Pretty Addicted

Pretty Addicted is an English electronic music group formed in London, England, in 2011. The project is the brainchild of Vicious Precious with a live band and a live drummer.

Pretty Addicted
music
OriginLondon, England
GenresGothic Rock, Trance, Dance-Punk
Years active2011–present
MembersVicious Precious

History

The band was started in late 2011 by Vicious Precious and Jim Main after the pair met at a club and discussed the prospect of Jim remixing one of Vicious's old band's songs,[1] before talk shifted to starting a new project together.[2] After performing around the UK, the band released their debut album, Filth, in June 2013, through DWA. Problems between the three members led to the departure of Ben some time in 2012, leaving Vicious the sole studio member of the band. They recruited "Dammit Dan" Heard and Sakura Dahmer to flesh out the live lineup in late 2012 as the band continued touring the UK, and, Europe throughout 2013 and 2014. They released their second album, It All Stems From Childhood directly in 2014 through an Indiegogo campaign. Harry Sutherland joined the band doing the live bass.

The band continued their live shows and then in early 2015 Vicious returned to the studio to write their third album. On 10 February they released a cover of the Little Mermaid song "Poor Unfortunate Souls" as an EP, followed by the release of Choose Your Poison after a successful crowd-funding campaign for their album Holding Hands With The Shadow Man which was released in September that same year.

The single from their third album Flantasy Flan was released on in 2017 and the album The Magic Of A Lunatic followed in Nov 2017 after another successful Indiegogo campaign.

Musical style and image

The band has been described as a mix of electronic music, electropunk and trance, although the band principally describe themselves as "dance punk". They are influenced by a wide range of music, with Vicious describing their main influences as Marilyn Manson and The Prodigy.[3] The band are known for frequent live shows with heavily political themes prevalent in their music and performances.[4]

Member
Current
  • Viscous Precious - vocals, live performance (2010–present)

Discography

Albums
  • Filth (2013, Deathwatch Asia)
  • It All Stems from Childhood (2014, self-release)
  • Holding Hands with A Shadow Flan (2016, self-release)
  • The Magic of The Lunatic (2017, self-release)

Singles
  • "Maniac" (2016)
  • "Poor Unfortunate Souls" (Disney cover) (2016)
  • "Choose Your Poison" (2016)
  • "Piggy" (2016)
  • "Fantasy World" (2016)
  • "Panic Demon" (2016)

References
  1. PRETTY ADDICTED INTERVIEW BY BEN SPENCER The Independent Voice. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. Interview: Pretty Addicted The Dark Domain. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. Pretty Addicted Interview Drift and Die Press. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. Pretty Addicted Interview Oct 2013 Brutal Resonance. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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