Toploader
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Toploader | |
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Origin | Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK |
Years active | 1997-2003 |
Genres | Rock |
Labels | Sony (1998-2002) |
Members | Joseph Washbourn Dan Hipgrave Julian Deane Matt Knight |
Website(s) | www.angelfire.com/music4/toploader |
Toploader were a British rock band from Eastbourne, formed in 1997. They are best known for their cover of King Harvest's song, "Dancing in the Moonlight", a remix of which reached the Top Ten in the UK Singles Chart.
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[edit] Career
In 2000, Toploader were one of the most popular acts in British alternative music, but their popularity declined swiftly as bands such as Coldplay and Muse began to lead the changing 21st century music scene. The band split up in 2003, by which time they were very much out of the public eye.
The band had decent success with both albums hitting the Top 5 in the UK, but poor single sales, especially those from sophomore album Magic Hotel, led to the band being dropped by their record label.
The band's début album, Onka's Big Moka, produced the hits "Dancing in the Moonlight", "Achilles Heel", and "Just Hold On".
Joseph Washbourn recently wrote and performed the track "Goldrush" for the 2005 film, The Skeleton Key (Universal Pictures). He is now concentrating on a solo career with new and original material.
[edit] Band members
- Joe Washbourne - vocalist, keyboardist - (born Joseph Washbourne, 24 December 1975, in Sidcup, Kent)
- Dan Hipgrave - guitarist - (Daniel Hipgrave, 5 August 1975, in Brighton)
- Julian Deane - guitarist - (31 March 1971, in Bristol)
- Matt Knight - bassist - (Matthew Knight, 18 November 1972, in Portsmouth)
- Rob Green - drummer - (24 October 1969, in London)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Onka's Big Moka (2000) #4 UK
- At the Magic Hotel (2002) #3 UK
[edit] Singles
From Onka's Big Moka:
- 1999 "Achilles Heel" #64 UK
- 1999 "Let The People Know" #52 UK
- 2000 "Dancing in the Moonlight" #19 UK
- 2000 "Achilles Heel" (re-release) #8 UK
- 2000 "Just Hold On" #20 UK
- 2000 "Dancing in the Moonlight" (remix) #7 UK
- 2001 "Only For A While" #19 UK
From Magic Hotel:
- 2002 "Time Of My Life" #18 UK
- 2002 "Some Kind Of Wonderful" #76 UK