Envy & Other Sins

Envy & Other Sins

Envy & Other Sins performing in February 2006
(l-r: Jarvey Moss, Ali M. Forbes, Mark E. Lees)
Background information
Origin Birmingham, UK
Years active 20042009
Labels A&M
Website www.envyandothersins.co.uk
Past members Ali M. Forbes (vocals/guitar)
Jarvey Moss (synth)
Mark E. Lees (bass)
Jim "McDrum" Macaulay (drums)

Envy & Other Sins were a four piece band from Birmingham, England, who came to fame by winning Channel 4's nationwide talent show mobileAct unsigned. They were the winners of the show, on which they won a £60,000 record contract with A&M Records. The contract allowed them to release one album and two singles. Their first single, "Highness", was released on 3 March 2008, and their debut album, We Leave At Dawn, was released on 31 March 2008.

On 1 July 2009 the band announced they were to split up.[1]

Musical style

Writing about the band in November 2006, British music magazine NME described their songs as "catchy in the extreme, with sweet harmonies, wicked hooks and choruses a-go-go".[2]

Discography

Albums

Year Album details
2008 We Leave at Dawn
  • Released: 31 March 2008
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD

Singles

Year Title Chart peak positions Album
UK
[3]
2005 "Prodigal Son" Non-album single
2007 "Man Bites God" Non-album single
2008 "Highness" 65 We Leave at Dawn
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Demo songs

See also

References

  1. Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Phull, Hardeep; Smyth, Cassie (25 November 2006). McNicholas, Conor, ed. "Radar Special". NME (London: IPC Ignite!): 16. ISSN 0028-6362. OCLC 60624023.
  3. "Chart Stats - Envy & Other Sins". Chart Stats. Retrieved 17 October 2010.

External links


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