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Redolent are a British rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019. Their classic line-up is Marvell Manuel (lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar), Justine Nathanael (guitar, vocals), Christopher Manuel (bass, vocals), and Aurelius Frederic (drums, vocals). The band was founded by Matthew Stephens, Michael Stephens, and Christopher Manuel. Their works are influenced by alternative rock, hard rock, progressive rock, pop-rock, and grunge.

History
2019-2021: Formation

On 12 October 2019, the founder member of Redolent formed a band. Christopher Manuel as a drummer, Matthew Stephens as a bassist, and Michael Stephens as a guitarist. They couldn't find a singer and they haven't name the band. On November 2019, Christopher Manuel's brother, Marvell Manuel, joined as the lead singer. Marvell Manuel gave the name "Hormincaz". The band was based in Tangerang Regency.

On December 2019, Hormincaz started to record their demos. While they were recording their demo, Marvell Manuel and Christopher Manuel was dissapointed with Michael Stephens' guitar playing. Marvell Manuel and Christopher Manuel wanted Michael Stephens to be fired, but Matthew Stephens disagreed. After a long debate, Michael Stephens decided to leave the band.

Hormincaz have their Christmas break on late December 2019 untill January. In the Christmas break, Matthew Stephens broke his arm and the band had to stop for a while. On December 2019, Marvell Manuel offered his friend, Fabian Kresna to be the guitarist. Fabian Kresna isn't that interested to join the band. Marvell Manuel showed their demos that were done to Fabian Kresna, and he's interested and joined the band as the guitarist on 23 January 2020. On the same day, Marvell Manuel changed the band name to "Thunderock". Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Matthew Stephens' arm recovery, on March 2020 - April 2020 they had to take a break for a while.

Matthew Stephens' arm has got better, but he couldn't play the bass. Matthew Stephens and Christopher Manuel switched their role on May 2020. Unfortunately, On August 2020, Matthew Stephens moved to Newcastle upon Tyne and Fabian Kresna moved to Sumbawa Regency, and the others stayed in Tangerang Regency. It makes it even harder to rehearse and/or perform. On 13 May 2021, Matthew Stephens decided to leave the band and Fabian Kresna decided to leave the band on 3 July 2021.

2021: Early works

On 19 July 2021, Marvell Manuel's friend introduced him to Justine Nathanael and Aurelius Frederic. Justine Nathanael joined as a guitarist and Aurelius Frederic joined as a drummer on 20 July 2021. On September 2021, Marvell Manuel changed the band name to "Redolent". On the same month, they started recording some song. They recorded Nirvana's "Aneurysm", John Mayer's "Gravity", Bon Jovi's "Thank You For Loving Me", Queen's "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited", and Jimmy Eat World's "Hear You Me".