Ought (band)
post-punk band from Montreal, Quebec
Ought was a post-punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 2011. The band consisted of Tim Darcy (vocals, guitar), Ben Stidworthy (bass guitar), Matt May (keyboards), and Tim Keen (drums).
The band released three full-length studio albums across its ten-year career: More than Any Other Day (2014), Sun Coming Down (2015) and Room Inside the World (2018). The band quietly disbanded in 2021, with Darcy and Stidworthy going on to announce a new project Cola that same year.
History
Ought was formed in 2011 when its members began living together in a communal band practice space and recorded their earliest material. The band's first EP, New Calm, was released in 2012. After signing with Constellation Records, a full-length album, More than Any Other Day, was released in 2014. The album achieved critical acclaim, including a Best New Music accolade from Pitchfork Media. It was noted in numerous year-end lists for 2014 including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Drowned In Sound, Loud and Quiet, Exclaim!, The Crack, and Paste. The album reached #20 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in the United States.
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