New Fast Automatic Daffodils
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| New Fast Automatic Daffodils | |
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| Origin |  Manchester, England |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock Madchester |
| Years active | 1988-1995 |
| Label(s) | Playtime / Play It Again Sam / Strange Fruit |
| Members | |
| Andy Spearpoint (vocals) Dolan Hewison (guitar) Justin Crawford (bass) Perry Saunders (drums) Icarus Wilson-Knight (percussion) |
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New Fast Automatic Daffodils (later shortened to New FADS) were an alternative rock group from Manchester, England, active between 1988 and 1995.
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[edit] History
The band was formed in 1988 by former members of the punk rock group Pariah[1] Often associated with the 'Madchester' scene of the late 1980s, but never really part of that scene,[2] the band's debut single, "Lions" was released in 1989 on Playtime records (then home to Inspiral Carpets), followed the same year by the Music Is Shit EP. In 1990, they signed to Play It Again Sam Records, September of that year seeing the release of "Fishes Eyes", and debut album Pigeonhole appearing in November, which reached the UK top 50.[1] Further singles followed in 1991 and 1992, with second album Body Exit Mind issued in October 1992 (reaching #57 in the UK). 1994 saw the band shorten their name to New FADS, with 2 EPs released that year, before a final album, Love It All in 1995. The band split up in 1995.
The band recorded 3 sessions for John Peel's radio show,[3] the first 2 of which were compiled onto an album, The Peel Sessions in 1991. Their song "Big" also reached #14 in the Festive Fifty in 1990.[3]
Singer Andy Spearpoint also flirted with acting, having a small part in Coronation Street.[2]
[edit] Where are they now?
Andy Spearpoint[4] was reported in 2004 to be working as a freelance music teacher. Dolan Hewison[5] is Director of the Greater Manchester Music Action Zone. Icarus Wilson-Wright[6] worked with Basement Jaxx. Justin Crawford[7] is one part of DJ duo Unabombers and Perry Saunders is believed to be involved with a band called Harvey's Rabbit.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "Lions" (1989, Playtime)
- Music Is Shit EP (1989, Playtime)
- "Big" (1990, Playtime)
- "Fishes Eyes" (1990, Play It Again Sam)
- "Get Better" (1991, Play It Again Sam)
- "All Over My Face" (1991, Play It Again Sam)
- "Big" (1992, Play It Again Sam)
- "It's Not What You Know" (1992, Play It Again Sam)
- "Stockholm" (1992, Play It Again Sam)
- "Bong" (1993, Play It Again Sam)
- "Life Is An Accident" (1994, Play It Again Sam) (as New FADS)
- "These Foolish Things" (1994, Play It Again Sam) (as New FADS)
[edit] Albums
- Pigeonhole (1990, Play It Again Sam) UK #49
- The Peel Sessions (1991, Strange Fruit Records)
- Body Exit Mind (1992, Play It Again Sam) UK #57
- Love It All (1995, Play It Again Sam) (as New FADS)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
- ^ a b Robb, John (1991) Yellow Peril, SIREN, Issue 5, pp.57-58, Pegasus Publishing Ltd
- ^ a b BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - New Fast Automatic Daffodils
- ^ BBC - Leeds - all_2gether_now - Carabali
- ^ Dolan Hewison | Beyond Engagement
- ^ The Stage / Features / Gig rigging
- ^ Unabombers DJ's - Broken Beat, Soul, Hip-Hop, Disco
