Squid

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Taking their cue from experimental bands such as Neu! and This Heat, the British post-punk band Squid formed in 2016 in Brighton, England. The quintet began with Louis Borlase and Anton Pearson on guitars, Ollie Judge as the drummer and lead singer, Arthur Leadbetter on keyboards, and Laurie Nankivell on bass. Before the end of the year, they self-released their first single, “Perfect Teeth”. They amassed enough material to issue their debut EP, LINO, in 2017. Their rhythmic guitar-based sound got them signed to Speedy Wunderground which issued their 2019 EP Town Centre. That release, along with numerous festival appearances, increased their ever-increasing buzz. They signed to Warp for the 2020 EP Natural Resources, and in 2021 they issued three singles, the ambitiously long “Narrator”, “Paddling”, and “Pamphlets” in advance of their debut LP, Bright Green Field, which came out in May of that year to strong reviews from the NME and many other outlets who praised the band’s singular combination of post-punk, indie-rock, and new wave influences into a foreboding propulsive sound. The celebrated album went to number four on the UK Albums Chart and assured Squid's status as one of the UK's brightest new voices in post-punk. They kept the momentum going on their second album O Monolith, released in June 2023 and propelled by lead single "Swing (In A Dream)" as well as subsequent singles "Undergrowth" and "The Blades." In 2025, the band looked to krautrock for their third album Cowards, released again on Warp Records.

Top tracks

01	Houseplants	Squid	Houseplants	04:18
	Composers: Arthur Leadbetter - Ollie Judge - Laurie Nankivell - Louis Borlase - Anton Pearson
01	Crispy Skin	Squid	Cowards	06:19
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	The Hearth and Circle Round Fire	Squid	The Hearth And Circle Round Fire	06:14
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Arthur Leadbetter - Ollie Judge - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
07	2010	Squid	Bright Green Field	04:28
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	Paddling - Edit	Squid	Paddling	03:51
09	Peel St.	Squid	Bright Green Field	04:52
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	Match Bet	Squid	Town Centre	04:18
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
03	Blood on the Boulders	Squid	Cowards	05:46
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
06	Cro-Magnon Man	Squid	Cowards	04:07
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	Building 650	Squid	Building 650	03:51
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
03	Narrator	Squid	Bright Green Field	08:28
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	G.S.K.	Squid	Bright Green Field	03:10
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
04	Undergrowth	Squid	O Monolith	06:35
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
03	The Cleaner	Squid	Town Centre	07:33
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
05	The Blades	Squid	O Monolith	06:28
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	Fugue (Bin Song)	Squid	Fugue (Bin Song)	05:22
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
06	Documentary Filmmaker	Squid	Bright Green Field	04:55
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
10	Global Groove	Squid	Bright Green Field	05:06
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
08	If You Had Seen The Bull’s Swimming Attempts You Would Have Stayed Away	Squid	O Monolith	05:14
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	Paddling	Squid	Paddling	06:15
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	Swing (In A Dream)	Squid	O Monolith	04:29
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
07	Green Light	Squid	O Monolith	04:23
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
11	Pamphlets	Squid	Bright Green Field	08:03
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
09	Well Met (Fingers Through The Fence)	Squid	Cowards	08:15
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Anton Pearson - Laurie Nankivell
07	Cowards	Squid	Cowards	05:51
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	Sludge	Squid	Sludge	05:00
08	Showtime!	Squid	Cowards	05:08
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	The Dial	Squid	The Dial	05:10
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
04	Boy Racers	Squid	Bright Green Field	07:34
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
08	The Flyover	Squid	Bright Green Field	01:10
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
04	Fieldworks I	Squid	Cowards	02:23
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	Devil’s Den	Squid	O Monolith	03:05
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
16	Sonotoki (Squid Remix)	Hitsujibungaku	Don't Laugh It Off (Truly Deluxe)	03:41
	Writer: Moeka Shiotsuka / Composers: Moeka Shiotsuka
04	Rodeo	Squid	Town Centre	06:13
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
02	Narrator - Edit	Squid	Narrator	04:30
01	Broadcaster	Squid	Broadcaster	05:56
06	After The Flash	Squid	O Monolith	05:34
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
01	America! (Bill Callahan Cover)	Squid	America! (Bill Callahan Cover)	04:43
02	The Cleaner (Edit)	Squid	The Cleaner	03:58
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
02	Liquid Light	Squid	Lino	03:21
	Composers: Squid
03	I I	Squid	Lino	07:59
	Composers: Squid

