We Were Promised Jetpacks

We Were Promised Jetpacks are a Scottish indie rock band originally from Edinburgh, formed in 2003. The band consists of Adam Thompson (vocals, guitar), Sean Smith (bass) and Darren Lackie (drums). Stuart McGachan (keyboards, guitar) was a member of the band from 2012 to 2015. On 2 July 2019, founding member Michael Palmer (guitar) announced that he was leaving the band. The band's debut album, These Four Walls, was released on 15 June 2009 on Fat Cat Records. In October 2011 the band released their second full-length album, In the Pit of the Stomach. They released E Rey: Live in Philadelphia, a recording of the last show of their 2012 tour, in February 2014. The band's third album, Unravelling, was released in October 2014. In March 2018 the band began recording their fourth album. The album, titled The More I Sleep The Less I Dream, was released on 14 September 2018. Their fifth album, Enjoy the View, was released on 10 September 2021. The band has cited label mates Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad as influences, alongside Biffy Clyro's early material. Thompson also cited Scotland itself as a major influence on their music: "It's rainy and miserable in Scotland and there are lots of angry people. In a way, that's a big part of why our music sounds the way it does. It's music that sounds sort of like that".

A Complete One-Eighty - 2022-12-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Enjoy the View - 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000000Z

out of interest - 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

These Four Walls (10 Year Anniversary Edition) - 2019-09-27T00:00:00.000000Z

We Were Promised Jetpacks on Audiotree Live - 2018-10-17T00:00:00.000000Z

The More I Sleep the Less I Dream - 2018-09-14T00:00:00.000000Z

A Fatcat Records Sampler 2014 - 2014-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Unravelling - 2014-10-06T00:00:00.000000Z

E Rey (Live in Philidelphia) - 2014-02-24T00:00:00.000000Z

The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) - 2013-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods (Original Album and Covers/Remix Album) - 2011-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

In the Pit of the Stomach - 2011-10-03T00:00:00.000000Z

These Four Walls - 2009-06-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Not Me Anymore - 2021-08-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Fat Chance - 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

If It Happens - 2021-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

same mistakes - 2020-05-06T00:00:00.000000Z

when getting lost - 2020-04-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Repeating Patterns - 2018-08-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Hanging In - 2018-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Human Error - 2011-12-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Medicine - 2011-09-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Roll up Your Sleeves - 2009-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Quiet Little Voices - 2009-05-04T00:00:00.000000Z

It's Thunder and It's Lightning / Ships with Holes Will Sink - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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