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English Teacher are a British music group from Leeds, who formed in 2020. They consist of vocalist Lily Fontaine, guitarist Lewis Whiting, drummer Douglas Frost, and bassist Nicholas Eden
The band met at Leeds Conservatoire University. They originally started as a dream-pop band called 'Frank' in 2018 before playing their first gig as English Teacher in 2020. Frontwoman Lily Fontaine said of the shift: "The band that we were before, and the band that we are now, are so different. I think we've benefited from having time to figure ourselves out."
The band's first single, 2021's 'R&B', garnered both critical praise and mainstream radio play. The song sees Fontaine consider her place in the white, male world of indie-rock as a mixed race woman. They released the EP Polyawkward in April 2022 through Nice Swan Records. NME called it " a deliciously sour debut EP, set to a soundtrack of restless art-punk." The band appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2023. Their song "Nearly Daffodils" was named one of the 10 best songs of 2023 by Time magazine.
Mae English Teacher yn grŵp cerdd Prydeinig o Leeds, a ffurfiwyd yn 2020. Maent yn cynnwys y lleisydd Lily Fontaine, y gitarydd Lewis Whiting, y drymiwr Douglas Frost, a'r basydd Nicholas Eden
Cyfarfu'r band ym Mhrifysgol Conservatoire Leeds. Fe ddechreuon nhw'n wreiddiol fel band breuddwyd-pop o'r enw 'Frank' yn 2018 cyn chwarae eu gig cyntaf fel Athro Saesneg yn 2020. Dywedodd y fenyw flaen Lily Fontaine am y shifft: "The band that we were before, and the band that we are now, mor wahanol.
Enillodd sengl gyntaf y band, 'R&B' yn 2021, ganmoliaeth feirniadol a chwarae radio prif ffrwd. Mae'r gân yn gweld Fontaine yn ystyried ei lle ym myd gwyn, gwrywaidd indie-roc fel menyw hil gymysg. Fe wnaethant ryddhau'r EP Polyawkward ym mis Ebrill 2022 trwy Nice Swan Records. Fe'i galwodd NME yn " EP cyntaf hynod o sur, wedi'i osod i drac sain o art-punk aflonydd." Ymddangosodd y band ar Later... gyda Jools Holland ym mis Tachwedd 2023. Enwyd eu cân " Nearly Daffodils " yn un o 10 cân orau 2023 gan gylchgrawn Time.
(from Wikipedia)
English Teacher are a British music group from Leeds, who formed in 2020. They consist of vocalist Lily Fontaine, guitarist Lewis Whiting, drummer Douglas Frost, and bassist Nicholas Eden
The band met at Leeds Conservatoire University. They originally started as a dream-pop band called 'Frank' in 2018 before playing their first gig as English Teacher in 2020. Frontwoman Lily Fontaine said of the shift: "The band that we were before, and the band that we are now, are so different. I think we've benefited from having time to figure ourselves out."
The band's first single, 2021's 'R&B', garnered both critical praise and mainstream radio play. The song sees Fontaine consider her place in the white, male world of indie-rock as a mixed race woman. They released the EP Polyawkward in April 2022 through Nice Swan Records. NME called it " a deliciously sour debut EP, set to a soundtrack of restless art-punk." The band appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2023. Their song "Nearly Daffodils" was named one of the 10 best songs of 2023 by Time magazine.
Mae English Teacher yn grŵp cerdd Prydeinig o Leeds, a ffurfiwyd yn 2020. Maent yn cynnwys y lleisydd Lily Fontaine, y gitarydd Lewis Whiting, y drymiwr Douglas Frost, a'r basydd Nicholas Eden
Cyfarfu'r band ym Mhrifysgol Conservatoire Leeds. Fe ddechreuon nhw'n wreiddiol fel band breuddwyd-pop o'r enw 'Frank' yn 2018 cyn chwarae eu gig cyntaf fel Athro Saesneg yn 2020. Dywedodd y fenyw flaen Lily Fontaine am y shifft: "The band that we were before, and the band that we are now, mor wahanol.
Enillodd sengl gyntaf y band, 'R&B' yn 2021, ganmoliaeth feirniadol a chwarae radio prif ffrwd. Mae'r gân yn gweld Fontaine yn ystyried ei lle ym myd gwyn, gwrywaidd indie-roc fel menyw hil gymysg. Fe wnaethant ryddhau'r EP Polyawkward ym mis Ebrill 2022 trwy Nice Swan Records. Fe'i galwodd NME yn " EP cyntaf hynod o sur, wedi'i osod i drac sain o art-punk aflonydd." Ymddangosodd y band ar Later... gyda Jools Holland ym mis Tachwedd 2023. Enwyd eu cân " Nearly Daffodils " yn un o 10 cân orau 2023 gan gylchgrawn Time.
