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There is more than one artist with this name: 1) A are a British alternative rock band. 2) A [エース] are a Japanese visual rock band British alternative rock band: They formed in 1995 in Suffolk, England. The original line up was the three brothers: Jason Perry (Vocals), Adam Perry (Drums) and Giles Perry (Keyboard), with two friends Mark Chapman (Guitar) and Steve Swindon (Bass). Swindon quit the band in 1997 and was replaced by Daniel P. Carter. After changing their name from 'Grand Designs' and abandoning their early progressive-inspired sound for a more punky feel, they released their début album How Ace Are Buildings in 1997. The second album; A vs. Monkey Kong, followed in 1999. Monkey Kong was a more poppy record than How Ace Are Buildings and the band toured the world, played festivals and enjoyed a small degree of success worldwide, especially in Germany. Hi-Fi Serious was their third album, released in 2002. It was preceded by their biggest single to date, Nothing, which saw the band reach the UK top ten for the first time, eventually hitting number 9. Starbucks was also a top 20 hit, named after the coffee chain. The tour following Hi-Fi Serious saw the band playing their largest venues to date, headlining the 5000 capacity Brixton Academy as part of the Inner-City Sumo Tour. 'A' finally released their fourth album on June 27th 2005, entitled Teen Dance Ordinance. The album had been recorded 2 years earlier, but due to Jason Perry's illness and record company squabbles its release was heavily delayed, by which time the group's following appears to be a mere cult once again. In 2006, Warner dropped 'A' from their record label, citing poor sales. 'A' then went on hiatus from 2006-2008, but have now returned, playing a few shows supporting The Wildhearts. The band has toured multiple times since. They have also been writing new material since 2009, with lead singer Jason Perry confirming the band's next album would be finished by the end of April 2025, though it won't be mixed and it'll probably be shite. The band is hoping for the album to be released in the summer. The lead single, [song artist=A]Hello Sunshine[/song], was originally planned to be released on 19 April 2024, though the day before the release of the song they released a post stating the track is done, it's ace, and we are so excited by it that we just wanted to get it out, but listen, we got proper dobbed! The band said the song would instead be getting a June 2024 release, though it has not been released over a year later. Japanese visual rock band : consisting of Shin-ichi on vocals, Seiya on bass, U-SUKE and MORI on guitar, and Tōki on drums. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.