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English Teacher are a British indie rock band from Leeds and Lancashire, who formed in 2020. They consist of vocalist Lily Fontaine, guitarist Lewis Whiting, drummer Douglas Frost, and bassist Nicholas Eden. In September 2024, the group were announced as winner of the Mercury Music Prize for their debut studio album This Could Be Texas, released through Island Records.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
| UK | UKPhys | UKSales | BE(FL) | SCO | |||
| This Could Be Texas | Released: 12 April 2024 Label: Island Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming | 8 | 3 | 4 | 186 | 5 | UK: 14,109 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
| UKPhys | UKSales | UKVinyl | SCO | ||
| Live at the Brudenell Social Club | Released: 20 April 2024 Label: Island Format: LP | 50 | 53 | 34 | 89 |
| Title | Release details |
| Polyawkward | Released: 22 April 2022 Labels: Nice Swan Format: download, streaming, vinyl |
| Live from BBC Maida Vale | Released: 30 August 2024 Labels: Island Format: download, streaming |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
| UKSales | UKPhys | UKVinyl | |||
| "You Won't Believe How Beautiful She Is When It Has Snowed" | 2020 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "R&B (Theo Verney Version)" | 2021 | — | 21 | 13 | |
| "Song About Love" | 2023 | — | — | — | |
| "The World's Biggest Paving Slab" | 56 | 7 | 5 | This Could Be Texas | |
| "Nearly Daffodils" | — | — | — | ||
| "Mastermind Specialism" | — | — | — | ||
| "Albert Road" | 2024 | — | — | — | |
| "R&B" | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||||
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "R&B (Theo Verney Version)" | 2021 | Douglas Frost |
| "Good Grief" | Lily Fontaine | |
| "Polyawkward" | 2022 | Charles Gall |
| "Song About Love" | 2023 | Lily Fontaine |
| "The World’s Biggest Paving Slab" | Claryn Chong | |
| "Albert Road" | 2024 | Douglas Frost, Sarah Oglesby |
| "R&B" | Sarah Oglesby | |
| "The Best Tears of Your Life" |
| Organisation | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Youth Music Awards | 2022 | Rising Star (Artist) | Themselves | Won | |
| Mercury Prize | 2024 | Album of the Year | This Could Be Texas | Won | |
| BBC | 2025 | Sound of 2025 | Themselves | Fifth | |
| BRIT Awards | 2025 | Best New Artist | Themselves | Nominated | |
| Youth Music Awards | 2025 | Grassroots Hero Award | Themselves | Won |