You Me at Six (stylised as youmeatsix) is an alternative rock band from Surrey, England. The band rose to fame in 2007 with the success of their debut album, Take Off Your Colours, which included the singles "Save It for the Bedroom", "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss and Tell". The latter two peaked at #33 and #42 respectively in the official UK Singles Chart. They were nominated for "Best British Band" at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Kerrang! Awards, losing each time to metal band, Bullet for My Valentine. The band released their second studio album, titled Hold Me Down on 11 January 2010, which reached number 5 in the UK. This album included the popular singles "Underdog", which reached number 49 in the UK and "Liquid Confidence" which peaked at number 86. The band release the third official single from the album, "Stay With Me on 5 September 2010.
Formed in 2004, You Me At Six remained small for at the peak of two years. During an interview with Sam Darcy, bassist Matt Barnes said that You Me at Six started out travelling the UK on the Megabus to ensure they got to all of their early gigs. In their early material they incorporated elements of screaming and faster riffs, as placed upon their emo/pop punk musical style as one can expect in the post-hardcore genre. This earlier style of You Me at Six was expressed in early demo songs such as "Promise, Promise", "New Jersey", "Noises" and "This Turbulence Is Beautiful". Their first release was a four track E.P in 2006 entitled We Know What It's Like To Be Alone. They then released a four-track EP at the start of 2007, with the songs "The Rumour", "Gossip", "Noises" and "This Turbulence Is Beautiful". They played many local and smaller venues throughout 2006, such as Backline Studios in Guildford and Facebar in Reading, building large local support, then in 2007 began playing larger venues. One of the first major breakthroughs came for the band when playing to a sold-out show at the Camden Underworld in February 2007, then later with the opening slot of Slam Dunk Festival 2007 (which they later went on to headline in 2009) They have also supported bands such as Elliot Minor. Their support slot with Paramore at Colchester Arts Centre also drew the attention of major media, such as Kerrang!
Band Members
* Josh Franceschi – lead vocals
* Max Helyer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Matt Barnes - bass
* Chris Miller – lead guitar
* Dan Flint - drums
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