This band is unrelated to the 1990s Medway Britpop band of the same name.

Alvin Purple are an English Indie Rock band based in York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 and Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, UK. The band currently consists of Carly Humphries (vocals), Luke Barnfather (Guitar), Ralph Sayers (bass guitar) and Matthew Bradley (drums).
The band are known for their dark and brooding live performances, they have toured venues across the UK and played a number of UK festivals.

The band have performed live sessions for BBC Introducing and have had airplay on BBC 6 Music

BBC 6 Music

BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....

. The band released a debut double A-Side single in Spring 2010 (The Look/Stare to Declare). The single was backed by a video, produced by Craig Goode and Andy Little. The band entered the studio with producer James Kenosha at the end of 2010, the band have confirmed that they will release a debut EP in Summer 2011.

Notable Equipment

The band have been known to use Ableton Live, MAX MSP and a Korg KAOS pad when playing live to manipulate vocals. The band make use of live guitar looping, synths and trigger pre made samples live.