Spring Offensive (band)

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Spring Offensive were an indie rock band based in Oxford and London, UK. The band were active between 2009 and 2014, releasing several EPs and singles, as well as a 2014 studio album, Young Animal Hearts. A compilation album, Separate, was released in 2020 after the band's break up. The band appeared in NME, Clash and Time Out, toured with Stornoway and others, and played festivals such as T in the Park, Maifeld Derby, Liverpool Sound City and the Great Escape Festival. The band was playlisted by BBC Radio 1. They reformed in 2020 for a one-off show in London that was postponed until March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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  1. ^ "Interview: Spring Offensive | Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music". www.beardedmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Spring Offensive named BBC Introducing in Oxford's Band of the Year 2012". BBC News. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Spring Offensive – Pull Us Apart". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Premiere: Spring Offensive - Speak (Sofar Sounds Session)". Clash Magazine. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ Taylor-Broad, Craig (12 February 2014). "Spring Offensive – Young Animal Hearts". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ Spring Offensive (2014), Young Animal Hearts, Spor, retrieved 30 March 2022
  7. ^ "Spring Offensive". Spotify. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Interview // Spring Offensive". GoldFlakePaint. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Spring Offensive announce "indefinite break"". Getintothis. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2022.