Truthpaste

Truthpaste
OriginManchester, England
Genres
Years active2024 (2024)–present
Labels
Members
  • Esmé Lark
  • Theo Murchie
  • Claire Sun
  • Euan McNeill
  • James Ballarò[1]
Websitetruthpaste.band

Truthpaste is an English rock band formed Manchester and now based in London.[2] The band is composed of vocalist and saxophonist Esmé Lark; bassist, guitarist, and vocalist Euan McNeill; guitarist and vocalist Theo Murchie; violinist and vocalist Claire Sun; and guitarist, synth, and lapsteel player James Ballarò.[3] Their sound has been described as a mixture of folk, pop, and electronic music.[1][4]

History

The band met whilst they were all at university in Manchester.[4] Before the band was formed, Murchie was in a band called Rattletooth—who who recorded an album with Nathan Shawyer,[2] the producer of I Don't Know Either[4]—Ballarò and Murchie were in a band called Drivers, Lark was in a band called the Herbs, and Sun was a DJ under the moniker DJ ford fiesta.[2]

In March 2025, the band released their debut single "See You Around",[5] which Steve Lamacq called "one of his favourite releases of the 2025".[6] It was followed by the single "Bleary Eyes", in September 2025.[7] In April 2026, they release their debut EP I Don't Know Either,[8] which had singles "Bus Song"[9] and "Friendship Is The Truth".[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Thibault, Harvey; Carter, Daisy (13 May 2026). "Get To Know… Truthpaste". DIY. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Newton, Felicity (28 May 2026). "Truthpaste are shaping up as one of the UK's most unpredictable new bands". Dork. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Kilevold, Isabel (16 March 2026). "Truthpaste's "Bus Song" fuses intimate folk storytelling with the playful edge of electronic pop". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Odgers, Eliot (14 April 2025). "Start Listening To: Truthpaste". Still Listening Magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Thirlwell, Elvis (11 Mar 2025). "Manchester's Truthpaste Release Debut Single 'See You Around' via Memorials of Distinction". So Young Magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Truthpaste share genre-blurring new single "Bus Song" ahead of UK headline tour". babystepmagazine.com. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Noonan, A. L.; Peter, Attila; Cockrell, Gemma; Taylor, Phil (26 September 2025). "The Neu Bulletin (Francis Of Delirium, Etta Marcus, Dove Ellis and more!)". DIY. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Newton, Felicity. "Truthpaste - I Don't Know Either EP Review". Dork. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Murray, Robin (16 March 2026). "Truthpaste's 'Bus Song' Is A Fusion Of Colours". Clash. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Sandiford, Kayla (7 April 2026). "Truthpaste detail debut EP, I Don't Know Either". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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