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(last updated 01/01/2026)
many small artists i grow to love are incredibly sparse for information
online; the INFODUMP post series is my attempt to host as much
of my personal research regarding these artists as i can. these posts are
intended to be returned to and updated!
i try to add sources where i can (using the "[src]" format for readability's sake), but please understand that this is fan-created work and it is not official in any capacity. thanks!
i try to add sources where i can (using the "[src]" format for readability's sake), but please understand that this is fan-created work and it is not official in any capacity. thanks!
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| Polaroid photoshoot from the Escape from the Bastille CD booklet Photos by Lauren Morter |
Andy, Glenn and Ritch were a math rock/emo band from Grimsby,
England[src]
(likely) formed in 2003 by Andy Love, Glenn Fisher, and Ritchie Hopkins. All
former members of the bands Winston and the Green Acre,[src][src]
the trio would release one four-track EP in 2004 before quietly disappearing
around 2005. Fisher and Hopkins would later form the project Elk alongside
former Winston member Thomas Connolly in 2010.[src]
Members:
Escape from the Bastille (2004)
Look out, too scared of love to try
Thinking you could be mine
Don't you give me the run around,
Baby, it's alright
Is there something else to what I have been thinking?
You're right
Well, maybe I'll make these feelings clearer:
It's goodbye
And if it's all make believe anyway-
What do I lose?
Asked me today what I want to be happy
I'm falling apart and I don't know
Going nowhere, can't let it go
Can you hear without the lights?
Why are you still here?
Are these games to your big design?
Is it fine for you?
Are these games to your big design?
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet/some personal interpretation (there's a line missing from the booklet!)
Turning, dreams of olden days
Falling from that star struck gaze
Left to bloom
Now I'm colder and alone
Hope moves over, life is shown
As a number, we go on
Working hard at making bonds
Just distractions we don't see
Careless laughs for two or three
Turning, dreams of olden days
Falling from that star struck gaze
Left to bloom
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet
We'll run it through, chickened out
For sure it's you, and it's allowed
Fallen outside the circle, scared
Being left by, forgotten, not there
So you call me, make it happen, is it fair?
We'll run it through, chickened out
For sure it's you, and it's allowed
Clear as it gets, still don't know
Fallen outside the circle, scared
Being left by, forgotten, not there
So you call me, make it happen, is it fair?
Is it fair?
Fallen outside the circle, scared
So you call me, make it happen, is it fair?
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet
Well, isn't it different
You falling for someone?
I can't help but wonder
If you were pretending
Well, I have met no one
And nothing is more than
What I have been hiding
Guess, 'cause I still love Laura
I haven't been right since you've been gone
Living your lie
Some think that I'm weak just 'cause of you
Anything goes
When I lose my guard, I'll have come far
Thinking of you
But as of now, I'll settle down
Ignoring the world
Can't move forward, can't move backwards now
Back is harder; I still miss you, how?
Been so long now, still in my head, shout
Well, isn't it different
You falling for someone?
I can't help but wonder
If you were pretending
Well, I have met no one
And nothing is more than
What I have been hiding
Guess, I still love Laura
What I have been hiding
Guess, I still love Laura
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet
Andy Love (vocals, guitar)
Associated acts: Winston, The Green Acre
Glenn Fisher (bass)
Associated acts: Winston, The Green Acre, Elk
![[src]](https://web.archive.org/web/20041206082019/http://www.geocities.com/andyglennandritch/hotch.JPG){kind=link}
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| (L-R) Ritchie Hopkins, Glenn Fisher, Andy Love |
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| (L-R) Andy Love, Ritchie Hopkins, Glenn Fisher Spider's Web in Grimsby[src] |
Discography
Escape from the Bastille (2004)
Type: EP
Released: 2004
Format(s): CD
Recorded: September 2003 at Premiere Studios, Corby, England
Length: 25:23
Label(s): The Audacious Art Experiment [03]
Track listing:
- "Too Much Hotch" (5:05)
- "Six < Holy" (5:14)
- "Yeah but Did You Get to Denver" (8:56)
- "I Love Laura" (6:07)
Personnel:
- Andy Love - vocals, guitar
- Glenn Fisher - bass, layout
- Ritchie Hopkins - drums
- Andy, Glenn and Ritch - writing
- Iain Wetherall - recording
- Luke Twyman (credited as Luke Stand) - art concept, layout
- Lauren Morter - photography (polaroids)
Notes: Andy, Glenn and Ritch's first and only release, released
physically on CD (1,000 copies produced[src]) through Sheffield-based label The Audacious Art Experiment. The group would
"re-release" the EP (presumably digitally) in late 2016, announcing it through
the means of a short story detailing the (fictional) history behind the
release's artwork.[src]
Compilation appearances
- Christmas Under Cover (CD, UK, 2004; Running Riot Records) - "I Love Laura"
Unreleased material
*unreleased—in this context—refers to anything that doesn't appear on a
mainline release by the band or on a compilation.
