Muskets (band)

Muskets are an English rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 2014, by Alex Cheung, Daniel Mckenna, Dan Smith and Joe Philips. They have released two EPs, Pollyseed in 2014 and SPIN in 2015.

Muskets
Muskets performing in Leeds in 2017; from left to right: Joe Phillips, Dan Smith, Alex Cheung.
Background information
Origin	Brighton, East Sussex, England
Genres	Emo post-hardcore punk rock alternative rock grunge
Years active	2014-present
Labels	No Sleep Records, Venn Records
Members	Alex Cheung Dan Smith Harry Steel Joe Phillips
Past members	Daniel McKenna

History

The band's debut album CHEW was released via No Sleep Records in 2017. Mckenna left the band in late 2017 and was replaced by Harry Steel of the band Rain. Smith therefore moved to guitar and Steel opted to play bass for the group.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Chew[1][2][3]	Released: October 20, 2017 No Sleep Records

EPs

Title	Album details
Pollyseed[4]	Released: March 4, 2014 Self-released
Spin[5]	Released: August 7, 2015 Venn Records

Singles

• "You're So Cool" (2017)^[6]

Musical style

Muskets have cited influences such as Surfer Rosa-era Pixies, Bleach-era Nirvana^[7] and '90s post-hardcore acts such as Fugazi and At the Drive-In,^[8] leading to them being described as emo,^{[8][4][9][10][11][12][13]} grunge,^{[8][4][11][12]} alternative rock,^[8][14][6] shoegaze,^[12] post-punk,^[15] post-hardcore^[16][17] and punk rock.^[18][19]

Members

Current line-up

• Alex Cheung - guitar, vocals (2014–present)
• Dan Smith - guitar, vocals (2017–present), bass (2014-2017)
• Harry Steel - bass (2017–present)
• Joe Phillips - drums (2014–present)

Former members

• Daniel Mckenna - guitar, vocals (2014-2017)