Catfish and the Bottlemen is an alternative band from Llandudno, North Wales, consisting of vocalist Ryan “Van” McCann, guitarist Johnny “Bondy” Bond, bassist Benjamin “Benji” Blakeway, and drummer Robert “Bob” Hall.

The band originally formed in 2007, with McCann and former member William “Billy” Bibby dubbing themselves The Prestige, joined by Benji and original drummer Jon Barr. Barr was replaced by Bob Hall in 2010 and Bibby by Bond in 2014 after the release of UK certified platinum album, The Balcony. In May 2016 they relesed the second album The Ride. Their third album, The Balance was released on Friday 26th April 2019 and was well received among fans. The album peaked at number 2 on the UK charts, and number 9 in Australia, whilst lead single Longshot climbed to number 25 in Britain.

Their strong and definitive rock sound, compared to other British Rock bands such as Oasis, Royal Blood and the Arctic Monkeys solidifies the concept that British Rock isn’t dead; and won’t be for a while.