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a b Kerr, Scott. "The Balcony – Catfish and the Bottlemen". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 13 January 2015. Blakeway is from Llandudno, Wales. Hall is from Sheffield, England. Bibby is from Lancashire, England. They all moved to Llandudno when they were "kids at the age of about 2 or 3". [15] The Balcony was released in the US on 6 January 2015. The following day, the band performed on the Late Show with David Letterman.

BBC Introducing presents Catfish and the Bottlemen at the inaugural BBC music awards– Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 1 June 2016. Catfish And The Bottlemen’s debut arrives pent-up with frustration. The Llandudno four-piece, fronted by Van McCann (named after Van Morrisson) have slogged for six years in a tiny van desperately trying to escape their small town, McCann getting expelled from school in the process. ‘The Balcony’ is informed both by their struggle and their noughties indie elders.All except noted: "Discography Catfish and the Bottlemen". Australian-charts.com . Retrieved 12 February 2020. McCann and Blakeway, along with former member Bibby, attended Ysgol John Bright in Llandudno. Drummer Bob Hall attended Rydal Penrhos School. [53] [54] The Balcony": Ryan, Gavin (31 January 2015). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift 1989 Spends 8th Week On Top". Noise11.com . Retrieved 31 January 2015.

Spotlight: Billy Bibby". Theunsignedmusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016 . Retrieved 1 June 2016.Allred, Landry. "Catfish and the Bottlemen's 'The Balance' sacrifices creativity for formula". thedailytexan.com . Retrieved 19 December 2022. Catfish and the Bottlemen's Van McCann: I'm saving song money for wife and kids". bbc.co.uk. 1 January 2015 . Retrieved 12 December 2020. They won the BBC Introducing Award at the first BBC Music Awards in December 2014 and performed "Kathleen". [36]

BBC Music Awards 2014: Winners in full". Digitalspy.com. 11 December 2014 . Retrieved 3 November 2016. Catfish and the Bottlemen is an alternative band from Llandudno, North Wales, consisting of vocalist Ryan “Van” McCann, guitarist Johnny “Bondy” Bond, bassist Benjamin “Benji” Blakeway, and drummer Robert “Bob” Hall.Catfish and the Bottlemen Singles Chart History– Japan Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved 21 February 2015.

When asked about leaving the band, Bibby commented, "Well to be honest after Catfish I had no plans. I didn't know what I was going to do. I just started writing songs and it took off from there..." [33] and "I'm proud of what I did in Catfish and what I achieved and everything that came with it, but I'm just looking into the future now with my band and that's all I'm focused on". [34] In autumn of 2015, he founded a new band, Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles. When reviewing The Balcony, Scott Kerr of AllMusic likened the band's sound to that of Johnny Marr, The Cribs, Feeder and Mystery Jets. [49] According to Ben Homewood of NME, McCann's vocal style is similar to The Kooks' frontman Luke Pritchard. [14] With respect to the musical approach to The Ride, McCann has stated, "I feel like everybody started thinking too outside the box trying to be arty and different. We wanted to stay inside the box." [50] Cocoon": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 27.09.2014 (wk38)". Zobbel.de . Retrieved 14 June 2016. Catfish & The Bottlemen reveal details of new album 'The Balance' and confirm huge European tour". NME. 25 January 2019 . Retrieved 29 December 2019.

Catfish And The Bottlemen's Van McCann: 'America thinks we're Oasis but with better manners' ". Nme.com. 8 May 2015 . Retrieved 6 June 2020. The Balcony was released on 15 September 2014. Shortly afterwards, the band also announced a UK tour. The album charted at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart in the week ending 27 September 2014, was certified Silver in the UK on 9 January 2015, was certified Gold on 20 March 2015 and reached Platinum sales on 30 December 2016. [35] Founding lead guitarist Billy Bibby suddenly and unexpectedly ceased performing with the band in the summer of 2014. [28] He was replaced by Johnny "Bondy" Bond. [29] On 25 July 2014, the band cancelled three festival appearances due to "unforeseen personal circumstances". [30] [31] On 13 August 2014, the band posted on Facebook: "Some of you will have noticed that we have been playing with a different guitarist over the past weekend. Unfortunately, due to some personal circumstances, Billy won't be touring with the band for the foreseeable future." [32] a b Homewood, Ben (23 September 2014). "Catfish & The Bottlemen– 'The Balcony' ". NME . Retrieved 20 January 2015. Catfish and the Bottlemen named after the legendary CATFISH THE BOTTLEMAN". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015 . Retrieved 7 August 2016.