Catfish and the Bottlemen are a British indie rock band formed in Llandudno, Conwy, Wales, in 2007. The band currently consists of Van McCann (lead vocals, guitars) and Benji Blakeway (bass guitar, backing vocals).

Their debut album, The Balcony, was released in 2014, peaking at number ten on the UK Albums Chart and later achieving Platinum certification on 30 December 2016. Renowned for their energetic live performances, the band have toured across North America, South America, Europe, Japan and Australia, performing at festivals including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, Latitude, TRNSMT, T in the Park, All Points East, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Falls Festival and Splendour in the Grass.

On 24 February 2016, Catfish and the Bottlemen were awarded the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act, marking a significant milestone in their rise. Their second album, The Ride, released on 27 May 2016, debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and has sold 300,000 units in the UK. The band released their third album, The Balance, on 26 April 2019, which secured the number two spot on the UK Albums Chart.

Former name
The Prestige
Activity period
2007-current
Band members
Van McCann (vocals)
Benji Blakeway (bass)
Billy Bibby (guitar, 2007-2014)
Johnny "Bondy" Bond (guitar, 2014-2021)
Jon Barr (drums, 2007-2010)
Bob Hall (drums, 2010-2021)

Alright here comes the good ♥♥♥♥

Check the video[www.tiktok.com]I made where I traveled to Glasgow Green to see CATB live

Album: The Balcony
Release date: 2014
Tracklist
Homesick
Kathleen
Cocoon
Fallout
Pacifier
Hourglass
Business
26
Rango
Sidewinder
Tyrants

Album: The Ride
Release date: 2016
Tracklist
7
Twice
Soundcheck
Postpone
Anything
Glasgow
Oxygen
Emily
Red
Heathrow
Outside

Album: The Balance
Release date: 2016
Tracklist
Longshot
Fluctuate
2all
Conversation
Sidetrack
Encore
Basically
Intermission
Mission
Coincide
Overlap

With the release of Showtime, we are eagerly awaiting a new album

He's gorgeous, my dream husband

THE ACCENT KILLS ME OMG
Alright I'll stop the fangirling now
Van being interviewed by Lotus Play in the US

1. Van with the band
2. Van with Bondy
3. The eyes, chico, they never lie
4. I mean bloody hell

• Album lyrics

New York surprise me
21 and I need something
To pick me up out of
The company I run with
Emily just phoned for me to smoke with her
And on her furniture
Discuss how love has been - Emily

Christ, I ain't ever going back to thinking straight
Twice, twice it brought me down but it's the last time - Twice

Love her from the get go
Pick her up from Heathrow
Whenever she needs me - Heathrow

I'm sorry if I drove your matches to my clothes
You see I, I was a test-tube baby
That's why nobody gets me
You see I, struggle to sleep at night
But it's fine, she never lets me
You see I, I was a test-tube baby
That's why nobody gets me
You see I, struggle to sleep at night
But it's fine, Mary, don't let me - Fallout

Darling, I'm done for once
And as soon as I get outta here
I plan on coming back for nothing
But then again, there's you - Rango

And I raced through soundcheck
Just to meet you on your ♥♥♥ break
And you convince me to put life aside and want you - Soundcheck

When I go round, I lose a night
She tends to obfuscate when it’s black and white
It's like she puts love to the back of her mind
Then rips it out again when she's back at mine - Oxygen

Give me some madness I can get off on - Sidewinder

Hey
How about I change?
How about you look at me the same? - Red

You see, now, I've found a lover
Who can be in peace with my mother
And I ain't ever letting her go
If you've been having doubts at all
Then you can come and mess my bed up
And I can change your marital setup - Business

And I'd beg you, but you know I'm never home
And I'd love you, but I need another year alone
And I've tried to ignore it every time you phone
But I never come close - 7

'Cause there's no one in the life I knew
That got through to me
But when you talk about nothing
You tend to lose me - Outside

I said, "I'm only looking out for you"
She said, "It's obvious that's a lie"
"But I only ever put out for you
You know it's obvious you don't try" - Homesick

You know I always try to to settle you when I'm away 'cause we struggle sometimes
But if it means that we get through - Anything

Cause I’ve found that we end up laughing
So it’s sound
And eventually
I know that if paths keep crossing
And your life keeps lapping
Over me
Then tell us what’s your boy to do? - Overlap

They took my mother at thirteen
And pacifically I,
Evidently proved that I didn't need you or no one - Pacifier

Once we start going on about a life
That sets us up with something and lets go of the mind
We could go Sydney pretty much any day now
Knowing us like I do we’ll love it there and stay out for an age anyways - Mission

Postpone it
And tell them life's got you
Take time off
Tell them someone needs you
And tell them, "All work does is bides you a year" - Postpone

Listen, the distance between us could’ve took a while
Once we closed that difference, you'd turn up like a friend of mine
Every once in a while, the little things make me smile
As if one of our longshots paid off
One of our longshots paid off - Longshot

♥♥♥♥ that ♥♥♥♥!
Get on this
Sometimes
Whеn the thing you love is right in front of your eyes
Don't you blink or miss
Showtime
Before you know it's goin', gone, and that's life - Showtime

That when you wrap me 'round your fingers, baby
And you make me do that ♥♥♥♥ that I'd never do
And as you pick you up on Sauchiehall Street
I know I'll want you to myself again - Glasglow

So tell me when you're worked up
Take over my whole week
'Cause I'm only here playing up
So that I can come and fall at your feet - Encore

• Unrelesed music lyrics

There's a bunch of unreleased songs that are proper gems and I'll share them below:

Lisa
Salvador
Kimono
Instro
God Save Her Soul
A Chase Isn't A Chase If You're Not Running
Parraffin
Sea Found
Bite Down Salvador
Poetry and Fuel
Brokenarmy
Inflight
Homesick
Rango
Catriona
Ranshaw
Firewaters
Masochist
Michael Blakeway of Oriental Nightmare Fame
Tickertape
Regretamine
Alabaster
Ayatollah
District
Tortuga
Sidewinder
Collide
Tyrants
Trippin'
Bodies
Harlot
Jess
Velvet

You can also find some of the lyrics to these songs on my Tik Tok: abyandthebottlemen (linked at the end of the guide)

I'd always wanted to make song lyric videos but YT would never let me. I found my way around Tik Tok and I'm chuffed.

Check out my silly videos at @abyandthebottlemen[www.tiktok.com]