The Amateurs are an indie rock band formed in and around Birmingham, England.
[1] Their debut release, "Homesick", received mixed reviews, including 'Single of the Week' on inthenews.co.uk.
[3][4] In April 2010, The Amateurs were selected from thousands of European acts to be "The Sound of Bamboo", a product launched by Wacom.
Their second single "Saturday Night", accompanies the Bamboo television advertisement.
[5] [6] [7] After playing a series of shows with ELIZA at several universities in Scotland in October 2010,[8] the band released more material in the form of third single "Hole in My Soul", on 6 December 2010, followed by their debut music video and most successful single to date, "The Rebel".