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Members
5 Male
Origin
London
Genre
Pop-Rock
Style
Rock/Pop
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5 MaleOrigin
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Pop-RockStyle
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Born
1995
Active
1995 to Present...
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The band formed while still in school in Kensington, London, in 1995. The line up was: Ross Cummins (vocalist), Hagop Tchaparian (guitarist), Joe Birch (drummer), William McGonagle (guitarist), and Wojtek Godzisz (bassist). The band had a selection of up tempo and cheerful, yet mosh pit-friendly songs which, together with their very young average age of eighteen, bought them attention within London and landed a record deal with the Infectious record label. Some writers suggested that they sounded like youthful exuberance.
Debut single “Drink the Sunshine” in 1996 was followed by support from NME who placed them on the “Bratbus Tour” - an annual tour of four hotly-tipped bands which would visit Universities in the UK. The band’s energy-filled stage show had been noted and Melody Maker ran a cover proclaiming the band to be the “best live band in the UK” in March 1996. The band released a mini album One Day At a Time and a #25 hit single, “Farewell to Twilight”. This was followed by a well-received headlining tour which generated good reviews. Many fans went to multiple dates on the tour, and they enjoyed the stagediving antics of singer Cummins, and the rest of the band. These anarchic shows added to the band’s increasing reputation. Another single “Fairweather Friend” was a ska punk number which led to a Top of the Pops appearance in which Cummins managed to stagedive and the audience invaded the stage.
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