Squid | |
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_(51424005573)_(cropped).jpg) Squid performing atWide Awake Festival, 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016 (2016)–present |
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| Members |
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| Website | squidband |
Squid are an Englishrock band formed inBrighton in 2016.[1] The band consists of Ollie Judge (vocals, drums), Louis Borlase (guitar, vocals), Anton Pearson (guitar, vocals), Laurie Nankivell (bass) and Arthur Leadbetter (keyboards). They are currently based in Bristol.[5]
AWindmill scene band,[6] Squid independently released their debut EP,LINO, in 2017, which was followed by several stand-alone singles and the EPTown Centre in 2019 onSpeedy Wunderground.[1] Their debut album,Bright Green Field, was released byWarp Records on 7 May 2021.[7] It received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at No. 4 on theUK Albums Chart. Their second album,O Monolith, was released in 2023 to similar acclaim.
Squid formed in Brighton, England, in 2016.[8] They have citedNeu! andThis Heat as influences.[5] In 2019, they released their second EP, titledTown Centre, to critical acclaim.[1]Town Centre was produced byDan Carey and released on Speedy Wunderground. In March 2020, Squid signed toWarp Records and have released five singles with them as of April 2021.[9] They were planning on touring Europe throughout 2020 before theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10]
Taking advantage of lockdown, the band spent most of 2020 recording what would be their debut album,Bright Green Field, again working with producer Dan Carey. The album was released on 7 May 2021 and was promoted by three singles, "Narrator", "Paddling" and "Pamphlets".
Squid appeared at theGlastonbury Festival in June 2022, and appeared at theRock en Seine andParedes de Coura festivals in August 2022. They replacedViagra Boys atLa Route Du Rock festival in August 2023.
Squid recorded their second album,O Monolith, in Wiltshire in early 2022, before releasing it on 9 June 2023, once again with Warp Records.
In November 2024, Squid announced their third album,Cowards. It was released on 7 February 2025 through Warp Records.[11][12][13][14][15]
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| UK [16] | UK Indie [16] | IRL [17] | SCO [16] | ||
| Bright Green Field |
| 4 | 1 | 93 | 5 |
| O Monolith |
| 34 | 6 | — | 13 |
| Cowards |
| 92 | 5 | — | 17 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Perfect Teeth" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Terrestrial Changeover Blues (2007–2012)" | 2018 | |
| "The Dial" | ||
| "Houseplants" | 2019 | |
| "The Cleaner" | Town Centre | |
| "Match Bet" | ||
| "Sludge" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Broadcaster" | ||
| "Narrator" | 2021 | Bright Green Field |
| "Paddling" | ||
| "Pamphlets" | ||
| "America!" | Non-album singles | |
| "Swing (In a Dream)" | 2023 | O Monolith |
| "Undergrowth" | ||
| "The Blades" | ||
| "Fugue (Bin Song)" | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Crispy Skin" | Cowards | |
| "Building 650" | 2025 | |
| "Cro-Magnon Man" | ||
| "The Hearth and Circle Round Fire" | Cowards (Deluxe Edition) |
| Title | Year | Album | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Perfect Teeth" | 2016 | Non-album singles | Ollie Judge |
| "Clapping Music" | 2019 | Rutare Savage | |
| "Sludge" | 2020 | Ali Amiri | |
| "Broadcaster" | Wieslawa Ruta | ||
| "Narrator" | 2021 | Bright Green Field | Felix Geen |
| "Pamphlets" | Raman Djafari | ||
| "Swing (In a Dream)" | 2023 | O Monolith | Yoonha Park |
| "Undergrowth" | Louis Borlase | ||
| "The Blades" | Kasper Haggstrom | ||
| "Crispy Skin" | 2024 | Cowards | Takashi Ito |
| "Building 650" | 2025 | Felix Geen, Daisuke Hasegawa & Kuya Tatsujo | |
| "Cro-Magnon Man" | Rory Alexander Stewart |