# Pretty Vicious

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{{short description|Welsh rock band}}
{{For|the album by [The Struts](/source/The_Struts)|Pretty Vicious (album)}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Pretty Vicious
| image           = File:Pretty Vicious, Patterns, Brighton (Great Escape 2018) (42536515682).jpg
| landscape       = yes
| caption         = The group performing at Pattern, during [The Great Escape Festival](/source/The_Great_Escape_Festival) in Brighton
| origin          = [Merthyr Tydfil](/source/Merthyr_Tydfil), Wales
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [Punk rock](/source/Punk_rock)
* [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock)
}}
| years_active    = 2014–2020
| label           = [EMI](/source/EMI_Records), [Big Machine Records](/source/Big_Machine_Records)
| associated_acts =
| current_members = * Brad Griffiths
* Elliot Jones
* Jarvis Morgan
* Tom McCarthy
| alt             = The group performing at Pattern, during [The Great Escape Festival](/source/The_Great_Escape_Festival) in Brighton
}}

'''Pretty Vicious''' were a Welsh rock band originally from [Merthyr Tydfil](/source/Merthyr_Tydfil), Wales formed in 2014. The group received attention from publications including ''[NME](/source/NME)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/festivals-blog/these-two-bands-want-to-be-the-next-oasis-are-pretty-vicious-or-dmas-reading-2015s-best-gallagher-su-764917|title=These Two Bands Want To Be The Next Oasis. Are Pretty Vicious Or DMA's Reading 2015's Best Gallagher Substitute?|date=29 August 2015|first=Talia|last=Soghomonian|work=[NME](/source/NME)|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> and ''[Paste](/source/Paste_Magazine)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/01/pretty-vicious-the-best-of-whats-next.html|title=Pretty Vicious: The Best of What's Next|work=[Paste Magazine](/source/Paste_Magazine)|date=13 January 2016|access-date=2016-01-13}}</ref> The band signed to [Big Machine Records](/source/Big_Machine_Records)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/BigMachine/status/983372187162771457|title=Big Machine Records on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-04-09|language=en}}</ref> in 2018. Singles "Move" and "Are You Entertained" were released under the label.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://highfivesnstagedives.com/2018/10/28/pretty-vicious-share-new-track-are-you-entertained/|title=High Fives and Stage Dives|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en}}</ref> Their debut album ''Beauty of Youth'' was released on 12 July 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/prettyviciousuk/status/1149590246419394561|title=Pretty Vicious on Twitter|date=2019-07-12|work=Twitter|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>

In a statement issued on 23 October 2019, the band announced that they would be splitting up<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/pretty-vicious-announce-split-2560119|title=Pretty Vicious announce split|date=2019-10-23|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> and then re-emerge as a new group in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2019/10/pretty-vicious-will-come-to-an-end-and-reemerge-next-year-under-a-new-guise-and-with-another-singer/|title=Pretty Vicious will come to an end and reemerge next year 'under a new guise and with another singer'|date=2019-10-23|website=Live4ever Media|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> without frontman Brad Griffiths, who took a break from performing with the band in 2019, with health issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/225789/9|title=Pretty Vicious Announce Split - Stereoboard|last=Johnson|first=Laura|website=Stereoboard.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref>

The band's last show took place at 17 January 2020, with [Himalayas](/source/Himalayas_(band)) member Joe assisting in the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/prettyviciousuk/status/1218164466065592322|title=Last ever show tonight under the name Pretty Vicious... it's gonna be one to remember. Get down to the Globe in Cardiff tonight and have a dance with us, it's gonna be fun X (Massive thank you to Joe from @himalayas_band for stepping in and singing for us tonight)|author=Pretty Vicious|date=2020-01-17|website=[Twitter](/source/Twitter)|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The song "Are You Ready For Me" was used for the soundtrack of the [Square Enix](/source/Square_Enix) game ''[Life Is Strange: Before the Storm](/source/Life_Is_Strange%3A_Before_the_Storm)'', and the track "Ain't No Fun" is a part of the official soundtrack of ''[Dirt 4](/source/Dirt_4)''.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''Beauty of Youth'' (2019)

=== Singles ===
* "Are You Ready For Me" (2015)
* "It's Always There" (2015)
* "National Plastics" (2015)
* "Just Another Story" (2015)
* "Blister" (2016)
* "Ain't No Fun" (2017)
* "Move" (2018) - Released at 3 August,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/prettyviciousuk/status/1025788455576526849|title=Pretty Vicious on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-08-04|language=en}}</ref> #30 [Mainstream Rock Songs](/source/Mainstream_Rock_(chart))<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Mainstream Rock Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=13 November 2018}}</ref>
* "Are You Entertained?" (2018) - Released on 26 October <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/ElliotJones_x/status/1055826092295180288|title=Elliot Jones on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-10-26|language=en}}</ref>
* "These Four Walls" (2019) - Released on 25 January.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/prettyviciousuk/status/1088738307054489600|title=Pretty Vicious on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2019-01-25|language=en}}</ref>

===EPs===
* ''Cave Song'' (2016)

==References==
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Category:Musical groups established in 2014
Category:EMI Records artists
Category:Welsh punk rock groups
Category:Welsh alternative rock groups
Category:People from Merthyr Tydfil
Category:Ignition Records artists
Category:2014 establishments in Wales

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