Shopping (band)

Shopping
Ray Aggs in 2020
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresPost-punk
Years active2012 (2012)–present
LabelsMïlk Records
FatCat Records
MembersRay Aggs
Billy Easter
Andrew Milk
Billy Easter in 2015
Andrew Milk in 2015

Shopping is a British post-punk trio based in London and Glasgow. Its members are Ray Aggs (guitar and vocals), Billy Easter (bass guitar and vocals), and Andrew Milk (drums and vocals), who formed the band in November 2012 out of their previous band, Covergirl.[1][2]

The band released its first album, Consumer Complaints, on 11 April 2013 on Mïlk Records, a record label run by Easter and Milk;[3] it was re-released by FatCat Records in the United States in 2015.[2] Their second album, Why Choose, was released on 2 October 2015 on FatCat Records.[4]

Their third album was The Official Body,[5] which was produced by Edwyn Collins and released on FatCat Records[6] on 19 January 2018.[7]

The band reunited again in the studio in London to record their fourth album, "All or Nothing". The album was recorded over a 10 day period in London with US based producer, Davey Warsop.[8]

  1. ^ "Shopping". Milk Records. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Shopping Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ Steiner, Melissa (11 November 2013). "Consumer Complaints Review". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ Snapes, Laura (7 October 2015). "Why Choose Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Shopping: The Official Body Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "SHOPPING - The Official Body". Clash. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Shopping - The Official Body album review". The Skinny. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Shopping announce new album "All Or Nothing" due out 7th February 2020 on FatCat Records". Circuit Sweet. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.