# Clean Cut Kid > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clean_Cut_Kid > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clean_Cut_Kid.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Cut_Kid > Source revision: 1345137496 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English indie pop band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | caption = | origin = Liverpool, UK | genre = Lofi pop, indie alt rock | years_active = 2014 – present | label = Babe Magnet, Polydor Records | website = {{URL|cleancutkid.co.uk}} | current_members = *Mike Halls *Evelyn Halls *Ross Higginson *Gareth Bullock | past_members = *Saul Godman * Anne Robinson * Bradley Walsh * Ben Shephard }} '''Clean Cut Kid''' are an English [indie pop](/source/indie_pop) band from [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), formed in 2012. At present, the band consists of Mike Halls ([lead vocals](/source/lead_vocals), [guitar](/source/guitar)), Evelyn Halls ([backing vocals](/source/backing_vocals), [keys](/source/Keyboard_instrument)), Ross Higginson ([drums](/source/Drum_kit)) and Gareth Bullock ([bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar)).{{Cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/clean-cut-kid-tickets|title=Clean Cut Kid Tickets, Concerts & Tour Dates 2017|last=|first=|access-date=31 July 2017}} Originally, the band also contained Saul Goodman (bass) but he departed in late 2017. The band released their debut album ''Felt'' in May 2017, and have played extensive touring schedule to date, covering 91 shows and 31 different festivals across five countries in 2016 alone,{{Cite web|url=https://www.readdork.com/features/clean-cut-kid-there-were-hard-times-we-didnt-have-any-money-nobody-had-jobs/|title=Clean Cut Kid: "There were hard times. We didn't have any money, nobody had jobs…"|last=Muir|first=Jamie|access-date=31 July 2017}} as well as support slots on tour with [The Courteeners](/source/The_Courteeners), [The Kooks](/source/The_Kooks), [Michael Kiwanuka](/source/Michael_Kiwanuka), [The Killers](/source/The_Killers) and [Circa Waves](/source/Circa_Waves). == History == === Formation === Clean Cut Kid formed in 2012 after members Mike Halls and Evelyn Halls were set up on a blind date by a friend. After some time writing together, the pair recruited bassist Saul Godman and later drummer Ross Higginson, both of whom they had known from the local music scene in Liverpool.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/two-clean-cut-kids-fall-in-love-and-write-an-album-about-it-a3533116.html|title=Two Clean Cut Kids fall in love ... and write an album about it|last=Foster|first=Alistair|date=8 May 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}} === 2015–2017 === The band released their debut single "Vitamin C" through Babe Magnet/Polydor in July 2015 to praise from the likes of [DIY Magazine](/source/DIY_(magazine)) ("Clean Cut Kid are the thing missing in your life"){{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2015/06/01/clean-cut-kid-deliver-on-debut-single-vitamin-c|title=CLEAN CUT KID DELIVER ON DEBUT SINGLE 'VITAMIN C'|last=Milton|first=Jamie|date=June 2015 |access-date=31 July 2017}} and The Line of Best Fit ("impressive, infectious debut").{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/clean-cut-kid-vitamin-c|title=Clean Cut Kid announce themselves with the instantly infectious "Vitamin C"|last=O'Brien|first=George|access-date=31 July 2017}} === 2017 – present === In February 2017, the band announced via their social media pages and press that their debut album ''Felt'' would be coming later that year.{{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2017/02/28/clean-cut-kid-releasing-debut-album-felt-april|title=CLEAN CUT KID ARE RELEASING DEBUT ALBUM 'FELT' IN APRIL|last=|first=|date=28 February 2017 |access-date=31 July 2017}} The album was released on 5 May 2017. In October 2017, Mike and Evelyn announced on SoundCheck Podcast that they had started work on their second album the same day they finished Felt. It was also announced that they would be parting ways with Polydor for their next release with a desire to go independent for more creative freedom.{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/soundcheckpodcast/leaving-their-label-clean-cut-kid-ep-30-road-to-2q|title=SoundCheck Podcast|date=22 October 2017|website=SoundCloud|access-date=10 Jan 2018}} Around the same time, it was announced through the band's Instagram page that bassist Saul Godman had left the band.