Miscellaneous unreleased tracks
List of Andy, Glenn and Ritch songs
an attempt to collate all known songs by the band; for further
info/links/sources regarding these songs please see the sections above.
| Song title | Circulating? | Year | Appearance(s) | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "57" | yes* | 4:06 | *live recording only | ||
| "Body Massage" | yes* | 7:37 | *live recording only | ||
| "Foam Party" | yes* | 4:43 | *live recording only | ||
| "Heavy Turtling" | yes* | 6:19 | *live recording only | ||
| "I Love Laura" | yes | 2004 | Escape from the Bastille | 6:07 | |
| "Six < Holy" | yes | 2004 | Escape from the Bastille | 5:14 | Pronounced "six is less than holy"[src] |
| "Too Much Hotch" | yes | 2004 | Escape from the Bastille | 5:05 | |
| "Yeah but Did You Get to Denver" | yes | 2004 | Escape from the Bastille | 8:56 |
Lyrics & song facts
this section collates transcriptions of lyrics heard in Andy, Glenn and Ritch songs as well as accompanying writing credits and fun facts i've stumbled across if applicable.
Escape from the Bastille (2004)
1. "Too Much Hotch"
Lyrics:Look out, too scared of love to try
Thinking you could be mine
Don't you give me the run around,
Baby, it's alright
Is there something else to what I have been thinking?
You're right
Well, maybe I'll make these feelings clearer:
It's goodbye
And if it's all make believe anyway-
What do I lose?
Asked me today what I want to be happy
I'm falling apart and I don't know
Going nowhere, can't let it go
Can you hear without the lights?
Why are you still here?
Are these games to your big design?
Is it fine for you?
Are these games to your big design?
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet/some personal interpretation (there's a line missing from the booklet!)
2. "Six > Holy"
Lyrics:Turning, dreams of olden days
Falling from that star struck gaze
Left to bloom
Now I'm colder and alone
Hope moves over, life is shown
As a number, we go on
Working hard at making bonds
Just distractions we don't see
Careless laughs for two or three
Turning, dreams of olden days
Falling from that star struck gaze
Left to bloom
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet
3. "Yeah, but Did You Get to Denver"
Lyrics:We'll run it through, chickened out
For sure it's you, and it's allowed
Fallen outside the circle, scared
Being left by, forgotten, not there
So you call me, make it happen, is it fair?
We'll run it through, chickened out
For sure it's you, and it's allowed
Clear as it gets, still don't know
Fallen outside the circle, scared
Being left by, forgotten, not there
So you call me, make it happen, is it fair?
Is it fair?
Fallen outside the circle, scared
So you call me, make it happen, is it fair?
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet
4. "I Love Laura"
Lyrics:Well, isn't it different
You falling for someone?
I can't help but wonder
If you were pretending
Well, I have met no one
And nothing is more than
What I have been hiding
Guess, 'cause I still love Laura
I haven't been right since you've been gone
Living your lie
Some think that I'm weak just 'cause of you
Anything goes
When I lose my guard, I'll have come far
Thinking of you
But as of now, I'll settle down
Ignoring the world
Can't move forward, can't move backwards now
Back is harder; I still miss you, how?
Been so long now, still in my head, shout
Well, isn't it different
You falling for someone?
I can't help but wonder
If you were pretending
Well, I have met no one
And nothing is more than
What I have been hiding
Guess, I still love Laura
What I have been hiding
Guess, I still love Laura
Source: Escape from the Bastille CD booklet