VANT (band)

VANT

VANT at Boston Music Rooms by Paul Hudson[1]
Background information
Origin United Kingdom
Genres
Years active 2014–present
Labels Parlophone,[3] Dumb Blood[4]
Website wearevant.com
Members Mattie Vant[5]
Billy Morris[5]
Henry Eastham[5]
David 'Greenie' Green [6]

VANT are a British indie rock band formed in 2014 by frontman and songwriter Mattie Vant. In 2015 they signed to Parlophone Records.[3]

Background

The band came together in London, while Mattie was working at Dalston venue, Birthdays.[5] Originally from Seaham, Mattie has played in various bands, formulating the style for VANT whilst living in Brighton.[7]

A lot of VANT's lyrical themes deal with political issues, with Mattie citing inspiration from global issues; "My concerns are worldwide things. It’s not strictly centred around the UK - it’s wars, global conflict, global warming.".[7] With this philosophy, VANT prefer to refer to their origin as 'Planet Earth' - rather than associate with a particular nationality. Of this issue, Mattie says "I don’t believe in borders, I was born on Planet Earth".[8] This is evidenced in the lyrics to 'Birth Certificate'.[9]

VANT toured throughout 2015 and have made appearances with Royal Blood,[10] toured on DIY Magazine's NEU tour with The Big Moon and InHeaven [11] and appeared at several festivals through the summer, including Reading and Leeds Festivals,[12] Secret Garden Party[13] and Dot To Dot Festival. They started 2016 with an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Future Festival and have dates booked across the UK & Europe, leading into festivals in the summer of 2016.[14]

The songs 'The Answer', 'Parking Lot' and 'Fly By Alien' all received premieres on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac's 'Hottest Record in the World'.[15][16][17]

Band members

Discography

Singles

Artwork Title Release Date Tracklisting Format Label

 Parasite[4] 22 April 2015 [18] A. Parasite

AA. Do You Know Me?

 Digital

Pink 7" Vinyl

 Dumb Blood Records
Parking Lot[19] 30 September 2015 [20] A. Parking Lot

AA. The Answer

 Digital

Green 7" Vinyl

 Parlophone Records
Fly-By Alien 10 February 2016 (Digital) [21]

16th April 2016 - Record Store Day (Vinyl) [22]

 A. Fly-By Alien

B. Cold War Sites (Vinyl Only)

Digital

7" Luminous Vinyl (Record Store Day 2016 Exclusive)[22]

 Parlophone Records

Videos

References

External links

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