Envy & Other Sins
Envy & Other Sins was a four-piece band from Birmingham, England, who came to fame by winning Channel 4's nationwide talent show, mobileAct unsigned. They were the winners of the show, on which they won a £60,000 record contract with A&M Records. The contract allowed them to release one album and two singles. Their first single, "Highness", was released on 3 March 2008, and their debut album, We Leave at Dawn, was released on 31 March 2008.
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Envy & Other Sins performing in February 2006 (L-R: Jarvey Moss, Ali M. Forbes, Mark E. Lees) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Emo, industrial, alternative, punk, punk pop |
| Years active | 2004–2009 |
| Labels | A&M, Loog, Gentlemen Prefer |
| Past members | Ali M. Forbes (vocals/guitar) Jarvey Moss (synth) Mark E. Lees (bass) Jim "McDrum" Macaulay (drums) |
On 1 July 2009, the band announced they were to split up, with Jim Macaulay becoming the drummer for Eliot Sumner, Emmy the Great and The Stranglers during the next decade.
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