Guillemots (band)

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Guillemots
From left to right: MC Lord Magrão, Greig Stewart, Fyfe Dangerfield, Aristazabal Hawkes
Background information
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock
Years active	2004–2013
Labels	Fantastic Plastic Polydor Geffen Records The state51 Conspiracy
Members	Fyfe Dangerfield Aristazabal Hawkes Greig Stewart
Past members	MC Lord Magrão
Website	guillemots.com

Guillemots (stylised as gUiLLeMoTs) are a British indie rock band formed in November 2004, originally a four-piece of Fyfe Dangerfield, MC Lord Magrão (until his departure in 2013), Aristazabal Hawkes and Greig Stewart. The band are based in London,^[1] with members coming from England, Brazil, Canada and Scotland respectively.

Their first album, Through the Windowpane, was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2006. The band experienced some chart success, with their single "Get Over It" reaching number 20 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2008. Their second album, Red, reached number 9 in the UK Albums Chart in the same month. After touring throughout 2008 and Dangerfield releasing a solo record, the band released their third record, Walk the River, on 18 April 2011. The band's fourth album, Hello Land!, was released 7 May 2012.