Muskets is an English rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 2014, by Alex Cheung, Daniel Mckenna, Dan Smith and Joe Philips. They have released two EP's, 'Pollyseed' in 2014 and 'SPIN' in 2015. Their debut album 'CHEW' was released via No Sleep Records in 2017. Mckenna left the band in late 2017 and was replaced by Harry Steel of the band Rain. Smith therefore moved to guitar and Steel opted to play bass for the group.

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Muskets
Muskets performing in Leeds in 2017; from left to right: Joe Phillips, Dan Smith, Daniel McKenna.
Background information
Origin	Brighton, East Sussex, England
Genres	Emo post-hardcore punk rock alternative rock grunge
Years active	2014-present
Labels	No Sleep Records, Venn Records
Members	Alex Cheung Dan Smith Harry Steel Joe Phillips
Past members	Daniel McKenna

Discography

Albums

EPs

Musical style

Muskets have cited influences such as Surfer Rosa-era Pixies, Bleach-era Nirvana[6] and '90s post-hardcore acts such as Fugazi and At the Drive-In,[7] leading to them being described as emo,[7][4][8][9][10][11][12] grunge,[7][4][10][11] alternative rock,[7][13][14] shoegaze,[11] post-punk,[15] post-hardcore[16][17] and punk rock.[18][19]

Members

Current line-up

• Alex Cheung - guitar, vocals (2014–present)
• Dan Smith - guitar, vocals (2017–present), bass (2014-2017)
• Harry Steel - bass (2017–present)
• Joe Phillips - drums (2014–present)

Former members

• Daniel Mckenna - guitar, vocals (2014-2017)

References