Veronica Falls are an indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band which formed in London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, in 2009. The band consists of Roxanne Clifford and James Hoare both on vocals and guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

, Marion Herbain on bass guitar

Bass guitar

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 and Patrick Doyle on drums and back vocals. The members of the band were formerly in the bands The Royal We and Sexy Kids. The band released several singles in the United Kingdom and the United States throughout 2010.

Veronica Falls came to prominence with the release of self-titled their debut album in 2011. The album entered the UK album Charts at #150.

Formation and early work (2009-2010)

In 2009 Roxanne Clifford and Patrick Doyle from Sexy Kids teamed up with James Hoare of Your Twenties. Clifford and Doyle met Hoare at a Comet Gain

Comet Gain

Comet Gain are a British indie pop band, formed by singer-songwriter and guitarist David Bower in 1992, with influences including punk, post-punk and northern soul...

 show. After a meeting with Hoare, their friend Marion Herbain accepted to join the band to form Veronica Falls as it is now.

In 2010, Veronica Falls released two singles, "Found Love in a Graveyard

Found Love in a Graveyard

"Found Love in a Graveyard" is the first single of the debut self-titled studio album, Veronica Falls by British indie pop band, Veronica Falls. the single released a year before the release of the album in February 09, 2010 which gained positive reviews from critics.-Receptions:Tim Sendra of...

" and "Beachy Head"

Beachy Head (song)

"Beachy Head" is the second single of the debut self-titled studio album, Veronica Falls by British indie pop band, Veronica Falls. the single released a year before the release of the album, just like the fist single, in September 21, 2010 which gained positive reviews from critics.-Reception:As...

, on the American label Captured Tracks.

Veronica Falls (2011-)

After releasing their first two singles, the band recorded with veteran producer Guy Fixsen

Guy Fixsen

Guy Fixsen is a producer/engineer/musician based in London. He is best-known for his producing/engineering work with various indie rock, shoegazer, and experimental rock bands, and for forming the band Laika....

. They released their debut album Veronica Falls

Veronica Falls (album)

Veronica Falls is the self-titled debut album by indie pop band Veronica Falls. The album was released on September 20, 2011, in the United States through Slumberland Records, and in the European Union through Bella Union.-History:...

 in September 2011 on Slumberland Records

Slumberland Records

Slumberland Records is an American independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, St...

 in the United States

United States

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 and Bella Union

Bella Union

Bella Union is an independent record label that was started up by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie in 1997.After releasing records with 4AD for a large part of their career, Cocteau Twins decided to take a step towards independence and started up the Bella Union record label, through which they...

 in the European Union

European Union

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, to generally favorable reviews. The album was followed by the release of a single, "Bad Feeling", in August 2011.

Singles

Title	Release date	Album	Format
Found Love in a Graveyard Found Love in a Graveyard "Found Love in a Graveyard" is the first single of the debut self-titled studio album, Veronica Falls by British indie pop band, Veronica Falls. the single released a year before the release of the album in February 09, 2010 which gained positive reviews from critics.-Receptions:Tim Sendra of...	February 09, 2011	Veronica Falls	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Beachy Head Beachy Head (song) "Beachy Head" is the second single of the debut self-titled studio album, Veronica Falls by British indie pop band, Veronica Falls. the single released a year before the release of the album, just like the fist single, in September 21, 2010 which gained positive reviews from critics.-Reception:As...	September 21, 2010
Bad Feeling	August 30, 2011

Personnel

• Roxanne Clifford - lead vocals, guitar
• James Hoare - guitar, vocals
• Patrick Doyle - drums, vocals
• Marion Herbain - bass