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British rock quartet Viola Beach were a band on the rise, playing Brit-pop with a bit of cheek and optimism like <a href="spotify:artist:1GLtl8uqKmnyCWxHmw9tL4">the Kooks</a> or early <a href="spotify:artist:7Ln80lUS6He07XvHI8qqHH">Arctic Monkeys</a>. The band's original lineup formed in 2013, with Kris Leonard on guitar/vocals, Jack Dakin on drums, Frankie Coulson on guitar, and Jonny Gibson on bass. They made their debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and released a pair of singles ("Daisies" and "Love My Love"). In 2015, they returned with a lineup change, replacing Coulson with River Reeves on guitar and Gibson with Tomas Lowe on bass. They released "Swings & Waterslides" and gained notable buzz after receiving backing from BBC Introducing, which secured them a slot at the 2015 Reading and Leeds Festivals. In early 2016, they released "Boys That Sing" and "Like a Fool" (<a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Communion%22">Communion</a>) and were in the midst of preparations for a tour with another U.K. buzz band, <a href="spotify:artist:22RISwgVJyZu9lpqAcv1F5">Blossoms</a>, and a batch of major festival appearances (SXSW, T in the Park). On February 13, 2016, less than a month after the release of their final singles, the band and manager Craig Tarry were killed in a car crash in Sodertalje, Sweden. The outpouring from fellow British bands was immediate. Friends and tourmates <a href="spotify:artist:22RISwgVJyZu9lpqAcv1F5">Blossoms</a> continued a planned trek, opening each night with a pre-recorded set of Viola Beach's music, while <a href="spotify:artist:4gzpq5DPGxSnKTe4SA8HAU">Coldplay</a> honored the young band during their headlining set at Glastonbury 2016 with a cover of "Boys That Sing." Their self-titled debut LP received a posthumous release in July 2016, debuting at number one on the U.K. charts. ~ Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi
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