Oh Wonder
| Oh Wonder | |
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 Oh Wonder performing in the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | ohwondermusic.com |
| Members | Josephine Vander Gucht Anthony West |
Oh Wonder are a London-based alt-pop duo, consisting of Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West. Since releasing their debut album, they have seen international success with their alt-pop singles. Vander Gucht and West recorded and released one song a month for a year, starting in September 2014.[2] All of the songs were released together as a self-titled debut album on 4 September 2015.[3] On 14 July 2017, the duo released their second album, Ultralife. Both albums were entirely written, recorded, produced and mixed by the duo and have received cross-platform success.
They played sold out shows in London, Paris, New York, and Los Angeles one week after their debut album release, which marked the beginning of the band's touring career. They have since played 318 headline shows and festivals in 45 countries. [4]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Background
1.2 Name change
1.3 2014–2016: Oh Wonder
1.4 2016–present: Ultralife
2 Discography
2.1 Albums
2.2 Singles
2.2.1 As lead artist
2.2.2 As featured artist
3 References
4 Notes
5 External links
History
Background
Before the duo was formed, Josephine was a solo artist, first going by her own name and then later under the alias of "LAYLA". Anthony was originally part of the bands Tonight is Goodbye, Futures, and We The Wild.[5] The two first met in High Wycombe on 21st March 2010 when Anthony was in the audience at one Josephine's solo gigs. A year later Josephine was at one of his shows and talked to him, and they began writing songs and making music together.
Name change
The duo released their first two songs under the name "Wonder Wonder", but changed it "Oh Wonder" when they learned of another band with a slightly similar name.[6]
2014–2016: Oh Wonder
West and Vander Gucht had an unorthodox approach to releasing their debut album, Oh Wonder. They wrote, recorded and released one song every month, beginning on 1 September 2014.[7] Each song was written, produced and mixed by the duo in their home studio in South-East London.[8] These monthly installations culminated a year later in the release of their album, which included two unreleased songs. The album reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart, number 16 on the Canadian Albums Chart[citation needed] and number 80 on the US Billboard 200.[9][10]
The album Oh Wonder has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. It has been certified silver in the UK, gold in Canada and platinum in Russia and the Philippines.[citation needed]
Oh Wonder gave their debut live performance for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale Studios, after receiving avid support from BBC Introducing and DJs Huw Stephens and Greg James.[11] The band's first TV performance was on Conan, which aired in the US on 20 January 2016. They performed their single "Lose It".[12]
Since their debut album release, Oh Wonder toured internationally in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Russia, Australia, Canada and United States. Their performance in Manila was their first show in Asia.[13] They also toured as the opening act on the final installment of the Badlands Tour with Halsey from 21 July to 12 August 2016.[14] Their 2016 debut festival appearances included Bonnaroo,[15]Firefly,[16] and Lollapalooza[17] music festivals in the United States, in addition to Live Out in Monterrey, WayHome Festival in Oro-Medonte, Canada, and Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Ireland.[18]
2016–present: Ultralife
On March 30, 2017, the duo announced that they finished their second studio album which was to be titled Ultralife. The album's lead and title track "Ultralife", was released the day after. As with their previous album, the band has been steadily releasing new singles every two weeks. After "Ultralife" the band released the songs "Lifetimes", "My Friends", "Heavy", and "High On Humans" along with acoustic and piano versions of "Ultralife" and "High On Humans" recorded at Abbey Road Studios.[citation needed]
The band embarked on an Ultralife World Tour in 2017 that saw them play a long run of headline shows in 34 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. They also played three shows with Beck on his 2018 North America Tour.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [19] | AUS [20] | BEL (Fl) [21] | BEL (Wa) [22] | CAN [23] | IRE [24] | NLD [25] | SWI [26] | US [27] | |||
Oh Wonder |
| 26 | — | 55 | 135 | 19 | 54 | 50 | 87 | 80 |
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Ultralife |
| 8 | 37 | 28 | 115 | 17 [29] | 38 [30] | 48 | 62 | 76 | |
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BEL (Fl) Tip [31] | US Rock [32] | |||
| 2014 | "Body Gold" | — | — | Oh Wonder |
| "Shark" | — | — | ||
| "Dazzle" | — | — | ||
| "All We Do" | — | — | ||
| "The Rain" | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Lose It" | — | 45 | |
| "Technicolour Beat" | — | — | ||
| "Midnight Moon" | — | — | ||
| "Livewire" | — | — | ||
| "White Blood" | — | — | ||
| "Landslide" | 103 | — | ||
| "Drive" | 6 | — | ||
| "Heart Hope" | — | — | ||
| "Without You" | 34 | — | ||
| "Plans" | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Ultralife" | 47 | 36 | Ultralife |
| "Lifetimes" | — | 48 | ||
| "My Friends" | — | — | ||
| "Heavy" | — | — | ||
| "High On Humans" | — | — | ||
| "Solo" | — | — | ||
| "All About You" | — | — | ||
| "Bigger Than Love" | — | — | ||
| "Heart Strings" | — | — | ||
| "Slip Away" | — | — | ||
| "Overgrown" | — | — | ||
| "Waste" | — | — | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [33] | US R&B/HH [34] | US Rap [35] | AUS [36] | CAN [37] | NZ [38] | UK [39] | ||||
| "The Way Life Goes" (Lil Uzi Vert featuring Nicki Minaj and Oh Wonder) | 2017 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 85 | 48 | —[A] | 87 | Luv is Rage 2 | |
| "Superlove" (Whethan featuring Oh Wonder)[41] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References
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^ Bein, Kat (June 15, 2018). "Whethan Makes 'Superlove' With Oh Wonder, Announces 2018 Tour: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
Notes
^ "The Way Life Goes" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[40]
External links
- Official website
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