Feeder (band)

Feeder is an independent rock band who formed in London, England in 1992. The band are Welsh singer/guitarist Grant Nicholas, Japanese bass guitarist Taka Hirose, and English drummer Mark Richardson. The band's original drummer, Jon Lee, committed suicide in 2002. There is an "unofficial fifth member of Feeder". The phrase was coined by the close-knit Feeder fanbase, referring to touring guitarist Dean Tidey, whom many fans regard as a member of Feeder also, although he never appears in music videos or on TV with the rest of the band, and also has his own band.

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Rock - Band - London - England - 1992 - Welsh - Singer - Guitar - Grant Nicholas - Japanese - Bass guitar - Taka Hirose - Drum - Mark Richardson - Jon Lee - Suicide - 2002

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The band's first release was a 6-track EP, Swim, originally released in June 1996 and later re-released with bonus tracks in 2001. This was followed by their first full-length effort, Polythene. The band's second release, Yesterday Went Too Soon, met with little more mainstream success than their first. However, in 2001, their third full-length album Echo Park hit the big-time. Singles from the album soared into the charts, with songs such as Buck Rogers and Seven Days in the Sun receiving extensive radio play. Buck Rogers also appeared on the soundtrack to the film Behind Enemy Lines. The B-side to the famous Seven Days in the Sun - Just A Day - featured as the main track for the PAL version of the popular videogame '. It is a little known fact that they in fact appear on versions 1, 3, and 4 of the PAL edition of the game, with one track or another, most recently, though, a b-side to Tumble and Fall on Gran Turismo 4 - Shatter. Feeder's next album, Comfort in Sound is commonly mistaken for being written 'for' the deceased drummer Jon Lee, however the drummer committed suicide in the January of 2002 having finished most of the demoing for the forthcoming album. The songs featured on the album were already of a melancholy tone, but the ex-member's death seemed to hang like a cloud through each anthemic instalment, the album rife with despair.

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Swim - June 1996 - 2001 - Polythene - Yesterday Went Too Soon - Echo Park - Behind Enemy Lines - Just A Day - PAL - Gran Turismo 4 - Comfort in Sound

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Feeder's next album, Picture of Perfect Youth, was a collection of 36 b-sides and other tracks, including the single Just A Day (which had previously been a b-side on the Seven Days In The Sun single). The album was only available on the band's website, and only a limited number of copies were produced. Their latest full release, Pushing the Senses, was released in the UK on Jan 31st 2005 after a very long gap which had been made primarily for touring Europe and the United Kingdom. The band are currently on tour in Europe and are to be touring the UK in the next few months.

Related Topics:
Picture of Perfect Youth - Seven Days In The Sun - Pushing the Senses

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Their next single will be Shatter which was originally the B-side to Tumble & Fall.

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It will be released as a double A-side with the track Tender.

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The video for Shatter features movie footage from the Russian film Night Watch to promote its UK release.

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