False Advertising (band)

False Advertising
Origin	Manchester and Oxford, England
Genres	Alternative Rock, Grunge, Noise Pop
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Too Pure
Website	www.falseadvertising.co
Members	Jen Hingley, Chris Warr, Josh Sellers

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

Biography

False Advertising was formed by Jen Hingley, Josh Sellers and Chris Warr in 2013.^[1] In April 2016 they were named winners of PRS’s Flash Funding award for live performance,^[2] they are also releasing forthcoming 7” single Give It Your Worst / Scars on Too Pure Singles Club.^[3] The band have received coverage by Total Guitar,^[4] The Skinny,^[5] This Is Fake DIY^[6] and Punktastic.^[7] As well as airplay on BBC 6 Music^[8] and BBC Introducing.^[9]

Jen Hingley's uncle is Tom Hingley, who was the singer of The Inspiral Carpets during the height of their fame.

Discography

• False Advertising - Cassette/CD/MP3 (2015)
• Brainless EP - CD/MP3 (2016)
• Give It Your Worst/Scars - Too Pure Singles Club Release, 7”/MP3 (2016)

References

1. "Vinyl Perspective: False Advertising on Record Store Day 2016". Bitter Sweet Symphonies. 10 April 2016.
2. "Flash Funding - The Performance Fund artists announced". PRS for Music Foundation. 21 April 2016.
3. "False Advertising bite back on ‘Give It Your Worst’". DIY.
4. "28 new guitarists you need to hear in 2016". MusicRadar.
5. "False Advertising on songcraft and self-sufficiency - Music interview". www.theskinny.co.uk.
6. "False Advertising bite back on ‘Give It Your Worst’". DIY.
7. "False Advertising tackle stress with new track, 'Alopecia'". Punktastic.
8. "02/05/2016, The BBC Introducing Mixtape - BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC.
9. "With False Advertising // Vili & Vile, BBC Introducing in Oxford - BBC Radio Oxford". BBC.