Fretblanket
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| Fretblanket | |
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| Origin | Stourbridge, UK |
| Genre(s) | Power pop |
| Years active | 1987 - ? |
| Label(s) | Polygram |
| Members | |
| Will Copley (vocals/guitar) Clive Powell (guitar/vocals) Dave Allsopp (bass) Matt Carey (drums) |
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Fretblanket are a Power pop band from Stourbridge, England.[1]
Fretblanket have had more success in the United States than in their native Britain, which the band put down to the attitude of the British music press.[2] They were described as 'one of the first British groups to reflect the worldwide influence of Nirvana's Nevermind',[3] although Ride, The Wedding Present, and Swervedriver have also been identified as influences.[4]The band signed to Polygram in 1993 and released their debut album, Junkfuel a year later. They had a fairly successful hit in 1997 with the song "Into the Ocean". The video for that song received a short lived life in regular rotation on MTV that same year, and at the time was the highest- rated video ever on MTV's "12 Angry Viewers".[5] The same year saw the release of second album Home Truths From Abroad.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "Better Than Swimming"
- "Curtainsville"
- Twisted EP
- "Song In B"
- "Into The Ocean" (1997)
[edit] Albums
- Junkfuel (1994, Polygram)
- Home Truths From Abroad (1997, Polygram)
