Whilst still early in their impressive ascent, 2021 debut EP Awake and Hungry showcased Folly Group’s versatility throughout, veering from anxious freneticism to primal danceability at the flick of a switch. The EP’s singles ‘Sand Fight’ and ‘Butt No Rifle’ were both A-Listed at BBC Radio 6 Music, after the band received repeat airplay from the station’s Lauren Laverne (who premiered both tracks as her While You Were Sleeping pick), Steve Lamacq (who featured the band as his Recommends Spotlight Artist), Cillian Murphy, Tom Robinson, Orlando Weeks, Amy Lamé and Chris Hawkins. Folly Group have also been heavily supported on BBC Radio 1 by Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Gemma Bradley, John Kennedy at Radio X (where both of the EP’s singles were added to the X-Posure playlist), and Matt Wilkinson at Apple Music 1. Folly Group have gone on to receive accolades in the tastemaker press from the likes of NME (who included them in their 100 artists to watch for 2021), DIY and Dork magazines, national newspapers such as The Independent and The Daily Star (who tipped them as a One to Watch 2022), fashion publication HERO Magazine, and many more.