Envy & Other Sins
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Envy & Other Sins were a four piece band from Birmingham
, England
, who came to fame by winning Channel 4
's nation-wide 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 March 3, 2008, and their debut album, We Leave At Dawn
, was released on March 31, 2008.
The band have said (quoted from mobileAct unsigned) that their style is depicted in Birmingham, in the industrial
/Victorian age of the city, and has nothing to do with Marks & Spencers.
The band were signed to A&M Records
, and Sentric Music
for publishing.
On July 1, 2009 the band announced they were to split up.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who came to fame by winning Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's nation-wide talent show mobileAct unsigned. They were the winners of the show, on which they won a £60,000 record contract with A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
. The contract allowed them to release one album and two singles. Their first single, "Highness", was released on March 3, 2008, and their debut album, We Leave At Dawn
We Leave At Dawn
We Leave At Dawn is the debut album by British band Envy & Other Sins. It was released on March 31, 2008 through Polydor Records.-Track listing:#"Morning Sickness"#"Almost Certainly Elsewhere"#"Highness"#"Step Across"#"Man Bites God"...
, was released on March 31, 2008.
The band have said (quoted from mobileAct unsigned) that their style is depicted in Birmingham, in the industrial
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
/Victorian age of the city, and has nothing to do with Marks & Spencers.
The band were signed to A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
, and Sentric Music
Sentric Music
Sentric Music is a British independent music publisher specialising in emerging song writers and artists.Incorporated in February 2006, the company is based in Liverpool, England...
for publishing.
On July 1, 2009 the band announced they were to split up.
Albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2008 | We Leave at Dawn We Leave At Dawn We Leave At Dawn is the debut album by British band Envy & Other Sins. It was released on March 31, 2008 through Polydor Records.-Track listing:#"Morning Sickness"#"Almost Certainly Elsewhere"#"Highness"#"Step Across"#"Man Bites God"...
|
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2005 | "Prodigal Son" | — | Non-album single |
| 2007 | "Man Bites God" | — | Non-album single |
| 2008 | "Highness" | 65 | We Leave at Dawn We Leave At Dawn We Leave At Dawn is the debut album by British band Envy & Other Sins. It was released on March 31, 2008 through Polydor Records.-Track listing:#"Morning Sickness"#"Almost Certainly Elsewhere"#"Highness"#"Step Across"#"Man Bites God"... |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||
Demo songs
- Man Bites God
- Step Across
- Talk To Strangers
- Tomorrow
- (It Gets Harder To Be A) Martyr
- Words Fail
- Almost Certainly Elsewhere
- The Company We Keep