Temples are an English rock band, formed in Kettering, England in 2012 by singer and guitarist James Bagshaw[1] and bassist Tom Walmsley.

[2] The band's lineup was later completed with the addition of keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Adam Smith and drummer Rens Ottink.

[7] Sukie were featured in the fanzine "Siren", edited and created by Walmsley to document Kettering's music scene.

[8] The duo uploaded four self-produced tracks to YouTube, which caught the attention of Heavenly Recordings founder Jeff Barrett, who agreed to release the band's debut single "Shelter Song" in November 2012.

[9][10] They then enlisted fellow Kettering resident drummer, Samuel Lloyd Toms[11] (Secret Fix, ex-Koolaid Electric Company[12]) and keyboard player Adam Smith and started rehearsing as a band, so they could play their songs live, having never played live as a band before.

[16] In November 2013, Temples announced their self-produced debut album, Sun Structures, which was released on 5 February 2014.

The band spent much of the first half of 2016 recording new material before embarking on a number of European festival dates.

[22] In early 2018, drummer Samuel Toms left the band to concentrate on his solo project Secret Fix, and has gone on to join Fat White Family.