User:Drunkenphysicist/Civil Simian

Civil Simian
Civil Simian current lineup from left: Ruari McCloskey, Martin Price, Sean McCann, Ben Fleming and Colm O'Flynn
Background information
OriginBelfast, County Down, N. Ireland
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
  • Bright Green Octopus
Members
  • Ruari McCloskey
  • Martin Price
  • Ben Fleming
  • Sean McCann
  • Colm O'Flynn
Past members
  • Tim Stone
  • Sam Stone
  • Mike McKinney
  • Gary Keenan McClean
Websitecivilsimian.co.uk

Civil Simian are a Northern Irish rock band from Belfast, County Down. The band consists of Ruari McCloskey (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Martin Price (lead guitar), Ben Fleming (synths, flute), Sean McCann (bass, backing vocals, percussion), and Colm O'Flynn (drums, percussion). Their debut EP Fables was released in 2014,[1] followed in 2015 and 2016 by three precursor singles to their debut LP Ouroboric

History

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2008-2014: Formation, Wave Speech and Urban Scarecrow

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Ruari McCloskey and Martin Price met at Belfast bar Katy Daly's after having spoken on Northern Irish music forum Fastfude.[2] They quickly rebranded Price's former musical enterprise Wave SpeechCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

2014-2017: Civil Simian and Fables

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Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
IRL
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Ouroboric
  • Release Date: 2016
  • Label: Bright Green Octopus
  • Formats: Download
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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  • Fables - (2014) - Self-released

Singles

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  • "Believe" - (2015) - Bright Green Octopus
  • "What Is This" - (2016) - Bright Green Octopus
  • "Brittle" - (2016) - Bright Green Octopus
  • "Draw The Prophet" - (2017) - Bright Green Octopus
  • "Bramble" - (2019) - Bright Green Octopus
  • "The Miner" - (2020) - Bright Green Octopus

References

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  1. ^ "Musicbrainz - Fables". Retrieved 03 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Official Website". Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Discography Le Galaxie". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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Official Website