Dance à la Plage

Dance à la Plage was an English alternative/indie band from Oxfordshire, England. The group was composed of Joe Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Harry Elkington (vocals, guitar), Tom Sullivan (bass) and Tom Howard (drums). Active from 2011 to 2017, the band is currently signed to EmuBands. The band released their debut EP, A Short Stay At Clarence Pier in 2012 and released their second and third EPs, "Flying High" and Hope in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

The band is known to be influenced by the likes of Two Door Cinema Club, Little Comets and The Maccabees. The band's name is French for "dancing towards the beach".

Career

2012–2013: A Short Stay At Clarence Pier

Dance à la Plage released their debut EP on Amazon on June 25, 2012, which includes their two singles ‘Matilda’ and ‘Priorities’. These two singles had received national airplay on BBC Introducing Oxford, Radio Horton, Banbury Radio and Amazing Radio, garnering praise from critics for their irresistible melodies, quirky lyrics and charismatic performances. The tracks 'She's Gone By The Morning', 'Need to Know' and 'Pink Love' were also featured on the EP.

2013-2014: "Flying High"

Dance à la Plage released their second EP named "Flying High" on June 17, 2013 on Spotify and iTunes. The EP featured the tracks "Electric Concentric", "Fortune" and "Time For Change" featuring singer Frances Mitson.

2014–2016: Hope

Dance à la Plage released their third EP titled "Hope" on April 21, 2014 on iTunes. The EP includes 5 tracks, respectively named Hope, Tightrope, Thank You, Hope (Sunday Afternoon Remix) and the acoustic version of Hope.

2016-2017: '222', 'Fever', 'Wanna Move Like You'

On March 28th, 2016, Dance à la Plage released a 31 second teaser trailer of future songs, saying they were 'coming soon'.

On April 4th, 2016, Dance à la Plage released their single '222' on Spotify, Apple Music and ITunes, and was featured on the indie music channel 'IndieAir'.

On April 23rd, 2016, Dance à la Plage announced on Twitter that there was going to be a '222' music video, which ended up being unreleased.

On June 9th, 2017, Dance à la Plage released their single 'Fever' on all streaming services, alongside a music video which was uploaded June 21st, 2017 on the DanceàlaPlageVEVO YouTube channel.

Dance à la Plage announced on August 23rd, 2017 on Twitter and Facebook that the band had split due to 'other commitments'. It was also announced that the band will still be releasing some unreleased songs in the future.

On November 7th, 2017, Dance à la Plage announced their final song, 'Wanna Move Like You', will be released on November 10th.

On November 10th, 2017, 'Wanna Move Like You' was released on all streaming services, as well as a music video, released on November 12th.

Dance à la Plage announced on November 13th 2017 via Twitter their final show, on December 22nd.

On December 22nd 2017 Dance à la Plage played at their last show, and so ending the band.

Discography

• A Short Stay At Clarence Pier (2012)
• "Flying High" (2013)
• Hope (2014)