Biography
The English siblings Eoin and Rory Loveless assembled Drenge in their mid-teens, fusing punk blues with grunge-tinged indie rock. Their 2013 debut entered the UK charts, and the follow-up, Undertow, reached number 14 on the British albums listing in 2015.
The Loveless brothers grew up in the Derbyshire village of Castleton and chose the name Drenge for its phonetic quality, drawn from the Danish term for “boys.” They launched the band in the early 2010s with Eoin handling lead guitar and vocals and Rory on drums, shaping a raw, forceful sound shaped by the surrounding countryside and their urge to leave it behind. Themes of boredom and anger informed a run of singles released on Infectious Records in 2013 that drew widespread praise. Attention intensified when British Labour MP Tom Watson cited the group in his July 2013 resignation letter from the Shadow Cabinet. Extensive touring followed that year, including performances at Glastonbury Festival and Latitude. Their self-titled debut album appeared in August 2013 and occupied the UK number 42 position for one week.
Once their first headline tour concluded, the brothers moved to Sheffield and tracked their second album with bassist Ron Graham. Their initial American television appearance occurred on the Late Show with David Letterman in January 2015. Infectious Records released Undertow in April of that year, where it debuted at number 14 in the UK; Graham participated in the ensuing tours.
The EP Autonomy arrived in 2018, marking the third release in a row produced by Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, the Fall).
The Loveless brothers grew up in the Derbyshire village of Castleton and chose the name Drenge for its phonetic quality, drawn from the Danish term for “boys.” They launched the band in the early 2010s with Eoin handling lead guitar and vocals and Rory on drums, shaping a raw, forceful sound shaped by the surrounding countryside and their urge to leave it behind. Themes of boredom and anger informed a run of singles released on Infectious Records in 2013 that drew widespread praise. Attention intensified when British Labour MP Tom Watson cited the group in his July 2013 resignation letter from the Shadow Cabinet. Extensive touring followed that year, including performances at Glastonbury Festival and Latitude. Their self-titled debut album appeared in August 2013 and occupied the UK number 42 position for one week.
Once their first headline tour concluded, the brothers moved to Sheffield and tracked their second album with bassist Ron Graham. Their initial American television appearance occurred on the Late Show with David Letterman in January 2015. Infectious Records released Undertow in April of that year, where it debuted at number 14 in the UK; Graham participated in the ensuing tours.
The EP Autonomy arrived in 2018, marking the third release in a row produced by Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, the Fall).
Albums
Singles