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Discography

Albums

℗ 2025 Warp Records: 07-02-2025

Cowards

01	Crispy Skin	Squid	Cowards	06:19
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	Building 650	Squid	Cowards	03:51
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
03	Blood on the Boulders	Squid	Cowards	05:46
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
04	Fieldworks I	Squid	Cowards	02:23
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
05	Fieldworks II	Squid	Cowards	03:19
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
06	Cro-Magnon Man	Squid	Cowards	04:07
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
07	Cowards	Squid	Cowards	05:51
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

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℗ 2023 Warp Records: 09-06-2023

O Monolith

01	Swing (In A Dream)	Squid	O Monolith	04:29
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	Devil’s Den	Squid	O Monolith	03:05
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
03	Siphon Song	Squid	O Monolith	05:58
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
04	Undergrowth	Squid	O Monolith	06:35
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
05	The Blades	Squid	O Monolith	06:28
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
06	After The Flash	Squid	O Monolith	05:34
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
07	Green Light	Squid	O Monolith	04:23
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

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℗ 2021 Warp Records: 06-05-2021

Bright Green Field

01	Resolution Square	Squid	Bright Green Field	00:40
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	G.S.K.	Squid	Bright Green Field	03:10
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
03	Narrator	Squid	Bright Green Field	08:28
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
04	Boy Racers	Squid	Bright Green Field	07:34
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
05	Paddling	Squid	Bright Green Field	06:15
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
06	Documentary Filmmaker	Squid	Bright Green Field	04:55
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
07	2010	Squid	Bright Green Field	04:28
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

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EPs

Speedy Wunderground under exclusive license to [PIAS]: 06-09-2019

Town Centre

01	Savage	Squid	Town Centre	04:58
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
02	Match Bet	Squid	Town Centre	04:18
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
03	The Cleaner	Squid	Town Centre	07:33
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell
04	Rodeo	Squid	Town Centre	06:13
	Composers: Pearson - Judge - Leadbetter - Borlase - Nankivell

Singles

℗ 2025 Warp Records: 23-04-2025

The Hearth And Circle Round Fire

01	The Hearth and Circle Round Fire	Squid	The Hearth And Circle Round Fire	06:14
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Arthur Leadbetter - Ollie Judge - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	The Hearth And Circle Round Fire (Edit)	Squid	The Hearth And Circle Round Fire	03:41

℗ 2025 Warp Records: 04-02-2025

Cro-Magnon Man

01	Cro-Magnon Man	Squid	Cro-Magnon Man	04:08
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	Building 650	Squid	Cro-Magnon Man	03:51
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
03	Crispy Skin	Squid	Cro-Magnon Man	06:19
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

℗ 2025 Warp Records: 08-01-2025

Building 650

01	Building 650	Squid	Building 650	03:51
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson
02	Crispy Skin	Squid	Building 650	06:19
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

℗ 2024 Warp Records: 12-11-2024

Crispy Skin

01	Crispy Skin	Squid	Crispy Skin			06:19
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

℗ 2024 Warp Records: 24-01-2024

Fugue (Bin Song)

01	Fugue (Bin Song)	Squid	Fugue (Bin Song)			05:22
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

℗ 2023 Warp Records: 25-05-2023

The Blades

01	The Blades	Squid	The Blades			06:28
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

℗ 2023 Warp Records: 18-04-2023

Undergrowth

01	Undergrowth	Squid	Undergrowth			06:35
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

℗ 2023 Warp Records: 08-02-2023

Swing (In A Dream)

01	Swing (In A Dream)	Squid	Swing (In A Dream)			04:29
	Composers: Louis Borlase - Ollie Judge - Arthur Leadbetter - Laurie Nankivell - Anton Pearson

℗ 2021 Warp Records: 02-11-2021

America! (Bill Callahan Cover)

Squid

America! (Bill Callahan Cover)

04:43

℗ 2021 Warp Records: 26-10-2021

Remixes

01	Global Groove (Cosey Fanni Tutti Remix)	Squid	Remixes			06:24
02	Narrator (Loraine James Remix)	Squid	Remixes			04:21

℗ 2021 Warp Records: 27-08-2021

Near The Westway

01	2010 (Live at Metropolis)	Squid	Near The Westway			04:37
02	DFM Extended Edition (Live at Metropolis)	Squid	Near The Westway			07:58