Yates formed in London in the early 2000s with James Yates on vocals, Alex Shaw on guitar, Ben Drury on bass, and Tom Wilson on drums. Their debut album 'The Art of Falling Apart' came out in 2006 and included the single 'Cake,' which got some attention for its straightforward melody and lyrics.
They put out three more albums over the next decade: 'The Girl Who Lived in Trees' in 2009, 'The Great White Hope' in 2012, and 'Now, Not Yet' in 2016. Other songs like 'Dive' and 'Mercury' show the same kind of direct approach to writing that 'Cake' had.
The existing history mentions some accusations about behavior that came up around the time they were getting noticed, but it doesn't go into specifics. They kept recording through that period anyway.
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