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} == Discography == ===Albums=== * ''Felt'' (2017){{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Clean-Cut-Kid-Felt/release/10247529|title=Clean Cut Kid – Felt|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|date=5 May 2017 |access-date=31 July 2017}} * ''Painwave'' (2019){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/painwave/1451811346|title=Painwave by Clean Cut Kid|website=[iTunes](/source/iTunes)|access-date=22 February 2019}} * ''Mother's Milk'' (2021) * ''Hiss'' (2022) * ''A Crisis of Faith at the Death of a Loved One'' (2023) * ''Seven Sounds, Forever.'' (2025) ===Extended plays=== * ''We Used to Be in Love'' (2016){{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Clean-Cut-Kid-We-Used-To-Be-In-Love/release/9097428|title=Clean Cut Kid – We Used To Be In Love EP|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|date=12 September 2016 |access-date=31 July 2017}} * ''Multivitamin'' (2017){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/multivitamin-ep/1249082761|title=Multivitamin - EP by Clean Cut Kid|website=iTunes|date=7 July 2017|access-date=30 October 2018}} * ''Painkiller'' (2018){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/painkiller-single/1433588953|title=Painkiller - Single by Clean Cut Kid|website=iTunes|date=22 October 2018|access-date=30 October 2018}} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Vitamin C"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Clean-Cut-Kid-Vitamin-C/master/920153|title=Clean Cut Kid – Vitamin C 2015|last=|first=|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|access-date=31 July 2017}} | rowspan="2"| 2015 | rowspan="7"| ''Felt'' |- ! scope="row"| "Runaway"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Clean-Cut-Kid-Runaway/release/7787419|title=Clean Cut Kid – Runaway|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|date=26 October 2015 |access-date=31 July 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| "Pick Me Up"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Clean-Cut-Kid-Pick-Me-Up/master/1070525|title=Clean Cut Kid – Pick Me Up|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|access-date=31 July 2017}} | rowspan="3"| 2016 |- ! scope="row"| "We Used to Be in Love" |- ! scope="row"| "Make Believe"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Clean-Cut-Kid-Make-Believe/release/9605455|title=Clean Cut Kid – Make Believe|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|date=25 November 2016 |access-date=31 July 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| "Leaving You Behind"{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/clean-cut-kid-topman-tour-1999245|title=Clean Cut Kid on rowdy crowds, destroying drum kits and itching to play Topman on Tour with NME|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|website=[NME](/source/NME)|date=2 March 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}} | rowspan="2"| 2017 |- ! scope="row"| "Felt" |- ! scope="row"| "Emily"{{cite web|url=https://gb.napster.com/artist/clean-cut-kid/album/emily|title=Emily (Single) by Clean Cut Kid|publisher=[Napster](/source/Napster) (UK)|date=September 2018|accessdate=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005209/https://gb.napster.com/artist/clean-cut-kid/album/emily|archive-date=31 October 2018|url-status=dead}} | rowspan="3"| 2018 | rowspan="4"| ''Painwave'' |- ! scope="row"| "Slow Progress"{{cite web|url=https://gb.napster.com/artist/clean-cut-kid/album/slow-progress|title=Slow Progress (Single) by Clean Cut Kid|publisher=[Napster](/source/Napster)|accessdate=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005222/https://gb.napster.com/artist/clean-cut-kid/album/slow-progress|archive-date=31 October 2018|url-status=dead}} |- ! scope="row"| "Deafening"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/deafening-single/1439915561|title=Deafening - Single by Clean Cut Kid|date=19 November 2018|publisher=iTunes|access-date=20 November 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| "I Don't Like You But I Love You"{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/listen-clean-cut-kid-i-dont-like-you-but-i-love-you|title=Listen: Clean Cut Kid - 'I Don't Like You But I Love You'|website=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))|date=22 February 2019|accessdate=22 February 2019}} | 2019 |- ! scope="row"| "Good Lord (You've Come So Far)" | rowspan="3"| 2020 | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Worrying" |- ! scope="row"| "Suffering" | rowspan="2"| ''Mother's Milk'' |- ! scope="row"| "Woman" | rowspan="3"| 2021 |- ! scope="row"| "Heavy As" | rowspan="5"| ''Hiss'' |- ! scope="row"| "Lewis, Be Brave" |- ! scope="row"| "Little Black Space" | rowspan="3"| 2022 |- ! scope="row"| "Inside My Head" |- ! scope="row"| "She Takes a Pill" |- ! scope="row"| "Death Narrative" | rowspan="2"| 2023 | rowspan="2"| ''A Crisis of Faith at the Death of a Loved One'' |- ! scope="row"| "Black Suit" |- ! scope="row"| "Bea's Last Lullaby" | 2025 | {{Non-album single}} |} == References == {{reflist}} Category:Rock music groups from Liverpool Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:2012 establishments in England Category:English indie pop groups --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Clean Cut Kid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Cut_Kid) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Cut_Kid?action=history)). 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