Castrovalva are an English

England

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 Noise Hop band, formed in 2007 in Leeds

Leeds

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, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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. Originally a duo of Daniel Brader (dums) and Anthony Wright (bass guitar), they expanded to a trio with the addition of Leemun Smith (vocals) in 2009. Smith had previously guested on the band's self-titled debut album and provided the cover art. The band is named after the M.C. Escher painting of the same name.

History

In 2009 the band released their eponymous debut album and toured with bands such as Pulled Apart by Horses

Pulled apart by horses

Pulled Apart by Horses are an alternative rock band from Leeds, England. They formed in late 2007, and released their debut self-titled album Pulled Apart By Horses on 21 June 2010.- Formation and debut release "Meat Balloon" :...

 and Monotonix

Monotonix

Monotonix were a garage rock band from Tel Aviv, Israel. They released their debut EP in 2008 and have toured mostly the United States and Europe, including notable now legendary appearances at SXSW...

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Their debut album, We Are a Unit

We Are a Unit

We Are A Unit is the debut studio album by British noise hop band Castrovalva. It was released on April 12, 2010-Reviews:Drowned In Sound Words by Paul Stephen Gettings...

was released on April 2010 released on the independent label Brew Records, to positive reviews. The NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

described it as "a fine display of this Leeds trio's skills", while Drowned in Sound

Drowned in Sound

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 called it "a breathtaking listen", Subba-Cultcha described the album as "a mind blowing sonic buffet". while Tasty described it as "raw punk music played with a metallic intensity by a group of individuals who are no doubt as drastically unhinged as their bizarre name suggests". Artrocker made it album of the month, giving it a 5/5 rating.

Singles

• "Thug Poetry" (2009), Brew

• "Senorita (on Brew/DTTR split)" (2011), Brew/DTTR

• "In Our Prime (on Brew split)" (2011), Brew