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BAD SOUNDS

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Callum Merrett (3)Ewan MerrettSamuel HuntOlivia Dimery

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Releases

Albums
Escaping from a Violent Time

Escaping from a Violent Time

10th May 2024

Get Better

Get Better

17th August 2018

More Than I Can Afford

More Than I Can Afford

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 4

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 4

Relief Rain

Relief Rain

Permanent

Permanent

Are You High?

Are You High?

Living Alone

Living Alone

EPs
Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 2 - EP

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 2 - EP

7th January 2022

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 1 - EP

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 1 - EP

17th January 2020

PHRESSSH - EP

PHRESSSH - EP

26th May 2017

Mixtape One - EP

Mixtape One - EP

2017

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Mixtape One

2017

Singles
On the Ropes

On the Ropes

5th January 2024

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 3

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 3

14th April 2023

Heart Attacks

Heart Attacks

3rd March 2023

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 2

Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 2

7th January 2022

How Are You Gonna Lose? (Broods Remix)

How Are You Gonna Lose? (Broods Remix)

21st December 2018

Peach (Bad Sounds Remix)

Peach (Bad Sounds Remix)

19th October 2018

Wages (Everything Everything Remix)

Wages (Everything Everything Remix)

12th October 2018

Couldn't Give It Away (Acoustic)

Couldn't Give It Away (Acoustic)

20th July 2018

Tracks by Bad Sounds

20+ tracks in our catalogue

  1. Aah SongEscaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 4
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  2. Aah Song
    3:05
  3. Aah SongEscaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 4 - EP
    3:05
  4. Aah Song
    3:05
  5. AngieEscaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 2 - EP
    3:19
  6. AngieEscaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 2
    3:19
  7. Another ManGet Better
    3:48
  8. Another ManGet Better
    3:48
  9. Are You High?
  10. Are You High?Are You High?
    3:12

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17 Jun 2023
Bad Sounds
Oslo Hackney, Hackney
15 Jun 2023
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Strange Brew, Bristol
28 Aug 2021
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Southsea Common, Portsmouth
24 Jul 2021
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Henham Park, Henham
23 Jul 2021
Bad Sounds
Standon Lordship, Standon
08 Jun 2019
Bad Sounds
Vale Village, Birmingham
26 May 2019
Bad Sounds
Victoria Park, Warrington

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Lyrics

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Wages

Wages

Lyrics

Zacharia

Zacharia

Lyrics

Meat on My Bones

Meat on My Bones

Lyrics

Are You High?

Lyrics

Avalanche

Avalanche

Lyrics

I Feel

I Feel

Lyrics

Move into Me

Lyrics

Evil Powers

Evil Powers

Lyrics

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Bad Sounds have dropped a new single, 'Escaping From A Violent Time'
News

Bad Sounds have dropped a new single, 'Escaping From A Violent Time'

"At one point it was a country song," the pair explain.

16 Feb 2024 • 9:45 am
Bad Sounds have dropped a new single they originally wrote for Ke$ha, 'On The Ropes' ("She didn't fancy it")
News

Bad Sounds have dropped a new single they originally wrote for Ke$ha, 'On The Ropes' ("She didn't fancy it")

It's from a new EP coming later this year.

5 Jan 2024 • 11:06 am
Bad Sounds have released a new single, 'Beggin''
News

Bad Sounds have released a new single, 'Beggin''

It's from a new EP coming next year.

10 Nov 2023 • 9:29 am
Bad Sounds have teamed up with Jake Isaac for new single, 'Heart Attacks'
News

Bad Sounds have teamed up with Jake Isaac for new single, 'Heart Attacks'

They're going to play two new shows this June, too.

6 Mar 2023 • 5:08 pm
Bad Sounds have dropped a new single, 'Hard MF 2 LUV'
News

Bad Sounds have dropped a new single, 'Hard MF 2 LUV'

They're currently working on new EP ‘Escaping from a Violent Time Vol 3.’.

9 Feb 2023 • 12:13 pm
Bad Sounds struggle with the cost of living crisis with their new track 'More Than I Can Afford'
News

Bad Sounds struggle with the cost of living crisis with their new track 'More Than I Can Afford'

“We try to live up to a moral code, but sometimes it feels unattainable."

