Isimo saseBrithani se-indie sashaqeka ngoFebhuwari odlule lapho izindaba ziqala lokho Amalungu amane eqembu laseBrithani iViola Beach nomphathi wabo babulawa kabuhlungu engozini yomgwaqo eSweden, ngenkathi besendleleni beya emkhosini lapho kwakufanele banandise khona.
Ngesonto eledlule kuvele ukuthi iqembu elilahlekile IViola Beach iqophe i-albhamu engakhishiwe ezophuma ngoJulayi 29. Sekukhishwe izingoma ezimbili ezikwi-albhamu elandelayo kuze kube manje: 'Swings & Waterslides' kanye 'Boys That Sing'.
I-Viola Beach yayiqukethe umculi wezwi oneminyaka engu-20 ubudala uKris Leonard, umdlali wesigingci oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala, uRiver Reeves, uBassist oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala uTomas Lowe nomshayi wesigubhu oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala, uJack Dakin; laba abane bebeqala imisebenzi yabo yokuqopha njengesithembiso seBrithani indie-pop.
I-quartet yaseBrithani iqale uhambo lwayo lomculo njenge-duo ngo-2013, edolobheni laseWarrington (eNgilandi), yize kamuva uReeves noLow bengezelwa eqenjini. Ikhonsathi lokuqala laseViola Beach linikelwe eThe Cavern (Liverpool), okuyindawo efanayo eyenza iBeatles yaduma e-UK. Ngonyaka odlule leli qembu beliqale uhambo lwalo emikhosini ye-Reading neLeeds (eNgilandi).
Imindeni yabaculi ishicilele isitatimende kanye nesimemezelo sokukhishwa kwe-albhamu: “Siyaziqhenya kakhulu ngakho konke okwenziwe ngabafana esikhathini esifushane kangaka. UCraig, Jack, Kris, River noTom babelane ngothando olukhulu, ithalente nokuzinikela ngomculo wabo (…) Sikholwa ukuthi indlela engcono yokubungaza izimpilo zezingane zethu ukukhipha le albhamu esanda kufa. Leli yifa labo futhi siyazi ngokusuka ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuthi izingane zifuna umhlaba uzwe umculo wazo. Lokhu bekuyisiqalo nje kubo, futhi lezi zingoma eziyisishiyagalolunye zaqanjwa ngephupho lokuthi kwabelwane ngalo, kulalelwe futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, kujatshulelwe yiwo wonke umuntu ».