Unbelievable Truth
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Unbelievable Truth were a British band, led by Andy Yorke, brother of the more famous Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead, and also formed by Nigel Powell, Jason Moulster and Jim Crosskey.
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[edit] History
The band formed in 1993 in Oxford, and was named after Hal Hartley's film, The Unbelievable Truth.
Unbelievable Truth's first single, Building, was published in February 1997 by Shifty Disco, a label based in Oxford. They released their first album, Almost Here, in 1998 on Virgin records, and the second, Sorrythankyou in 2000. The first was released on Virgin, but they were dropped and the latter appeared on Shifty Disco. Sorrythankyou was the first release from Shifty Disco that was pressed in vinyl. They split up in 2000, due to Andy Yorke's decision to leave the band.
However, in 2001 they released a double album, self-published, called Misc. Music, whose disc 1 contained b-sides and unreleased tracks, while disc 2 was the live recording of their farewell show held at the Zodiac in Oxford on September 16th, 2000.
Nigel Powell now has a new band: The Sad Song Co., and has been playing with Oxford band Dive Dive (formerly Dustball). They have released 3 singles and one full length album and are currently at work on their second LP. Jason and Jim are part of Nine Stone Cowboy, with members of other defunct Oxford bands The Candyskins and Ride.
[edit] Future
The band reunited for a one-off gig in Oxford to support tsunami victims on February 19, 2005, but this was a one time event and did not signal that the group would be reuniting.
Andy Yorke played a solo slot supporting Mark Mulcahy, at a gig at The Zodiac in Oxford on 21st October, 2005, marking his return to the live music scene. Of the 8 song set, he played seven new songs and one old Unbelievable Truth song, Stone.
In May 2007, Unbelievable Truth, as a 3 piece, played an acoustic set at the closing night of Oxford venue The Zodiac before a huge Summer refit.
In 2007, Andy Yorke completed his first solo effort with the help of ex bandmates Nigel Powell and Jason Moulster. The album "Simple" will be released in July 2008.
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1998 | Almost Here | Virgin |
| 2000 | Sorrythankyou | Shifty Disco in UK, Poplane in France (Not Released in North America) |
| 2001 | Misc. Music | Shifty Disco |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1997 | Building | Shifty Disco |
| 1997 | Stone EP | Virgin |
| 1998 | Higher Than Reason | Virgin |
| 1998 | Solved | Virgin |
| 1998 | Settle Down\Dune Sea | Virgin |
| 2000 | Agony | Shifty Disco |
| 2000 | Landslide | Shifty Disco |
