* En anglais uniquement
Looking to distance themselves completely from the controversy and subsequent incarceration of the singer of their former band
Lostprophets, the remaining members decided to go in a different direction altogether, abandoning the former sound and moniker to return as
No Devotion in 2014. Teaming up with former
Thursday vocalist Geoff Rickly, guitarists
Lee Gaze and Mike Lewis, bassist
Stuart Richardson, keyboard/synth player
Jamie Oliver, and drummer
Luke Johnson set out to explore a more ambient, post-punk-influenced sound. Drawing upon influences like
Joy Division and
the Cure, the band seemingly picked up where
Thursday left off, exploring darker atmospheres with jangly, moody rock.
No Devotion's first single, titled "Stay," arrived in 2014, followed in 2015 by their debut studio long-player,
Permanence. ~ Gregory Heaney