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Acres are a rock band from the South Coast of England, formed in 2011 by guitarist Alex Freeman. The band self-released several EPs before signing with A Wolf At Your Door Records for the release of their debut studio album Lonely World, which was released to critical acclaim in 2019. The band's current lineup consists of Freeman, vocalist Ben Lumber, bassist Jack Rogers, and drummer Konnor Walsh.

History
Early releases and line-up change

Starting out as what Freeman refers to as a “straight up Screamo band”, Acres began building an impressive fanbase through sheer handwork and determination.

In Sickness & Health (2016–2017)

2017’s ‘In Sickness & Health’ EP was a haphazard affair, with the band taking six months to write an album's worth of material which Lumber (who joined in 2015) had to adapt then to; recording his vocals and trying to make his mark amongst the avid, heavier-inclined fanbase.

Lonely World (2018–2020)

Of the titular track, he says; “I had a friend who lost everything - he lost his house, lost all his family, and he threw everything away he had for this girl and ended up living in a car. I put him up in my house for a couple of months after he’d called it off with the girl, and we were just having beers and talking, and he actually said to me, ‘oh man, it’s a lonely world’, and that was straight away where I got the inspiration.”

It’s not just ‘Lonely World’ that finds its subject matter in the real lives of Acres. ‘Medicine’ is a track that tackles anxiety, depression and “every day struggles that everybody has” according to Ben. “I come from a family that suffers from depression, I’ve not had [it] before, but for me, that song was trying to understand it, after having a conversation with somebody who said ‘unless you have it, you don’t get it’.”

Ben’s words might indeed be a focal point, offering an olive branch of hope in times that can feel endlessly hopeless, the musical elements within, and their open facing approach to being true to who they are is equally important. Cinematic flourishes littered across the album come thanks to the sound-designer mind of guitarist Theo Sandberg, while the rapturous drums come courtesy of Konnor Bracher-Walsh, resulting in a powerhouse sound that can take as much from you as it gives.

The intensely rich tapestry of life that makes up ‘Lonely World’ is certainly befitting of such turbulent times like those we live in 2019. Fortunately, Acres are ready to be the soundtrack to those arduous days and nights, and while it very well may seem often seem a lonely world, with Acres, things feel a little less so.

Second studio album (2021–Present)

Band members
Current members
 * Alex Freeman - guitar (2011–present)
 * Ben Lumber - vocals (2015–present)
 * Konnor Walsh - drums (2018–present)
 * Jack Rogers - bass (2019–present)

Former members
 * Matthew Tubb - guitar (2012–2013)
 * Richard Morgan - vocals (2012–2015)
 * Matthew Hiscock - drums (2012–2017)
 * John Osola - bass (2012–2018)
 * Theo Sandberg - guitar (2013–2019)

Discography
Studio albums
 * Lonely World (2019)

EPs
 * Acres (2012)
 * Solace (2014)
 * In Sickness & Health (2017)

Singles
 * Write Home ft. Charlie Bass (2013)
 * The Tallest Of Mountains (2013)
 * Unwelcome (2015)
 * In Sickness & Health (2016)
 * Medicine (2018)
 * Lonely World (2019)
 * Be Alone (2019)
 * Talking In Your Sleep (2019)
 * Lullaby (2019)