WSTR (band)

WSTR
Origin Liverpool, United Kingdom
Genres Pop punk
Years active 2015–Present
Labels
Website wstr.bandcamp.com
Members
  • Sammy Clifford
  • Tom Hawkes
  • Alex Tobijanski
  • Andy Makin
Past members
  • Danny Swift
  • Kieren Alder
  • Kieran McVeigh
  • Jason Blackburn
  • Conor O'Hare

WSTR is an English pop punk band based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Formation and history

Formed in 2015, the quartet has since produced one EP and one Full Length Album. On June 4th, 2018 the band announced that they were signing with Hopeless Records followed by a show at Download festival in the UK presenting there newly released tracks supported by Misguided By Giants and Neck Deep, and will be releasing a second LP in August of 2018.

Name

Originally named 'Waster', the group discovered a band with the same name from Canada. Because both bands were selling under the same name on iTunes, the Canadian band issued a cease and desist letter. The group ultimately decided to keep the most similar name as possible, removing the vowels, leaving simply 'WSTR'.[2]

Musical style and influences

WSTR is generally credited as a pop punk band, where the group's lead singer, Sammy Clifford, has cited many of his music influences were from the United States, including Blink-182 and New Found Glory.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Red, Green or Inbetween (2017)
  • Identity Crisis (2018)

EPs

  • SKRWD (2015)

References

  1. ↑ @hopelessrecords (3 June 2018). "Well, cat's outta the bag! Welcome WSTR to the Hopeless fam! <3" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "INTERVIEW: WSTR". Distorted Sound. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "British pop-punks WSTR's frontman discusses the rocky road to his band's record deal". Alternative Press. October 17, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
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