Artist Formation
Features & Interviews
Get in Formation
Saxophones, cowbells, weird noises, and WhatsApp: Matt Ritson gives us the lowdown on Formation’s debut album ‘Look At The Powerful People’ - and the importance of real human connections.
23rd March 2017
Get in line for Formation
Cries of DFA and “more cowbell!” defined Formation’s earliest steps. Will and Matt Ritson just keep on experimenting, and increasingly, there’s no pigeon-holing this duo.
10th December 2015
Formation: “It can’t be anything but pop”
Harking back to golden days, Formation shun nostalgia by pointing forward. It’s all in the groove.
31st March 2015
Album Reviews
4 Stars
Formation - Look At The Powerful People
Formation’s greatest strength is in their deep, propulsive hooks.
The Freakbeat Scene Double Heavyweight LP
£32.99
Reggatta De Blanc Vinyl + Zenyatta Mondatta Vinyl + Synchronicity Vinyl + Ghost In The Machine Vinyl
£75
Reggatta De Blanc Vinyl + Zenyatta Mondatta Vinyl + Synchronicity Vinyl + Ghost In The Machine Vinyl + Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings 6CD Boxset
£95
285 Days Retold (Signed) CD
£7
285 Days Retold CD EP (Signed) + Live At The Rose Hill CD (Signed)
£12
Sun Queen / Canter Orange 10 Inch
£15
News / Neu
Formation lift the lid on ‘Ring’
Their debut album’s out on Friday.
March 23, 2017 11:17am
News
Formation have shared new single ‘A Friend’
They’ve also confirmed a bunch of UK and European dates for March.
February 2, 2017 11:55am
Features
Tracks (Formation, The Japanese House, Abattoir Blues & More)
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
November 4, 2016 3:58pm
Reviews / Track
Formation - Powerful People
Taken from their debut album, Formation’s new single is a groove-led call to arms with a collective spirit.
November 3, 2016 5:13pm
News
Watch Formation perform new track ‘Ring’ on the Stand For Something Tour
The brothers Ritson gave their new, five-minute epic an airing during their recent Liverpool show.
October 24, 2016 5:00pm
News
Formation take it to church with Liverpool Stand For Something set
The band are supported by local boys Vynce at the city’s Scandinavian Church.
October 16, 2016 7:20pm
Features
Formation prepare to take to Liverpool’s Scandi Church: “are there loads of IKEA chairs?”
As Formation prepare to kick off the Stand For Something tour this weekend, we caught up with the the cowbell-wielding duo.
October 14, 2016 2:00pm
News
Win tickets to see Formation play the Stand For Something Tour
The band will be playing at Scandi Church in Liverpool.
October 13, 2016 3:26pm
Features
In the Studio: Formation
Ahead of taking to Liverpool’s Scandi Church, Will and Matt Ritson talk long-awaited debut albums.
October 7, 2016 1:37pm
News
Formation talk brilliant festival crowds: “They’re there for the music”
The duo will be making their first festival appearance of the year at Live at Leeds tomorrow.
April 29, 2016 3:10pm
Reviews / Track
Formation - Pleasure
The anti-apathy anthem they’ve threatened to make for years.
April 21, 2016 12:48pm
News
Formation debut ‘Pleasure’
New single is taken from a debut LP, out later this year.
April 20, 2016 5:41pm
News
Diet Cig, Dua Lipa, Formation to play Dot to Dot 2016
Festival spans across Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham this May.
March 17, 2016 12:39pm
News
Shura, Spring King, Formation to play LeeFest
‘The Neverland’ edition doesn’t feature Peter Pan, but it does contain loads of great new bands.
March 9, 2016 5:27pm
News
Boxed In and Formation team up for Speedy Wunderground single, ‘Running Out’
Track heralds a new Speedy compilation, documenting the first steps of producer Dan Carey’s label.
February 29, 2016 3:03pm
News
Secret Garden Party 2016 announces Primal Scream, Oscar, and Formation
Petite Meller, Stealing Sheep, and recent Mercury Prize shortlister C Duncan will also appear.
December 2, 2015 11:59am
Reviews / Live
Formation, Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Moshpits. Shouting. Euphoric smiles. It’s all happening.
November 30, 2015 12:46pm
News / Neu
Formation step up to the big leagues on ‘Under The Tracks’ EP
The brother duo’s new EP is a flag-bearer for one of 2016’s most exciting prospects - it’s premiering on DIY.
November 19, 2015 4:13pm
News
Formation share new track ‘Control’
Will and Matt Ritson head for house-tinged climes with the Leon Vynehall-produced track.
November 16, 2015 1:05pm
News
Formation debut ‘All The Rest Is Noise’ single
Duo are releasing a new EP, ‘Under the Tracks’.
October 6, 2015 11:35am