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The Decoy are a three-piece alternative math-rock band from Pontypool, South Wales. The band has released two EPs (The Decoy, Parasites) and a full length album, Avalon.

Inception (2009 - 2015)
The band is a continuation of a five-piece covers band, Fret To Society. The Decoy was formed when some members of Fret to Society left the band and the remaining members decided to pursue music seriously.

The band recorded a number of original singles before heading back to the studio to record their self-titled EP, which was released on 1st July 2010.

The band also recorded and released their first video for the song I Taught Your Girlfriend That Thing You Like. The video features front man Lewis Barber dressed as a woman while bassist Joel Williams and drummer Luke Blake compete to win his/her affections. During this period, front man Lewis Barber wrote and recorded Andyouism as part of a college project. Barber was tasked with writing and recording a song that differed from his usual style, meaning that the original recording had an electronic, drum and bass driven feel. The band would later record a rework of the song for their debut EP Parasites.

Signing and Parasites (2015)
The Decoy were signed to Ghoulish Records on 23rd February 2015. They began work on another EP, releasing Parasites on 25th May 2015. Parasites was recorded by Chris Coulter for ** Studio.

The Decoy toured the United Kingdom to promote the album. They recorded and released two videos for the EP. The first video was for the EP's lead single Moustache Cash Dash, and was premiered by Ticketmaster UK. The second video, Andyouism, was recorded independently by the band.

Moustache Cash Dash was played on Alex Baker's New Blood show on Kerrang Radio.

The EP received wide praise from critics.

Avalon (2015 - Present)
On 19th October 2015, the band returned to Chris Coulter's *** Studio to begin recording their debut album. On [date], the band announced that the album would be called Avalon.

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