The Wytches

The Wytches are an English rock band formed in 2011 in Peterborough. Following their formation, the band were based in Brighton.[5] The band consists of singer-songwriter Kristian Bell, bassist Daniel Rumsey and keyboardist/guitarist Mark Breed. Drummer Gianni Honey left the band in 2019.

The Wytches
The Wytches by Glashier
Background information
Also known asThe Witches (2011–2012)
OriginPeterborough, England
Genres
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Hate Hate Hate (2013)
  • Heavenly (2014-2018)
  • Partisan (2014-2018)
  • Cable Code (2020-present)
Associated acts
  • The Crooked Canes
  • Bill Ryder-Jones
  • Blood Red Shoes
  • Mark and Kristian Band
  • Through Fire This Fall
  • The Proles
  • Dan Rumsey & The Dark Days
Websitewww.thewytches.net/
Members
  • Kristian Bell
  • Daniel Rumsey
  • Mark Breed
Past members
  • Gianni Honey

History

Kristian Bell and Gianni Honey had previously played together in The Crooked Canes in their hometown of Peterborough, whom the duo later dismissed as being "really adolescent and embarrassing".[6] Honey was taught by former Morrissey drummer Spike T. Smith and played in local bands, Through Fire This Fall,[7] the Joy Division influenced The Proles[8] and metalcore band Khalo.[9]

Following the split of The Crooked Canes, the duo moved to Brighton to attend university and advertised around campus for a bassist. Daniel Rumsey was the only person to respond and joined the band. Rumsey was a singer-songwriter originally from Dorset who had fronted the "horror punk" band Fall Victim before moving to Brighton where he fronted Dan Rumsey & The Bitter End[10] and The Voyage Andromeda.[11] Initially called The Witches, the band changed the spelling to Wytches to make their band name more easily found on Google.[12] The band originally featured second guitarist Mark Breed, with whom Bell later started a side project with called the Mark and Kristian Band. The band released their debut single Beehive Queen in June 2013 via Hate Hate Hate Records[13] and follow up single Robe For Juda in November 2013.[6] In September 2013 the band released a low key limited edition cassette Thunder Lizard Revisited.[14] The band released their debut US single Crying Clown (originally the b-side to the band's debut UK single) via Fat Possum Records in November 2013.[15]

On 4 February 2014, the band announced they had signed with Heavenly Recordings and released Gravedweller as a free digital single.[16] The band also signed to Partisan Records in the US.[17]

The band released their debut album Annabel Dream Reader in August 2014.[18] The album was recorded over two days at Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London and co-produced by Bell and former Coral guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones.[19] The album was recorded and mixed by Luke Oldfield on an 8-track Studer A80.[20] It reached number 50 in the UK Albums Chart.[21]

In August 2016, Mark Breed joined the band as a permanent member. In September 2016 they released their second album All Your Happy Life.[22]

In 2018, the band parted ways with their UK record label Heavenly Recordings and US record label Partisan, leaving them unsigned.[23] In March 2019, the band pulled out of a planned UK support tour with Drenge plus several warm up dates, citing "unforeseen circumstances".[24] In October 2019, the band played 3 gigs as a 3-piece, with Gianni Honey replaced by Demelza Mather.[25]

In May 2020 Daniel Rumsey released an EP called The Darkest Day from a new side project called Dan Rumsey & The Dark Days.[26]

On 10 June 2020, the band released new single Cowboy via their own label Cable Code Records. The band confirmed that Gianni Honey had left the band, revealing that the band "were disheartened by the whole thing. All the work that goes into getting a band off its feet and into the public felt like something we’d have to try all over again". Session drummer Demelza Mather had toured with the band, but hasn't been announced as an official member of the band.[27][28]

Band members
Current members
Former members
  • Gianni Honey – drums (2011–2019)

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK

[21]

Annabel Dream Reader 50
All Your Happy Life
  • Released: September 30, 2016
  • Label: Heavenly
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 —
Three Mile Ditch
  • Released: October 2, 2020
  • Label: Cable Code Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, download

EPs

  • The Witches (2012, self released)
  • Thunder Lizard Revisited (2013, Hate Hate Hate)
  • Gravedweller (2014, Heavenly)
  • Thunder Lizard's Reprieve (2015, Scion Audio/Visual)
  • Home Recordings (2016, self released)

Singles

Title Year Album
"Robe For Juda"[30] 2013 Annabel Dream Reader
"Crying Clown"[31]
"Digsaw" / "House of Mirrors"[32]
"Gravedweller"[33] 2014
"Wire Frame Mattress"[34]
"Burn Out the Bruise"[35]
"C-Side"[36] 2016 All Your Happy Life
"Crest of Death"[37]
"Double World"[38] 2017 non-album single
"Cowboy"[39] 2020 non-album single

References
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  9. "Download This: Khalo". Peterboroughtoday.co.uk. 9 February 2009.
  10. "Dan Rumsey & The Bitter End's Songs". Reverbnation.com.
  11. "About The Crew". 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  15. "American Wrestlers Share "Hello, Dear", Now Premiering via DIY – Announce More Tour Dates". Fatpossum.com.
  16. "| Heavenly Recordings". 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  18. Heller, Jason (27 August 2014). "The Wytches: Annabel Dream Reader Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  19. "The Wytches – Partisan Records". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  20. "Tilehouse Studios - Timeline - Facebook". facebook.com.
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  23. "Artists ← Partisan Records". Partisanrecords.com.
  24. "STRANGE CREATURES UK TOUR". Facebook.com.
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  26. "Dan Rumsey & The Dark Days - The Darkest Day (Self-Released)". God Is In The TV. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  27. https://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-wytches-blaze-a-trail-on-new-single-cowboy
  28. https://www.bimm.ac.uk/stories/success/demelza-mather/
  29. "The Wytches have recruited a new member | Dork". Dork. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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  31. "Crying Clown - Single by The Wytches", Itunes.apple.com, 1 January 2013, retrieved 12 November 2018
  32. "The Wytches - Digsaw / House Of Mirrors". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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  34. "Wire Frame Mattress - Single by The Wytches", Itunes.apple.com, 4 July 2014, retrieved 12 November 2018
  35. "Burn Out the Bruise - Single by The Wytches". Itunes.apple.com. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  36. "SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE WYTCHES SHARE "C-SIDE" | "ALL YOUR HAPPY LIFE" LP OUT SEPTEMBER 30TH ON HEAVENLY RECORDINGS". The Spill Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  37. "The Wytches - Crest of Death". Diymag.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  38. "The Wytches share two versions of new track 'Double World'". Diymag.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  39. "The Wytches blast back with new single "Cowboy"". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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