Oh Wonder

Oh Wonder are an English, London-based alt-pop duo consisting of Anthony Vander West (né West) and Josephine Vander West (née Vander Gucht). Since releasing their debut album, they have seen international success with their alt-pop singles. Oh Wonder recorded and released one song a month for a year, starting in September 2014.[2] All of the songs were released together as a self-titled debut album on 4 September 2015.[3] On 14 July 2017, the duo released their second album, Ultralife. On 12 February 2020, they released their third album, No One Else Can Wear Your Crown. On 8 October 2021, the now-married duo released their fourth studio album, 22 Break. All four albums were written, recorded, produced, and mixed by the duo and have seen cross-platform success. The band played sold-out shows in London, Paris, New York, and Los Angeles one week after their debut album release, which marked the beginning of their touring career. They have since played multiple headline shows and festivals in numerous countries History Formation and early years Josephine Vander West performing as a solo artist in 2010 Before Oh Wonder was formed, Josephine was a solo artist, first going by her own name and later under the alias LAYLA. Anthony was originally part of the groups Tonight Is Goodbye, Futures, and We the Wild.[5] The two first met in High Wycombe on 21 March 2010, when Anthony was in the audience at one of Josephine's solo gigs. A year later, she attended one of his shows, talked with him, and they began writing songs and making music together.[citation needed] The duo released their first two songs under the name Wonder Wonder but changed it to Oh Wonder when they learned of another band with a similar name.[6] 2014–2016: Oh Wonder Main article: Oh Wonder (album) Oh Wonder had an unorthodox approach to releasing their eponymous debut album, Oh Wonder. Over the course of a year, the duo released one new single each month, beginning 1 September 2014,[7] having written, produced, and mixed each song in their home studio in London.[8] These monthly installations culminated in the 2015 release of that first album, which also included two previously unreleased songs. The record reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart, number 16 on the Canadian Albums Chart,[9] and number 80 on the US Billboard 200.[10][11] Oh Wonder gave their debut live performance for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale Studios, after receiving avid support from BBC Introducing and DJs Huw Stephens and Greg James.[12] The band's first TV performance was on Conan, which aired in the US on 20 January 2016. They performed their single "Lose It".[13] Since their debut album release, Oh Wonder has toured internationally in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Russia, Australia, Canada, and the United States. Their performance in Manila was their first show in Asia.[14] They also toured as the opening act on the final installment of the Badlands Tour with Halsey from 21 July to 12 August 2016.[15] Their 2016 debut festival appearances included Bonnaroo,[16] Firefly,[17] and Lollapalooza[18] music festivals in the United States, in addition to Live Out in Monterrey, WayHome Festival in Oro-Medonte, Canada, and Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Ireland.[19] 2016–2018: Ultralife Josephine Vander West on the Ultralife World Tour in 2018 Main article: Ultralife (album) On 30 March 2017, Oh Wonder announced that they'd finished their second studio album, to be titled Ultralife. The record's lead track, "Ultralife", was released the day after. As with their previous album, the group released new singles every two weeks in the run-up to the album's publication.[citation needed] The duo embarked on the Ultralife World Tour in 2017, which saw them play a long run of headline shows in 34 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. They also played three shows with Beck on his 2018 North America Tour.