6 Jan 2023 • 4:15 pm
Bad Sounds have made their grand return with a brand new single, ‘Nu Me Nu Yu’
News

Bad Sounds have made their grand return with a brand new single, ‘Nu Me Nu Yu’

It is the British alternative group’s first release since their January EP, ‘Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol 2’.

12 Oct 2022 • 1:46 pm
Bad Sounds have released a new EP, 'Escaping From a Violent Time, Vol 2'
News

Bad Sounds have released a new EP, 'Escaping From a Violent Time, Vol 2'

The five-track record features two new tracks.

10 Jan 2022 • 4:20 pm
Bad Sounds have cancelled their forthcoming tour
News

Bad Sounds have cancelled their forthcoming tour

"In the meantime keep an eye out on our socials for big news and new dates."

10 Mar 2021 • 11:50 am
Bad Sounds and Broods have teamed up for new track, 'Move Into Me'
News

Bad Sounds and Broods have teamed up for new track, 'Move Into Me'

Bad Sounds also have an EP on the way.

27 Jan 2021 • 12:42 pm
Bad Sounds have launched a new 'Permanent' remix competition
News

Bad Sounds have launched a new 'Permanent' remix competition

"We’ll have a listen to what people do and post our favourites on our social media."

30 Mar 2020 • 12:45 pm
Bad Sounds' songs with great drums playlist, feat. The Who, Smashing Pumpkins, The Kinks and more
News

Bad Sounds' songs with great drums playlist, feat. The Who, Smashing Pumpkins, The Kinks and more

No Phil Collins in sight.

28 Jan 2020 • 5:00 pm
Bad Sounds have dropped a brand new track, 'Permanent'
News

Bad Sounds have dropped a brand new track, 'Permanent'

It's taken from their new EP 'Escaping From A Violent Time Vol. 1'.

18 Jan 2020 • 5:14 pm
Bad Sounds have confirmed a new EP, with 'Escaping From A Violent Time vol. 1' due in January
News

Bad Sounds have confirmed a new EP, with 'Escaping From A Violent Time vol. 1' due in January

The news arrives alongside a second teaser track, 'Breathe'.

25 Nov 2019 • 2:33 pm
Good vibrations: Bad Sounds are back with a brand new track
News

Good vibrations: Bad Sounds are back with a brand new track

With new track 'Sympathetic Vibrations' just out, we pinned down Callum to ask more.

7 Nov 2019 • 12:15 pm
Bad Sounds nod to budget horror and kung fu movies with their new video for ‘How Are You Gonna Lose?’
News

Bad Sounds nod to budget horror and kung fu movies with their new video for ‘How Are You Gonna Lose?’

It's taken from the band’s debut album, ‘Get Better’.

22 Mar 2019 • 2:31 pm
Bad Sounds' Ultimate Xmas Bangers
News

Bad Sounds' Ultimate Xmas Bangers

Bad Sounds run through their top festive tunes ahead of Dork's Xmas bash.

14 Dec 2018 • 2:43 pm
Bad Sounds have a new video for 'Wages'
News

Bad Sounds have a new video for 'Wages'

Check out the clip for the band's current single before they head off on tour later this month.

4 Oct 2018 • 11:42 pm
Bad Sounds have the night of their lives at Reading Festival
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Bad Sounds have the night of their lives at Reading Festival

If you’re lucky, you’ll get to see a band play the gig of their lives. The one where everything clicks on stage, and that connection to the crowd fires. If you’re especially fortunate, you’ll see this rare occurrence happen at a festival, away from an audience full of already converted fans, where t

25 Aug 2018 • 11:55 am
Bad Sounds have dropped their debut album, and it's top stuff
News

Bad Sounds have dropped their debut album, and it's top stuff

Banger factory.

16 Aug 2018 • 11:00 pm
Bad Sounds: Evil powers
Features

Bad Sounds: Evil powers

Bad Sounds make bangers. As they prepare to drop their debut album 'Get Better', we meet the brothers sitting on 2018's alt-pop motherlode.

16 Aug 2018 • 11:30 am
Bad Sounds are on the road in the new video for 'Couldn't Give It Away'
News

Bad Sounds are on the road in the new video for 'Couldn't Give It Away'

If you look carefully, you might spot yourself.

9 Aug 2018 • 11:30 pm
Bad Sounds are teasing their debut album with another new single, 'Milk It'
News

Bad Sounds are teasing their debut album with another new single, 'Milk It'

New Music... Thursday?

