We Were Promised Jetpacks

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Formed 2003.

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We Were Promised Jetpacks - Human Error

Short and sharp, what is to be the second single from their new album

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Biography

We Were Promised Jetpacks are an indie rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, comprising Adam Thompson (vocals, guitar), Michael Palmer (guitar), Sean Smith (bass) and Darren Lackie (drums). The band's debut album, These Four Walls, was released on 15 June 2009 on Fat Cat Records. In October 2011 the band released their second full-length album In the Pit of the Stomach and also the track "Act On Impulse". The band cites label mates Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad as influences, alongside Biffy Clyro's early material.

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