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Formed by Joe Shresbury, Paul Wolinski and Iain Armstrong in 2001, later joined by Rob Jones and Simon Wright, the band achieve a sound similar to their luminaries, Mogwai, Godspeed! You Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky, although their incorporation of electronic influences helps them stand out from other post-rock troupes.
65daysofstatic released their debut album in 2004, "The Fall of Math," on their own imprint, Dustpunk Records. The album brought much positive critical acclaim to the band and helped to garner a strong cult following. In between embarking upon tours, the band managed to record two full-length album in the space of three years, releasing “One Time For All Time” in 2005 and “The Destruction of Small Ideas” in 2007, featuring contributions from members of The Miramar Disaster, Digital and Circle Takes the Square.
Through an invitation from The Cure, the band were able to spread their music across the United States, supporting the band on their US tour in 2008. Their live performance at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall went on to be used for their live album, “Escape From New York,” released in 2009.
Deciding to harness more electronica influences and sampling, 65daysofstatic developed their sound away from the focus on guitar-driven rock for their 2010 album, “We Were Exploding Anyway,” an evolution which they continued for their next releases, most notably for the EP, “Heavy Sky.” Through an IndieGoGo project, they managed to fund the recording of a film soundtrack, for the science fiction film, “Silent Running,” which was released as a limited edition vinyl in 2011. Their fifth album, “Wild Light,” came out in 2013, reverting back to the focus of guitars in their music.
Since forming in Sheffield in the early noughties, 65daysofstatic have been one of the most exciting, adventurous bands in Britain - both on and off stage. Their sound has constantly evolved over the course of their five ‘proper’ full-lengths to date; from the choppy, sample-driven electronica of their incendiary debut, The Fall of Math, they’ve played around with live instrumentation on One Time for All Time, experimented with dance music with We Were Exploding Anyway - see the ten-minute epic ‘Tiger Girl’ - and delved into dizzyingly intricate soundscapes with their latest effort, Wild Light. Their live shows, meanwhile, have rarely fallen short of scintillating. Most bands would kill for just one song that sounds as good live as, say, the thrilling piano rollercoaster that is ‘Radio Protector’, but 65 have them by the truckload; see also the fist-pumping fury of ‘Crash Tactics’, the maelstrom of guitars that is ‘Retreat! Retreat!’ or the slow-burning drama of new cut ‘Heat Death Infinity Splitter’ for further evidence. Having also soundtracked live dance events and the movie Silent Running, 65 clearly have no intention of ceasing to push their creative boundaries; they might, quite genuinely, be the most underrated band in Britain.