In August 2026 the band released a new EP entitled Juggling Moves (Beginner) , which saw Smith return to the band.
In July 2018, the band announced a 10-year anniversary tour of Animals, in which Smith would be returning to the band to play with them for the first time in seven years. In October of that year, an acoustic version of the album entitled Animals Acoustic was released.
In 2017, the whole band was arrested in Hong Kong during an immigration raid on the final show of their tour.
Their third album, Disappointment Island , was released in July 2016.
On 14 September 2012, the first track from the second album 13.0.0.0.0 , entitled “Cat Fantastic” was released on digital streaming platforms. The album was released on 22 January 2013.
The band formed in 2002 in Oxford . The original lineup consisted of Stuart Smith on rhythm guitar and vocals, Tim Collis on lead guitar, Simon Thompson on drums and Ian Lewis on bass. Thompson and Lewis left the band in 2005, to be replaced by Dan Adams on bass…
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