Featured image credit: Viola Beach via Twitter
British band Viola Beach are on track to score a Number One album following the release of their self-titled debut.
The indie band, who hailed from Warrington, consisted of singer Kris Leonard, 20, guitarist River Reeves, 19, bassist Tomas Lowe, 27, and drummer Jack Dakin, 19. The four young lads were killed earlier this year, along with their manager Craig Tarry, 33, when their vehicle plunged off a bridge in Sweden.
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According to The Official Charts Company, the record is currently 6,000 sales ahead of last week's number one - ELO's All Over the World: the Very Best Of. So it's looking good!
Martin Talbot of the Official Charts Company said: "Following the terribly tragic events of February, everyone will have been rooting for the Viola Beach album this week, so it's fantastic news that it is doing so well.
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"I'm sure we will all be keeping our fingers crossed that it can hold on at Number 1."
The nine-track album has been met with praise from critics, with NME calling it a record 'that will leave a smile on your face'.
Credit: @jholsson via Twitter
"Viola Beach's name will always be synonymous with tragedy, but at least now we have a document of who this band were - and what they might have achieved," the review said.
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Earlier this week, an animated video for lead single 'Boys That Sing' was released which featured footage of the boys playing live.
Credit: Viola Beach/Fuller Beans Records
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The band's families said: "We are happy to reveal the music video for 'Boys That Sing,' which has been fantastically animated by local animators, MacKinnon and Saunders.
"We think it's a perfect tribute to Jack, Kris, River, Tom and Craig and also to the town that they were so proud to call their home."
The full album is now available via the band's own label, Fuller Beans Records.
What an incredible, yet bittersweet, tribute it would be to get them to the top spot.
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Come on, lads. Let's help them reach Number One!
Words by Sian Broderick
