The debut record from Audio Antihero: Specialists in Commercial Suicide…
Croydon
born brothers, vocalist/guitarist Ben Parker and drummer Adam Parker can be the considered “the first
band” of Audio Antihero, providing a deserving release for their debut
album was once our sole intention.
"The
band that won't die" 6 Music's Tom Robinson dubbed Nosferatu D2, the
duo earning 6 Music and NME Radio airplay and accolades from Drowned in
Sound and Pitchfork years after their split. In their short lifespan
they played shows with Los Campesinos!, Air Formation and Sky Larkin,
found fans in Huw Stephens (Radio 1) and John Kennedy (XFM) and earned
the admiration of the blogosphere but it wasn't until 2009 that Audio
Antihero was launched exclusively to give a release to their lost debut
album...and it was then their legacy was born.
The
duo produced an unmistakable sound; raw, frantic and emotive; yet
fragile, delicate and unquestionably artful. Their ear for tone and
unbelievable chemistry for rhythm and dynamics provided an exhausting
and thrilling platform for vocalist Ben Parker, the most unique
lyricist in London to let loose, spilling every thought and feeling he
couldn’t contain any longer onto the sticky streets of
Croydon. Often amusing and endlessly tragic, Nosferatu D2's debut will
be remembered.
