The Vaccines

The Vaccines are an english indie/rock band who formed in West London in 2010. The band's debut album, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? was released through Columbia Records on 14 March 2011 which reached number 4 in the UK Album Chart and are currently the biggest selling new band of 2011. The band, however, describe their influences as "50s rock 'n' roll, '60s garage, '70s punk, '80s American hardcore, C86 and good pop music". They have toured extensively and opened up for the likes Arctic Monkeys.

Formed in early 2010, the band consists of Justin Young (guitar/vocals), Árni Hjörvar (bass), Freddie Cowan (guitar) and Pete Robertson (drums). After months of attempting to perfect their sound, the band uploaded the demo "If You Wanna" to Youtube in August 2010 and the song immediately received praise from people such as Zane Lowe, who named it as his 'Hottest Record In The World. After playing their first gig, they embarked on their debut UK tour between September and November 2010, and interest in the band led their first London performance to sell out, and 200 people having to be turned away. The performance was awarded 4/5 by The Gaurdian.