on 13 April that they had signed to Hopeless Records for their second album.[12] On 17 April that the first single titled "Honey" was played on the Radio 1 Rock Show as the Rockest Record. Eddy also announced that the new album would be released on 5 August and would be titled Blush.[13]

In March 2017, Moose Blood announced the departure of drummer Glenn Harvey in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.[14] Harvey was alleged to have sent an unsolicited image to a woman during 2015.[15]

On September 24, 2018, a few hours after being announced as support for Good Charlotte for their headline tour across Europe and the UK they released a statement saying that they "need to step away", hinting at a hiatus or a break up.[16]

Reception

Moose Blood has been described as emo,[4] pop punk[17] and emo pop.[18] Their 2013 EP Moving Home is "like a combination of Brand New's Deja Entendu, The Get Up Kids' Something to Write Home About and American Football's self-titled."[19]

Members

Current
  • Eddy Brewerton – vocals, rhythm guitar (2012–2018)
  • Mark E. Osbourne – lead guitar, vocals (2012–2018)
  • Kyle Todd – bass (2013–2018)
  • Lee Munday – drums (2017–2018)

Former
  • Glenn Harvey – drums (2012–2017)
  • Seth Jeffers - drums (2017)
  • Sam Bradford – bass (2012–2013)

Discography
Main article: Moose Blood discography

Studio albums

Compilation appearances
  • "I Don't Love You" (2016)

Awards

Kerrang! Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 "Honey" Best Track[20] Nominated

References
  1. "Moose Blood". www.facebook.com.
  2. Yeung, Neil Z. "Moose Blood | Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. "Moving Home - EP by Moose Blood". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. DiVincenzo, Alex (29 April 2013). "Moose Blood Release "Boston/Orlando" Digital Single - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. "Boston/Orlando - Single by Moose Blood". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. Gardner, Ryan (17 September 2013). "Departures & Moose Blood Announce Split, Stream Song - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  7. Huntington, Kyle (16 April 2014). "Moose Blood Join No Sleep Records- News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  8. Biddulph, Andy (4 February 2014). "I Am The Avalanche Reveal UK Dates - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  9. "Moose Blood - Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  10. "Moose Blood announce support for upcoming tour". March 21, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  11. "Greywind – Our UK tour with Moose Blood is now completely..." greywindband.com. April 12, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  12. Ali Shutler. "Moose Blood sign to Hopeless Records for their second album". Upsetmagazine.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  13. Nathan Badley (April 18, 2016). "Moose Blood Releases Single, Announces New Album – TalkNerdyWithUs". Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  14. Moose Blood (March 22, 2017). "Moose Blood Statement". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  15. Alt Press (March 22, 2017). "Moose Blood remove drummer following sexual harassment allegations that he masterbated into a sink". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  16. Zach Redrup (September 24, 2018). "NEWS: Moose Blood hint at hiatus in statement; say they "need to step away"!". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  17. "Moose Blood Blush". Punknews.org. August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  18. Walsh, Grace. "Moose Blood "Blush" Review". Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  19. DiVincenzo, Alex (3 May 2013). "ABSOLUTExclusive & Featured Stream: Moose Blood - News Article". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  20. "Kerrang! Awards nominations list in full". The Bolton News. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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