Squid are an English rock band formed in Brighton in 2016. The band consists of Ollie Judge (vocals, drums), Louis Borlase (guitar, vocals), Anton Pearson (guitar, vocals), Laurie Nankivell (bass, brass) and Arthur Leadbetter (keyboards). They are currently based in Bristol.
A Windmill scene band, Squid independently released their debut EP, LINO, in 2017, which was followed by several stand-alone singles and the EP Town Centre in 2019 on Speedy Wunderground. Their debut album, Bright Green Field, was released by Warp Records on 7 May 2021. It received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. Their second album, O Monolith, was released in 2023 to similar acclaim. Their third album, Cowards, was released in 2025.
History Squid formed in Brighton, England, in 2016. They have cited Neu! and This Heat as influences. In 2019, they released their second EP, titled Town Centre, to critical acclaim. Town Centre was produced by Dan Carey and released on Speedy Wunderground. In March 2020, Squid signed to Warp Records and have released five singles with them as of April 2021. They were planning on touring Europe throughout 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taking advantage of lockdown, the band spent most of 2020 recording what would be their debut album, Bright Green Field, again working with producer Dan Carey. The album was released on 7 May 2021 and was promoted by three singles, "Narrator", "Paddling" and "Pamphlets".
Squid appeared at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2022, and appeared at the Rock en Seine and Paredes de Coura festivals in August 2022. They replaced Viagra Boys at La Route Du Rock festival in August 2023.
Squid recorded their second album, O Monolith, in Wiltshire in early 2022, before releasing it on 9 June 2023, once again with Warp Records.
In November 2024, Squid announced their third album, Cowards. It was released on 7 February 2025 through Warp Records.
Members Current Ollie Judge – lead vocals, drums Louis Borlase – guitar, bass, backing and occasional lead vocals Arthur Leadbetter – keyboards, strings, percussion Laurie Nankivell – bass, brass, percussion Anton Pearson – guitar, bass, backing and occasional lead vocals, percussion
Discography
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions UK UK Indie IRL SCOBright Green Field Released: 7 May 2021 Label: Warp41935O MonolithReleased: 9 June 2023 Label: Warp346—13CowardsRelease date: 7 February 2025 Label: Warp925—17"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays LINO (2017, Bear on a Bicycle) Town Centre (2019, Speedy Wunderground) Natural Resources (2020, Warp) Near the Westway (2021, Warp)
Singles + List of singles, showing year released and album or EP released on Title Year Album "Perfect Teeth" 2016 rowspan="4" "Terrestrial Changeover Blues (2007–2012)" 2018 "The Dial" "Houseplants" 2019 "The Cleaner" Town Centre "Match Bet" "Sludge" 2020 rowspan="2" "Broadcaster" "Narrator" 2021 Bright Green Field "Paddling" "Pamphlets" "America!" rowspan="1" "Swing (In a Dream)" 2023 O Monolith "Undergrowth" "The Blades" "Fugue (Bin Song)" 2024 rowspan="1" "Crispy Skin" Cowards "Building 650" 2025 "Cro-Magnon Man" "The Hearth and Circle Round Fire" Cowards (Deluxe Edition)
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Album Director(s) "Perfect Teeth" 2016 rowspan="4" Ollie Judge "Clapping Music" 2019 Rutare Savage "Sludge" 2020 Ali Amiri "Broadcaster" Wieslawa Ruta "Narrator" 2021 Bright Green Field Felix Geen "Pamphlets" Raman Djafari "Swing (In a Dream)" 2023 O Monolith Yoonha Park "Undergrowth"Louis Borlase "The Blades"Kasper Haggstrom "Crispy Skin" 2024 Cowards Takashi Ito "Building 650" 2025 Felix Geen, Daisuke Hasegawa & Kuya Tatsujo "Cro-Magnon Man" Rory Alexander Stewart
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