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the 2013 vaccines performing at immergut festival , germany in justin hayward-young freddie cowan Árni Árnason pete robertson www.thevaccines.co.uk timothy lanham 2010 -- present o genesis marshall teller columbia the vaccines
 group_or_band indie rock , immergut_bands-the_vaccines218 . jpg west london , england the vaccines
the vaccines

the vaccines are an english indie rock band , formed in west london in 2010 by justin hayward-young -lrb- lead vocals , guitar -rrb- , freddie cowan -lrb- lead guitar , vocals -rrb- , Árni Árnason -lrb- bass , vocals -rrb- and pete robertson -lrb- drums , vocals -rrb- .
the band have released three studio albums , `` what did you expect from the vaccines ? ''
-lrb- 2011 -rrb- and `` come of age '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , which charted at # 1 in the uk upon its release .
their third album `` english graffiti '' was released on 25 may 2015 .
the band have toured extensively , playing with and opening up for acts such as the rolling stones , arcade fire , the stone roses , arctic monkeys , red hot chili peppers and muse amongst others .
the band 's debut album was the best-selling debut album of 2011 , drawing comparisons to the ramones and the jesus and mary chain .
the band themselves have said that their influences range from '' '50s rock 'n' roll through to '80s american hardcore , and a lot of good pop music '' .
