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Envy & Other Sins was 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.
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Envy & Other Sins | |
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 Envy & Other Sins performing in February 2006 (L-R: Jarvey Moss, Ali M. Forbes, Mark E. Lees) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Emo, industrial, alternative, punk, pop punk |
| Years active | 2004–2009 |
| Labels | A&M, Loog, Gentlemen Prefer |
| Past members | Ali M. Forbes (vocals/guitar) Jarvey Moss (synth) Mark E. Lees (bass) Jim "McDrum" Macaulay (drums) |
On 1 July 2009, the band announced they were to split up,[1] with Jim Macaulay becoming the drummer for Eliot Sumner, Emmy the Great and The Stranglers during the next decade.[2]
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".[3]
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2008 | We Leave at Dawn |
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] | |||
| 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. | |||
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