Feature

The London-based indie rock trio Feature mix the spiky punch of punk with the gigantic guitars of '90s alt rock. Formed by drummer/vocalist Jen Calleja (who was concurrently in the band <a href="spotify:artist:3krrtmjO4fri6Frfi43m7E">Sauna Youth</a>) and guitarist/vocalist Liv Willars in 2012, they played as a duo for two years and released a four-song EP, Culture of the Copy, before they were joined by bassist Heather Perkins of the band <a href="spotify:artist:7F0A5D2ayya6lI4ECScB2V">Slowcoaches</a>. They released a split single with <a href="spotify:artist:7F0A5D2ayya6lI4ECScB2V">Slowcoaches</a> in 2015, then toured with them. The band also played with groups like <a href="spotify:artist:7nFTfkZmPlVL33Pclpf3aG">Chain and the Gang</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2YFBqMMiIIL4XyiEwqySUQ">Protomartyr</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3jCDV35GjiUGWYWKgMd9CF">the Julie Ruin</a>, and appeared at the Supernormal Festival. By the time their first album, Banishing Ritual, was released in 2017 by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Upset+the+Rhythm%22">Upset the Rhythm</a>, the trio had gone their separate ways. Willars moved to Sheffield; Calleja continued on with <a href="spotify:artist:3krrtmjO4fri6Frfi43m7E">Sauna Youth</a>, their alter ego band Monotony, and Gold Foil; while Perkins continued to play with <a href="spotify:artist:7F0A5D2ayya6lI4ECScB2V">Slowcoaches</a>. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi