ARTIST · INDIE / ROCK

The Vaccines

Treble-forward distortion and shrug-cool vocals—hooks faster than trend explainers.

Indie rock
Post-punk revival

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? reignited UK guitar buzz with brevity discipline.

Nørgaard reverb spikes became indie-disco twitch fuel.

Later albums toyed with glam sneer and synth sprinkles without softening attack.

Clean streaming keeps pick scrape, crash bleed, and gang oh punctuations.

The Vaccines formed in London with Justin Young, Freddie Cowan, Árni Árnason, and Pete Robertson. What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? (2011) included If You Wanna, Post Break-Up Sex, and Wreckin’ Bar, and was a fast-moving, concise debut.

Come of Age (2012) reached number one, and English Graffiti (2015), Combat Sports (2018), and Back in Love City (2021) followed. The band’s short, loud songs recall the Ramones.

Interesting facts about The Vaccines

01 English indie rock band formed in London in 2010.
02 What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? (2011) included If You Wanna and Post Break-Up Sex.
03 If You Wanna became their first UK top forty single during peak blog-indie crossover.
04 Come of Age (2012) reached number one in the UK.
05 Back in Love City was released in 2021.