Band Name and Biography

Band Name: PARABLES

Biography:
Originating from the heart of Birmingham, Parables have come from what you would expect to be nothing. Like most classic indie bands from England, the band met at school and after individually finding their way with their instruments; lead singer Alex Parkinson put an notice on the music announcement board calling for members of both sexes to join his band. With that he gained the likes of Esme Jordan, Josh Willis, Will Martin, and Noah Lawrence. Parables was created. Now in their early twenties, the band have progressed a lot since their high school days.
After applying a number of their songs to the BBC Introducing scheme, they were eventually picked up and asked to perform in the tent of the same name at Glastonbury Festival and since then they have taken over the radios. Their electric form of making powerful, emotive ballads to catchy, beat filled indie tracks; the band seem to have no limits into what they can achieve. 
Their first album came out in early 2010, Behold the Night, becoming an instant success in the Indie/Alternative market of music. The catchy beats and alternative sound that they seemed to create from the back of finishing their A-Levels generated a lot of attention from the top music magazines including NME, Q, and Clash. This catapulted Parables into cult status within the music community. 
Even though they have only been together for what seems like a few years, that hasn't stopped them from trying to crack the big market of America. Being a small band though that are still trying to find their feet, things can sometimes get tricky. However they have been through so much as a band and as friends that there is clearly a lot more to come from Parables.
 Their work ethic and strong personalities are keeping them on a steady stream of work load, from touring to writing Parables are keen to always be keeping themselves busy and in the eyes of the top music moguls.
However, there have been a lot of ups and downs within the band even throughout all of this success. Briefly having a hiatus during 2012 to focus on themselves as individuals due to the constant stream of excessive touring and working, however at the end of 2013 the music community were shocked to discover the secret release of Parables' new single, My Body is a Cage, this song became an instant success and raved about in the top music magazines by the top music critics. This was then followed by a press release announcing the launch of the band's third album in late 2014. This announcement sets them up to be one of the biggest and prestigious bands coming from the Midlands for years.