Exlovers

London-based Exlovers combine dreamy pop hooks with soft, girl-boy vocals that are as bittersweet as their name suggests. The band was formed in the back end of 2008 by Peter Scott (guitar, vocals), Laurel Sills (vocals, keys), Danny Blackman (bass), Chris Woodhead (guitar), and Brooke Rogers (drums). In a matter of weeks, the five-piece had written a set of songs and begun playing shows with a clear ambition and shared desire to perform their music in front of audiences, eventually playing 100 times within a year. The sweet boy-girl vocals of Scott and Sills resulted in a wistful lament when apart, while together their softly sung harmonies became a staple of their melancholic sound.

The band were subsequently signed by U.K.-based Chess Club Records, the label launched by White Lies and Mumford & Sons, and released their debut single “Just a Silhouette” in December 2008. Following extensive touring with the likes of I Was a Cub Scout and Golden Silvers, the band was picked up by indie label Young & Lost Club and went on to play gigs with Noah and the Whale and Emmy the Great in 2009. They recorded their debut EP, You Forget So Easily (2009), with producer Stephen Street (the Smiths, Blur).

Debut album Moth was released in 2012 on Young & Lost Club in the U.K. and Hostess (Japan) before quietly disbanding. After over 10 years apart, the band are now back together and touring, with potential new material in the works.