Bloody Knees
Bloody Knees are an English rock band formed in Papworth Everard in 2012. Combining elements of emo, grunge, Britpop and indie rock, they helped to establish the 2010s British emo and lo-fi music scenes. They released three solo extended plays, as well as a split EP with Brighton band Birdskulls. Their debut album What Else was released on 13 March 2016.
Bloody Knees has its origins in indie rock band Five Minutes of Fame, which disbanded when its members began attending various universities across the United Kingdom. The band's vocalist Bradley Griffiths soon dropped out of his university in Portsmouth, and began writing music. Discussing these songs with Five Minutes of Fame bassist Sam Conway and, their childhood friends, brothers Christian "Scotchy" Wilkes (guitar) and Tom Wilkes (drums), the four formed Bloody Knees upon returning home during their 2012 Easter holidays. They released their debut, self-titled EP the next year, followed in 2014 by their split EP with Birdskulls and solo EP Stitches. During the 2010s, the band toured extensively, their 2016 tour with Wolf Alice and Swim Deep being the subject of the docu-drama On the Road (2016). Their fourth EP You Can Have It was released in 2018. Around 2019, the entered an informal hiatus, performing live sporadically. They announced the end of their hiatus in January 2026.
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