2 Aug 2018 • 9:30 pm
Bad Sounds have dropped another single, 'Couldn't Give It Away'
News

Bad Sounds have dropped another single, 'Couldn't Give It Away'

They could, if they wanted, but they're trying to flog debut album 'Get Better'.

11 Jul 2018 • 10:21 am
Bad Sounds have announced their debut album 'Get Better'
News

Bad Sounds have announced their debut album 'Get Better'

It comes with a cool as a cucumber summer semi-banger 'Honestly'.

5 Jun 2018 • 12:09 pm
Bad Sounds are debuting songs from their debut album at a free show next month
News

Bad Sounds are debuting songs from their debut album at a free show next month

They've a new show in London.

12 Apr 2018 • 2:23 pm
Bad Sounds: "We're definitely releasing an album this year"
News

Bad Sounds: "We're definitely releasing an album this year"

The duo are among the latest acts confirmed for Live At Leeds.

7 Mar 2018 • 8:00 am
Bad Sounds are playing two Dork Live! shows, tonight and Monday
News

Bad Sounds are playing two Dork Live! shows, tonight and Monday

They're playing two Dork Live! shows in Leicester and Reading.

18 Nov 2017 • 9:30 am
Bad Sounds have dropped another banger, 'Are You High?'
News

Bad Sounds have dropped another banger, 'Are You High?'

They're playing two Dork Live! shows over the next week.

15 Nov 2017 • 4:44 pm
Bad Sounds debut their new video for 'Enough'
News

Bad Sounds debut their new video for 'Enough'

Bad Sounds have released a new video for ‘Enough’. It's the latest cut from ‘Mixtape One’ released a few weeks back, and sees the duo lose thier heads.....

18 Oct 2017 • 11:46 am
Bad Sounds' new video is a bit weird, then
News

Bad Sounds' new video is a bit weird, then

Bad Sounds have released a new video for ‘Living Alone’.

6 Sept 2017 • 5:08 pm
Bad Sounds’ Ewan vs Callum playlist
News

Bad Sounds’ Ewan vs Callum playlist

Feat. Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, Beastie Boys and loads more.

24 Jul 2017 • 9:50 am
Bad Sounds are on the road this November, including a Dork Live! show
News

Bad Sounds are on the road this November, including a Dork Live! show

They'll play for us in Reading as part of a UK headline run.

1 Jun 2017 • 2:25 pm
Any Other Questions with... Bad Sounds
News

Any Other Questions with... Bad Sounds

Bad Sounds tackle this month's daft queries.

11 Apr 2017 • 7:38 am
Bad Sounds debut new song ‘Meat On My Bones’
News

Bad Sounds debut new song ‘Meat On My Bones’

Last night (Monday 30th January), MistaJam debuted the new one from Bad Sounds as BBC Radio One's Hottest Record In The World.

31 Jan 2017 • 10:24 pm
Bad Sounds: "Going on tour with Rat Boy was a bloody eye opener"
News

Bad Sounds: "Going on tour with Rat Boy was a bloody eye opener"

Equipment isn’t the only thing Bad Sounds will be breaking next year.

7 Jan 2017 • 3:02 pm
Bad Sounds announce a string of headline shows for next year
News

Bad Sounds announce a string of headline shows for next year

Bath’s ultimate groove kings Bad Sounds have confirmed a batch of headline shows for next year. Kicking off on March 21st with a hometown show at Bath’s...

2 Dec 2016 • 8:06 pm
Bad Sounds: "We want to go all the way"
Features

Bad Sounds: "We want to go all the way"

Bad Sounds are using infectious melodies to work their way out of the retail game.

2 Dec 2016 • 12:45 pm
Bad Sounds are fighting fit in their new 'Wages' vid
News

Bad Sounds are fighting fit in their new 'Wages' vid

Do you know kung fu?

16 Nov 2016 • 11:48 am
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Frost Children have released their new EP 'Tweaker Poem' and shared a video for 'Creep'•
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Bad Sounds — Nu Me Nu Yu
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Nu Me Nu Yu

Bad Sounds — Permanent
3:59

 

Permanent

Bad Sounds — Sympathetic Vibrations
3:51

 

Sympathetic Vibrations

Bad Sounds — How Are You Gonna Lose (Broods Remix)
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How Are You Gonna Lose (Broods Remix)

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