ArtistInfo

The Hics

GB
Electronic
A.k.a. Sam Paul Evans, Jacob Welsh, Matt Knox, Roxane Dayette, Gordan Reid-Campbell, David Turay

The Hics are an English Electronic band formed in London in 2012.The band members met at Pimlico School, now Pimlico Academy, while studying music there. The Hics were originally formed as a two piece electronic indie band between Evans and Welsh, and were later joined by Matt Knox on bass. After feeling something was missing, they called on their old schoolmates Roxane Dayette, who joined as vocalist, and Geordan Reid-Campbell, who joined as guitarist. The band met their sixth member, Saxophonist David Turay, through the Jazz scene. The Hics got their name from Hickory, the wood which drumsticks are made from. Their first single, "Lines", was released on September 30, 2012 through their soundcloud page.The song was soon picked up by BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Gilles Peterson, who played the song on his radio show on October 6, 2012, and later included it on his compilation Brownswood Bubblers Nine, released December 10, 2012. In January 2013, the band were runners-up for the Best Breakthrough Act category at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards. Their second single, "Cold Air", premiered on February 16, 2013 on Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio 6 Music show. The song was released 3 days later on February 19, 2013 to The Hics' soundcloud page. In March 2013, they were mentioned in NME. They released the track "Tangle" on July 8, 2013,as a teaser for their upcoming EP of the same name. The band played their first headline show at the 750 capacity Electrowerkz in London on August 1, 2013, to a sold out crowd. Their first full length release, the EP Tangle, was released on August 19, 2013. The music video for the song "Tangle", their first music video, premiered on September 3, 2013. The song "Cold Air" was featured on the in game radio of the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.