[20] 2019–2020: No One Else Can Wear Your Crown and Home Tapes Main article: No One Else Can Wear Your Crown On 5 September 2019, Oh Wonder released "Hallelujah", the first single from their upcoming album, followed by "Better Now" on 25 October and "I Wish I Never Met You" on 14 November. The same day, they announced via Twitter that the album, titled No One Else Can Wear Your Crown,[21] would be released on 7 November. This was followed by the singles "This Christmas", "Happy", and "In and Out of Love". As part of the press coverage around their third album, Josephine and Anthony revealed they were in a relationship and had been for the past seven years.[22] The pair were to embark on a tour to support No One Else Can Wear Your Crown throughout Europe and North America in March 2020; however, the latter part of the tour, including the entirety of the North American segment, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] Whilst subject to the 2020 UK "stay at home" restrictions related to the novel coronavirus, Oh Wonder released a series of new tracks on an EP titled Home Tapes.[24][25][26] 2021–2022: 22 Break and 22 Make Oh Wonder performing in Kingston upon Thames in 2022 On 22 September 2021, Oh Wonder announced their fourth studio album, 22 Break, and released the title track. Described by the duo as "maybe the first break-up album in history written and recorded with the person you're breaking up with", the album documents their near-split in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and their time away from touring.[27] It was released on 8 October 2021, alongside a 40-minute black-and-white short film accompanying the record in full.[28][29] On 7 October 2022, the band published a sequel album, 22 Make, as a celebration of their relationship.[30] 2024: That Woman In March 2024, Josephine announced that she had been working on a solo album under the stage name That Woman, with Anthony serving only as a producer. Her debut single, "Hymn for a Woman", which explores different aspects of womanhood, was released independently on 3 May 2024.[31] Personal life Anthony and Josephine married in July 2021,[32] and both changed their surnames to Vander West.[33] They run a complex of music recording studios, Highwater, located on the bank of the River Thames in Deptford, London,[34] as well as a coffee shop, NOLA Coffee, located in the London district of Peckham.[32] "NOLA is an embodiment of all their favourite experiences of cafes around the world distilled into one beautiful space Oh Wo​​nder是伦敦的另类流行音乐双人组合，由Anthony West和Josephine Vander Gucht组成。自发行首张专辑以来，他们的另类单曲在国际上获得了成功。从2014年9月开始，范德·古赫特（Vander Gucht）和韦斯特（West）一年录制并发行歌曲，为期一年，所有歌曲均于2015年9月4日作为同名首张专辑一起发行。2017年7月14日，二人发行了第二张专辑Ultralife。两张专辑完全由二人组成，录制，制作和混音，并获得了跨平台的成功。 发行首张专辑一周后，他们便在伦敦，巴黎，纽约和洛杉矶播放了售罄的节目，这标志着乐队巡演生涯的开始。此后，他们在45个国家/地区参加了318场头条和节日庆典。

形成和早期 在二人组成立之前，约瑟芬是一位独奏艺术家，先是以自己的名字命名，然后以“ LAYLA”的名义命名。安东尼最初是“今晚与再见，未来和我们狂野”乐队的成员。[5]两人于2010年3月21日在海威科姆首次相遇，当时安东尼在约瑟芬的一次个人演唱会中成为观众。一年后，约瑟芬（Josephine）参加了他的一场表演，并与他交谈，他们开始一起写歌和做音乐。 二人以“ Wonder Wonder”的名义发行了他们的前两首歌曲，但是当他们得知另一支同名乐队时将其更改为“ Oh Wo​​nder”。 2014–2016：Oh Wo​​nder 韦斯特和范德·古赫特（Vander Gucht）用非传统的方法发行了他们的同名首张专辑Oh Wo​​nder。在一年的时间里，二人组从2014年9月1日开始每月发行一个新单曲。在伦敦东南部的家庭录音室中录制，制作和混合了每首歌曲。这些每月的安装最终在2015年发行了第一张专辑，其中还包括两首以前未发行的歌曲。专辑在英国专辑排行榜上排名第26位，在加拿大专辑排行榜上排名第16位，在美国广告牌200位上排名第80位。  专辑“ Oh Wo​​nder”已在全球售出近100万张，并已在英国，加拿大，新加坡，中国，丹麦和俄罗斯和菲律宾获得金牌认证。 在获得BBC Introducing和DJ Huw Stephens和Greg James的大力支持后，Oh Wo​​nder在Maida Vale Studios为BBC Radio 1进行了首次现场表演。乐队的第一场电视演出是在柯南（Conan）上进行的，该音乐会于2016年1月20日在美国播出。他们表演了他们的单曲“ Lose It”。 自首张专辑发行以来，Oh Wo​​nder曾在英国，法国，比利时，德国，瑞典，挪威，丹麦，荷兰，俄罗斯，澳大利亚，加拿大和美国进行国际巡演。他们在马尼拉的演出是他们在亚洲的首次表演。他们还参观了2016年7月21日至8月12日与哈尔西（Halsey）进行的荒地之旅的最后一部分的开幕式。他们在2016年的首次音乐节亮相包括Bonnaroo， Firefly，和Lollapalooza 在美国的音乐节，此外还有蒙特雷的Live Out，加拿大Oro-Medonte的WayHome音乐节以及Stradbally的Electric Picnic ，爱尔兰。 2016–2018：专辑Ultralife 2017年3月30日，两人宣布他们完成了第二张工作室专辑，名为Ultralife。专辑的主打曲目和标题曲目“ Ultralife”在第二天发行。与之前的专辑一样，该乐队每两周发行一次新单曲。在“ Ultralife”乐队发行了歌曲“ Lifetimes”，“ My Friends”，“ Heavy”和“ High On Humans”以及在Abbey Road Studios录制的声学和钢琴版本的“ Ultralife”和“ High On Humans”之后。 乐队于2017年开始了Ultralife世界巡回演唱会，目睹了他们在亚洲，澳大利亚，欧洲，北美和南美的34个国家/地区进行了长期的头条表演。他们还与贝克一起在他的2018年北美巡回演唱会上进行了三场演出。 2019年至今：专辑Noone Else Can Wear Your Crown 他们于2019年9月5日发行了即将发行的专辑的第一张单曲“ Hallelujah”，随后于10月25日发行了“ Better Now”，并于11月14日发行了“ I Wish I Never Met You”。 他们在11月7日发布的同一天，他们通过Twitter宣布了他们的专辑“ Noone Else Can Wear Your Crown ”。 接下来是圣诞节单曲，最后在1月3日“快乐”，也就是发行《 In And Out Of Love》的前一天。 两人将于2020年3月开始巡回演出，以支持他们在欧洲和北美的专辑，但是巡回演出的后半部分，包括整个北美部分，由于COVID-19大流行而被推迟。 受制于2020年与新型冠状病毒相关的英国“待在家里”限制，Oh Wonder以“ Home Tapes”为名发布了一系列新曲目。