Temples are an English rock band formed in Kettering in 2012 by singer-guitarist James Edward Bagshaw (born 11 July 1986 in Kettering[1]) bassist Thomas Edward James Walmsley (born 3 July 1988 in Kettering), keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Adam Thomas Smith (born 3 April 1986 in Kettering), and drummer Samuel Lloyd Toms, born 25 March 1989 in Kettering). They have received considerable press attention during their short existence and have been cited by Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher as the best new band in Britain.[2]