Thurman (band)

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Thurman
Origin	Oxfordshire, England
Genre(s)	Britpop
Years active	1994–1996
Label(s)	Righteous Records
Members
Nicholas Kenny (Vocals/Guitar) Simon Kenny (Bass/Vocals) Paul Disley (Drums)

Thurman were a band heralding from Oxfordshire comprising brothers Nicholas Kenny, (Lead Vocals + Guitar) Simon Kenny (Bass + Additional vocals) plus Paul Disley (Drums). Heavily associated with the Britpop movement rumours (which were true) circulated at the time that they had originally been a heavy metal band called '2 Die 4,' who changed their style of music so as to be snapped up by a record label in the wake of the success of Blur and the mid-'90s UK music resurgence. Their chirpy, '60s-influenced retro sound is one produced by a huge number of artists in 1995 at the height of Britpop mania. Their sole album 'Lux' is entertaining, but some critics found it lacking in depth and derided its near-plagiarism of a number of songs, most noticeably 'Children of the Revolution' by T-Rex on the track 'Loaded.' Despite some positive reviews at the time the album can be seen now as style over substance, leaving Thurman to go down with numerous other bands associated with Britpop who were in the minor leagues, such as Pimlico, Powder, Octopus and Mantaray.

Following Thurman's demise, the Kenny brothers went on to form a Neil Young/Byrds/Dylan-influenced band called The Four Storeys along with drummer Dan Goddard (ex-Nubiles). Following a single release of a track entitled 'Castaway' in 1999 the band released an album entitled 'Betting On Now' in 2002, receiving critical acclaim from Steve Lamacq and the NME no less, who had previously derided Thurman's career. The Four Storeys is now disbanded and Nicholas and Simon Kenny have gone on to form a new group called 'The Long Insiders', still with Dan Goddard on drums, and newly acquired vocalist Sarah Dodd. From their MySpace page: "Born in October 2006 in Oxford, The Long Insiders aim to make music for Spies visiting a David Lynch film set to see Polly Harvey and Nick Cave sing! Imagine a more f#cked-up Johnny Cash & June Carter."

1 Discography
2 Singles
3 Additional Thurman Material
4 Additional Information

[edit] Discography

Lux, (1995, UK)

[edit] Singles

"English Tea" RIGHT 001 CD 01) English Tea 02) Boy 03) Nobody Told Me. 7-inch (Same Tracklisting) Released: Sep 1994
"Talk to Myself" RIGHT 002 CD 01) Talk to Myself 02) Hero of My Day 03) Statues. 7-inch 01) Talk to Myself 02) Hero of My Day Released: 19 Dec 1994
"Famous" RIGHT 003 CD 01) Famous 02) Benny 03) Unconsciously. 7-inch 01) Famous 02) Benny Released: 30 March 1995
"She's a Man" RIGHT 004 CD 01 She's a Man 02) It Would Be 03) This Way. 7-inch 01) She's a Man 02) It Would Be 03) English Tea (Live) Released 08 September 1995
"Heavenly Creature" ESCA 6568 - Epic/Sony Records Japan CD 01 Heavenly Creature 02) Strongman 03) Ice Japan-only release in August 1996

All Singles failed to chart in top 75.

[edit] Additional Thurman Material

"Limited Leadmill Records 4 track 7-inch vinyl E.P" Lead 001 01) DEUS-The Horror Party Jokes 02) THURMAN-Boy 03) New Fads-What I Feel 04) The Cardinals-Maybe World Released: 1995
"Fierce Panda six track multi band 7-inch vinyl E.P" NING 003 01) The Bluetones-No.11 02) THURMAN-This Way 03) Create!-Nothing Personnel 04) The Weekenders-Seems You Missed Sunday 05) The Nubiles-Tatjana 06) Alvin Purple-Billie Released: 1994