While studying at Southampton, Jeb and Ed had met Tim Douglas through a mutual friend. Following successful spells playing guitar in bands across the South West, Tim moved to Brighton to play bass, and complete the Phoria line-up along with then drummer, Ross Crick. Seryn Burden joined the band in August 2011, twelve months after the release of Yourself Still, following Rosss departure. In 2016, following the release of Volition, and a string of successful EPs and UK and international tours, Jeb Hardwick left Phoria to pursue a career in filmmaking. He was replaced by James Cheeseman. Jeb returned for the recording of the second album Caught A Black Rabbit (2020). Yourself Still EP (2010)
The bands first EP Yourself Still was released in 2010 and earned positive reviews from various music blogs. The blog The Sirens Sound reviewed the EP, stating that [Yourself Still]...carries various musical vibes from cinematic orchestra to post-rock and indie-rock to a stunning pop environment leading the overall outcome of this record to blazed emotion. Describing Phoria as A band you definitely want to keep an eye on. Bloodworks EP (2013)
Bloodworks was released through Akira Records in Spring 2013. Lead single "Red" hit number 2 in The Hype Machine blog aggregator charts within only a few days, cementing the track as one of the standout singles of 2013 from a relatively unknown band. With the single released just days before the EP, ThisIsFakeDIY said of the track [It gives] the impression that this here EPs going to be a game-changer.
Phoria are an English art rock band based in Brighton, consisting of Trewin Howard, Ed Sanderson, Jeb Hardwick, James "Cheese" Cheeseman, and Seryn Burden. Phoria released their debut EP, Yourself Still, in 2010, followed by Bloodworks (2013) and Display (2014). The records earned the band international critical and popular acclaim. The bands first full-length album, Volition, was released on 3 June 2016. Their second album, Caught a Black Rabbit, came out on 13 November 2020. Biography
Phoria members Trewin, Jeb and Ed went to primary as school together in Salisbury, where they learned cello, classical guitar, and violin respectively. As friends, they spent their youth making music together before leaving for university in 2005. Jeb and Ed both attended the University of Southampton. Ed continued to study music, specialising in violin and piano. Jeb studied for a sociology degree, though spent much of his time experimenting with music and visual arts. Trewin attended the Dartington College of Arts in Devon. He  had initially enrolled on as fine arts course but was soon drawn back to music. Having completed their studies, Trewin, Ed, and Jeb returned to Salisbury and took full time jobs. Jebs included a brief spell as an insurance agent. Ed, with a passion for acting, took large but unfulfilling parts in a series of niche-market films. It was not long before the three of them realised that their future lay elsewhere, and moved to Brighton to start their musical careers.