The Blinders
UK music group
The Blinders are an English alternative rock band from Doncaster, based in Manchester. The band currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Thomas Haywood, bass guitarist Charlie McGough, drummer Thomas Castrey, and keyboardist Johnny James. They released their debut EP Hidden Horror Dance in 2016, followed by their first LP Columbia in 2018, and second LP Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath in 2020 both on Modern Sky Entertainment. Following the departure of Mat Neale in 2020, the band released Electric Kool Aid: a 2-part EP released on 17 June 2022. On 30 October 2023 the band revealed details on the new album “Beholder” which was released on 1 March 2024.
Shortly after the album's release and subsequent cancellation of the European leg of their tour, various social media posts from the band suggested that they were to take an indefinite hiatus. A message appeared on the band's official website thanking fans, stating "It's time to take a break for us" and that the band are to "take a step back [and] pursue something else for a while".
History
The band was formed in 2014 while its members studied at Manchester University. They spent 2015 touring the local circuit while writing and recording their first EP which would follow in 2016.
Bass guitarist Charlie McGough spoke of the band's formation: "We all knew each other from school and had played in school bands together, so to speak.
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