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An effusive British pop/rock/R&B quartet who first found success under the name
Rixton,
Push Baby adopted their new moniker in 2019 after a four-year hiatus. Founded in 2012,
Rixton made a huge splash in 2014 when their debut single, "Me and My Broken Heart," charted worldwide. Shortly after rebranding as
Push Baby, they issued an EP,
Woah, followed in 2021 by their first full-length effort, Wow, Big Legend.
They first turned heads in 2013 with their hugely successful YouTube channel, which featured them covering hits from the likes of
Taylor Swift,
R. Kelly,
Rita Ora, and
Chris Brown. Invoking names like
Maroon 5,
Bruno Mars, and
Ed Sheeran, the group formed in Manchester in 2012 around the talents of lead singer and rhythm guitarist
Jake Roche, bassist/keyboardist and backing vocalist Danny Wilkin, lead guitarist and backing vocalist
Charley Bagnall, and drummer
Lewi Morgan. Signing with high-profile manager
Scooter Braun (
Ariana Grande,
Justin Bieber,
Kanye West), the group made its American debut in March 2014 with the Interscope-issued
Me and My Broken Heart EP, with the promise of a full-length outing to follow later in the year. In 2015,
Rixton returned with their debut full-length,
Let the Road, featuring the hit singles "Wait on Me" and "Hotel Ceiling." The LP peaked at number 19 on the U.K. Albums chart, but the band was dropped by Interscope later that year.
Dissatisfied with their image, the group decided to re-brand, and re-emerged in 2019 under the name
Push Baby. Pursuing a more honest lyrical style while retaining the anthemic pop- and dance-oriented R&B sound that won them favor as
Rixton,
Push Baby released their debut single, "Mama's House," in April 2019, followed by the six-track
Woah EP. Two years later the band, which had now been reduced to a duo consisting of
Roche and
Bagnall, returned with their full-length Republic debut, Wow, Big Legend, in 2021. ~ James Christopher Monger