The Computers
| The Computers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Exeter, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, hardcore punk |
| Years active | Mid-2000s–present |
| Labels | Freakscene Fierce Panda One Little Indian |
| Associated acts | Sharks |
| Website | http://www.thisisthecomputers.com |
| Members | Alex Kershaw Aidan Sinclair Fred Ansell Thomas McMahon James Mattock |
| Past members | Nic Heron Sonny Crawford Will Wright |
The Computers are a British rock band from Exeter, England. Their sound initially fused hardcore punk and garage rock and progressed to a less heavy sound incorporating blues and soul. As of 2014, The Computers have released one mini-album (You Can't Hide From the Computers, 2008) and two full-lengths, This Is the Computers (2011) and Love Triangles Hate Squares (2013) which registered 70 and 75 points, respectively, on the Metacritic rating scale.
The band was formed in the mid-2000s by singer/guitarist Alex Kershaw, bassist Nic Heron, guitarist Sonny Crawford and drummer Will Wright. They played their first show in August 2006 at The Cavern in Exeter with American hardcore punk band Paint It Black. Will Wright was replaced in 2009 by drummer Aidan Sinclair. Guitarist and pianist Fred Ansell joined in 2011. In February 2014 Nic Heron and Sonny Crawford announced their departure from the group. Guitarist James Mattock (formerly of Sharks) and bassist Thomas McMahon joined in 2014.
BBC Radio 1 Punk Show host Mike Davies invited them to play a live session on the show after having been a band for less than a year and soon The Computers, then a Black Flag-influenced hardcore punk band, signed to Fierce Panda, who released their debut mini-album You Can't Hide From the Computers in 2008, described by Kerrang! as "stylish UK hardcore" and "punk'n'roll that wants to dance as well as it does break stuff."
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