Saint Phnx

Saint Phnx
Background information
OriginWishaw, Scotland
Genres
Years active2016–present
LabelsAtlantic, DDMN
Members
  • Alan Jukes
  • Stevie Jukes
Websitesaintphnx.com

Saint Phnx (pronounced "saint phoenix" and stylized as SAINT PHNX) are a Scottish musical duo formed by brothers Alan and Stevie Jukes in 2016. Currently signed to Atlantic Records, they released their debut studio album DDMN on 31 January 2020. On 2 July 2021, the band released "Happy Place", a song they wrote in tribute to their father, who died 19 January 2021. Their debut EP Happy Place was released on 28 January 2022.

Saint Phnx have toured with artists such as Imagine Dragons, Yungblud, Arizona, and Lewis Capaldi.[2][3][4]

History

2016–2019

Saint Phnx was formed in 2016 by brothers Alan and Stevie Jukes.[1] Previously being members in a band called Vigo Thieves, Saint Phnx started out by releasing some self-released singles, with their debut single Reload being released the same year.[5] The band released their subsequent single "King", which found airplay on UK radio stations, despite not being signed to a record label.[5] The following year in 2017, the band were chosen to support Imagine Dragons at a show at the Roundhouse in London.[6] In 2019, the band made an appearance at South By Southwest, and supported Yungblud on his North American and European tours.[7][4][3]

DDMN

Saint Phnx started recording their debut album DDMN in 2018, with the album being released on 31 January 2020.[8]

Happy Place

In 2021, Saint Phnx signed to Atlantic Records.[9] Following the passing of their father on 19 January 2021, Saint Phnx wrote "Happy Place" in his honour and released it as a single on 2 July 2021.[2][3]

During an interview with Flaunt on the origin of the band's name, vocalist Stevie Jukes stated:

"Previously, we were in a band for a number of years. We got some national success in Scotland, nothing to run home about. We obviously wanted to try something different, try something new, try to make bigger songs, and the name comes from that. From moving on from our last band. Phoenix as in rising from the flames and Saint being in a higher place, that's the whole idea behind it."

— Stevie Jukes[10]

The band later announced their debut EP Happy Place, which was released on 28 January 2022.[11] Following its release, the EP peaked at number 39 on the UK Albums Chart and number 1 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[12][13]

In May 2022, the band released "Make Us Dream", a song centered around the band's support for Scottish football club Rangers F.C. when they faced German football club Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2022 UEFA Europa League Final.[14]

Members

  • Stevie Jukes – lead vocals, guitar, bass (2016–present)
  • Alan Jukes – backing vocals, drums, percussion (2016–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
DDMN

EPs

List of EPs, with selected details and peak chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[12] 		SCO
[13]
Happy Place 39 1

Singles

List of singles, with peak chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[12]
"Reload"[15] 2016 — Non-album singles
"King"[16] —
"Rise"[17] 2017 —
"Magic"[18] —
"One"[19] 2018 —
"Deadmen / Death of Me"[20] — DDMN
"Shake"[21] 2019 —
"Nunchuck"[22] —
"Bury a Friend"[23] — Non-album single
"Sorry"[24] — DDMN
"Scream"[25] —
"DDMN 1.1"[26] 2020 — Non-album singles
"DDMN 1.2"[27] —
"Happy Place"
(solo or featuring Jasmine Thompson) 		2021 —[A] Happy Place EP
"Peace"[29] —
"Make Us Dream" 2022 85 Non-album singles
"Friends"[30] —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Happy Place" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the UK Download Chart.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Saint PHNX – Biography – Allmusic". Allmusic.
  2. ^ a b c "Brothers SAINT PHNX Offer Uplifting Sounds On Track "Happy Place"". Wonderland. 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Vitagliano, Joe (2 July 2021). "After The Passing Of Their Father, Brother-Duo SAINT PHNX Honored His Memory With New Single, "Happy Place"". American Songwriter.
  4. ^ a b Sanders, Naomi (11 April 2019). "Here's who will be supporting Yungblud on his upcoming tour". Rock Sound.
  5. ^ a b Harper, Simon (13 December 2016). "Next Wave #713: Saint PHNX". Clash.
  6. ^ "Imagine Dragons - Roundhouse". www.roundhouse.org.uk. 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ Graff, Gary (6 March 2019). "Saint PHNX, Minke, Walker Lukens & More Set For Bud Light Dive Bar at SXSW 2019". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Saint PHNX on DDMN and working professionally as brothers". Underground-England.com. 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Atlantic Records SAINT PHNX". Atlantic Records Official Website.
  10. ^ Ju, Shirley (12 August 2021). "SAINT PHNX Open Up On "Happy Place," Dedicated To Late Father". Flaunt. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Saint PHNX on Twitter: "Important Announcement"". Twitter. 12 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Saint Phnx | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Happy Place Chart Position". Official Charts Company. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. ^ Winter, Henry (17 May 2022). "Tragedy, adversity and desire driving Rangers fairytale". The Times. Retrieved 29 May 2022. ...songs are being written, such as Make Us Dream by Rangers-supporting duo SAINT PHNX.
  15. ^ "Reload - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ "King - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Rise - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Magic - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  19. ^ "One - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Deadmen / Death of Me - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Shake - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Nunchuk - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Bury a Friend - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Sorry - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Scream - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  26. ^ "DDMN 1.1 - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  27. ^ "DDMN 1.2 - Single by SAINT PHNX". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Official Singles Download Chart Top 100 - 09 July 2021 - 15 July 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Spotify – Peace". Spotify. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  30. ^ ""Friends" sind eine der besten Erfindungen des Lebens, finden auch SAINT PHNX". Warner Music Germany (in German). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.