Only the Poets are an English band from Reading, formed in 2017 and currently consisting of members Tommy Longhurst, Andrew "Andy/Roo" Burge, Clem Cherry, and Marcus Yates.
Longhurst and Burge worked with multiple guitarists and drummers until finding Marcus Yates and Jarred Philips[2] of the band Pixel Fix through their mutual manager Sam Jackson.
In 2021, Only the Poets released their debut EP Speak Out, through which they promoted mental health awareness.
In 2020, Longhurst stated Only the Poets were sonically inspired by 90s Britpop bands like Blur, Oasis, and The Cure.
[8] Their music has drawn comparisons to Villagers, The Script,[9] The 1975,[10] Bruce Springsteen, and Sam Fender.