Ether (band)
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Ether were an alternative rock
band from Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales formed in 1996. They had a UK hit single in 1998 with "Watching You".
label in 1996 they moved to Parlophone Records, releasing three further singles and the 1998 album Strange. They recorded a second album in 1999, but it was not released due to the band splitting up.
They drew comparisons to groups such as Squeeze and The Beatles
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Meredith later formed the band Sugar Rush with singer-songwriter Katherine Davies, releasing an album "Beautiful But Tragic" in 2006 on LA based indie label Beverly Martel Music.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales formed in 1996. They had a UK hit single in 1998 with "Watching You".
History
The successful incarnation of the band was formed in 1996 by Rory Meredith (vocals, guitar), Gareth Driscoll (vocals, bass), and Brett Sawmy (drums), although Meredith had used the name for an earlier band that he formed as a teenager. After a single on the RegalRegal Recordings
Regal Recordings is a British record label functioning as an imprint of Parlophone.-Background:Regal Records was a British record label founded in 1914 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of Columbia Records known as Columbia Graphophone Company...
label in 1996 they moved to Parlophone Records, releasing three further singles and the 1998 album Strange. They recorded a second album in 1999, but it was not released due to the band splitting up.
They drew comparisons to groups such as Squeeze and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
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Meredith later formed the band Sugar Rush with singer-songwriter Katherine Davies, releasing an album "Beautiful But Tragic" in 2006 on LA based indie label Beverly Martel Music.
Singles
- "He Say Yeah" (1996), Regal
- "If You Really Want to Know" (1997), Parlophone
- "She Could Fly" (1997), Parlophone
- "Watching You" (1998), Parlophone - UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#74 - "Best Friend" (1998), Parlophone