Modestep

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Modestep
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Modestep (2015)
Background information
Origin London, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active 2010–present
Labels Polydor, Interscope
Associated acts Koven, Document One, Foreign Beggars, Ryan Keen, Dirtyphonics
Website www.modestep.com
Members Josh Friend
Tony Friend
Kyle Deek
Pat Lundy
Will Stubber
Luke Holden
Past members Matthew Curtis
Nick T-sang

Modestep are a dubstep and electronic rock band from London that formed in 2010. Their debut album Evolution Theory was released on 11 February 2013, including its five singles: "Feel Good", "Sunlight", "To the Stars", "Show Me a Sign" and "Another Day". Modestep's second album, London Road, was released on 25 May 2015.

History

Early career (2010–2011)

Tony had been DJ-ing since 2001 while Josh had been in multiple bands prior to Modestep with the drummer,[1] only forming the band in 2010, along with guitarist Nick Tsang, a former member of Go:Audio.[2]

Evolution Theory (2011–2013)

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Main article: Evolution Theory (album)

Modestep began work on their debut album during early January 2011, with their debut single "Feel Good" being released in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2011; managing to reach the BBC Radio 1 A Playlist during the weeks prior to release.[citation needed] The single was released as part of a 3-track extended play, including another track entitled "Bite The Hand". On 13 February, the single debuted at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] also reaching number 5 on the independent releases chart[4] and number 6 on the dance releases chart.[5] The music video of the new version of their single "Sunlight" was released on YouTube on 3 July, passing 1 million views within four days, also making the Radio 1 A-list and debuting at number 16 in the UK charts. "To The Stars" has also made it onto the Radio 1 A-list and was released on 6 November. Their fourth single "Show Me A Sign" made its YouTube debut on 19 March 2012 and was released on 6 May 2012.[6] They were also a support act for Lostprophets Weapons tour in mid-2012 and have been received extremely well by audiences. In July 2012, the fifth single from Evolution Theory, entitled "Another Day", was aired on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Modestep had previously performed this song to open their set when supporting Lostprophets on their spring UK tour. Just before the song was aired, Tony Friend revealed in an interview that Modestep hoped to release their debut album on 3 September 2012. After the album was pushed back to 14 January 2013, it was pushed back yet again to 11 February 2013.

Second studio album, departure of Tsang and Curtis and arrival of Deek and Lundy (2013–present)

Modestep have announced via their social pages that they are now in the studio working on new material.[7] On 16 October 2013 they began work on the first track from their then-forthcoming second studio album.[8] In December 2013, the band embarked on the Foot Locker tour in Europe, promoting popular shoe retail store Foot Locker.[9] On 14 January 2014, Tsang and Curtis both left the band to pursue their own careers in the music industry. Despite this the album was still scheduled and a world tour is expected with the two new members, Pat Lundy (ex-drummer of the iconic band Funeral For A Friend) and Kyle Deek (age 22) who joined in the spring of 2014.[10] Starting in mid-2014, Josh and Tony began their recurring appearances in TheSyndicateProject's YouTube series, "Mianite", a series of videos based around the game Minecraft.

The band released a new single titled "Snake" for free download in mid-January 2015.[11] On 22 February 2015, they announced the title and track listing for their second studio album, to be released on 25 May 2015. London Road, released through Modestep's own record label Max Records, features collaborations with FuntCase, Teddy Killerz, Culprate, The Partysquad, Trolley Snatcha, Big Narstie, Flowdan, Frisco and more. On 14 May 2015, Modestep announced the release of one new song per day until the full album release.

Festival history

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Year Festival Notes Reference
2011 Download Festival Performed on the "Bedroom Jam" stage. [12]
Wireless Festival Hyde Park, London, on Saturday 2 July. [13]
Audioriver Płock, Poland, on Saturday 30 July. [14]
Pukkelpop Belgium on Thursday 18 August. Shortly after their performance, the festival was canceled due a heavy rainstorm, large hail and a windspeed of 170 km/h (106 mph). [15]
2012 NASS Festival 2012 Headlined the second day of the festival with Sum 41 on 7 July 2012 [16]
Redfest 2012 Headlined the main stage on Friday 20 July. [17]
Pukkelpop Performed in the "Dance Hall" on Friday 16 August. [18]
Reading and Leeds Festival Performed on the "Dance Stage" on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August. [19]
Chicagos North Coast Music Festival Sunday 2 September. [20]
GrapeFestival One of the headliners. Played at Piestany, Slovakia on Saturday 11 August. [21]
2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Friday 19 April. [22]
Ultra Music Festival Performed on the "Live Stage" in Miami on Sunday 19 March and Friday 24 March. [23]
T In The Park Performed on the "Transmissions Stage" on Sunday 14 July. [24]
2015 Rock Am Ring Sunday 7 June. [25]
Download Festival Performed on the "Zippo Encore Stage" on Friday 12 June 2015.
Glastonbury Festival Played on the John Peel Stage Friday 26 June
Woodstock Festival (Poland) Played for 2 hours on the Main Stage, 2 August 2015.
Reading Festival Performed on the "Main Stage" on Saturday 29 August 2015.
2016 We The Future Performed at "The Landing" stage on February 14, 2016

Musical style & influences

Modestep have various musical styles and sounds as they have incorporated electronical elements such as dubstep and drum & bass, however they have also incorporated hard rock into their music, thus giving them a unique style. Josh Friend has also incorporated vocals into their music.

They have been placed next to bands such as Pendulum and The Prodigy due to their musical style, however they are able to play along with other artists such as The Script, Skrillex, Ed Sheeran and Flux Pavilion.[26] In an interview with Soundsphere Magazine, the members explained that "We’re all massive ‘tech-head’ musicians...". It is explained how each member of the band influences their musical style with different genres of music, also explaining that their unique musical style was unintentional.[27]

Members

Discography

Modestep discography
Studio albums 2
Music videos 9
EPs 3
Singles 5
Remixes 3
Collaborations 1

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[28]		 UK
Dance
[29]		 US
Dance
[30]		 US
Heat.
[30]
2013 Evolution Theory 23 1 9 8
2015 London Road
  • Released: 26 May 2015
  • Label: INgrooves/Max
  • Format CD, Vinyl, download
 73 23

EPs

Year Album Details
2011 To the Stars (Remixes)[31]
  • Released: 4 November 2011
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Music download
2012 Show Me a Sign (Remixes)[32]
  • Released: 6 May 2012
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Music download
2013 Inside My Head[33]
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Free music download
2015 Machines[34]
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Max Records
  • Format: Music download
2015 Rainbow[35]
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Max Records
  • Format: Music download

Singles

Music videos

Year Title Director Type Link
2010 "Feel Good" David Bispham, Josh Friend & Tony Friend Narrative [1]
2011 "Sunlight" Josh Friend & Tony Friend [2]
"To The Stars" Liam Underwood, Josh Friend & Tony Friend Performance [3]
"To The Stars" (Break The Noise & The Autobots Remix) Liam Underwood Tour footage [4]
2012 "Show Me A Sign" Richard Payne, Josh Friend & Tony Friend Narrative [5]
Sam Friend Tour footage [6]
"Another Day" (featuring Popeska) (xKore Remix) Josh Friend & Tony Friend Narrative [7]
"Paradise" (Coldplay cover) Liam Underwood Performance [8]
2013 "Another Day" (featuring Popeska) Josh Friend & Tony Friend Tour footage [9]

2015

"Machines" Performance

References

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