Crooks.

About Crooks

Crooks was a post-hardcore band from Cheltenham, United Kingdom. Formed in 2009, the band experienced various early line-up changes, eventually settling into the members Josh Rogers (vocals), Alex Pay (guitar), Jacob Dutton-Keen (bass), Rob Barnett (guitar) and Jake Fogarty (drums). This line-up released their debut Nevermore in 2012. That year, Fogarty and Barnett departed from the band, replaced by Jack Batchelor and Oli Bendall. They released the second EP Still in 2014, quickly followed by their debut full-length album Are We All the Same Distance Apart (2015). Crooks' music was based in the sound of bands involved in the wave, however eschewed that movements emphasis on screamed vocals, by often incorporating clean singing. As they progressed, they increasingly leaned into singing and their post-rock influences, helping to define the dreamcore movement. In 2016, the band cancelled some live performances due to Rogers sustaining vocal injuries. That year, they released the single ".Nevareht", announcing it would be a part of an EP. It was never released, and the band disbanded without announcement by early 2017.