Families Release Posthumous Viola Beach Album

The debut album from Viola Beach has been posthumously released, five months after the band were killed in a car crash in Sweden.

Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin all died with their manager Craig Tarry when their car plunged 25 metres off a bridge into a canal in Sodertalje, 18 miles from Stockholm.

The Warrington group had played a gig at a festival in Norrkoping, Sweden, the previous night and were on their way back to the UK at the time of the crash.

News of the tragedy sent the band's debut single, Swings & Waterslides, to the top of the iTunes chart.

The song features on Viola Beach's self-titled album, which is made up nine tracks.

In a statement the families of the band said: "We are tremendously proud of everything the boys achieved in such a short space of time.

"Craig, Jack, Kris, River and Tom shared a huge passion, talent and dedication to music.

"We believe the best way to celebrate our sons' lives is to release an album of their songs.

"This is their legacy and we know deep in our hearts that the boys would want the world to listen to the music they poured everything into."