The Bluetones

The Bluetones are an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members are Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Mark's brother Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002 as a keyboardist. Before their official formation, all members of the band excluding Chesters were originally in a band named 'the Bottlegarden'. The band has scored thirteen top 40 singles and three top 10 albums on the UK charts. Although their commercial success waned in the post-Britpop era, they continued to tour and release new records. Their most recent album, A New Athens was released in May 2010 and as well as this they have an announced seventh studio album releasing in May 2026 after sixteen years, Atlas.