{"artistName":"Viva Brother","artistId":99713,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/016/0168f19105299cce53c47ac1c6de44a0_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/016/0168f19105299cce53c47ac1c6de44a0_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/016/0168f19105299cce53c47ac1c6de44a0_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/016/0168f19105299cce53c47ac1c6de44a0_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/016/0168f19105299cce53c47ac1c6de44a0_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eViva Brother were an English Britpop band from Slough. Previously known as Brother, they signed to Geffen Records in October and EMI Publishing in November 2010. Their debut album, Famous First Words, was released on August 1, 2011, and reached #34 on the UK Albums Chart. \n History\n Formation and debut album: 2010-2011: \nPreviously known as Kill the Arcade and Wolf Am I, the band was renamed Brother in 2010. The previous incarnation of the group wrote, recorded and performed music primarily in the pop-punk emo genre. Describing their latest sound as Gritpop, and citing bands such as Blur, The Stone Roses, and The Smiths as influences, the band began playing shows around the London area. In an interview for Drowned in Sound, Leonard Newell stated that his musical interest began to change after he started going to a club night called I Love the 90s. A demo of the song \"Darling Buds of May\" was played by DJ Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1. Lowe also picked up on the band's blog. The site featured a video of the band setting-up and playing a guerrilla gig in front of Slough railway station, along with a promo video they had shot using money they had earned playing local gigs. In October they signed a deal with Geffen Records and EMI Publishing the following November. \nIn January 2011, Brother entered the studio with Stephen Street to record their debut album. On 5 March, the band appeared on the early morning football show Soccer AM, and revealed the name for their album would be Famous First Words, after discussing it in the canteen just half an hour before the interview. They released their debut single, \"Darling Buds of May\", on 27 June 2011. This was followed by two more singles, \"Still Here\", released 8 May 2011, and \"New Year's Day\", released 27 June 2011. In June 2011, the band was forced to change their name from Brother to Viva Brother due to a lawsuit brought by another band, also called Brother. Leonard Newell admitted that his band went ahead with the previous name change from Wolf Am I to Brother despite being aware of the fact that other musicians were already using the name. \nViva Brother released their debut album, Famous First Words, on 1 August 2011. The album, panned by critics for its lack of original content, peaked at #34 on the UK Album Charts in its first week of release. On 3 October 2011, the band released their final single from Famous First Words, \"Time Machine\". \n Second album (2012-present): \nThe band released images of them recording their second album in the countryside on their official Facebook page, with hopes of them releasing it before the end of 2012. 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