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Indigo Moss were an alternative

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...

, rock and roll

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

, bluegrass

Bluegrass music

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band, based in London

London

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, England

England

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Band members

Trevor Moss - Vocals, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

, banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...

, mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
Hannah-Lou Moss - Vocals, banjo, guitar
Lil' Daisy Moss - Bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

(2005–2007)
Simon Moss - Mandolin (2005–2007)
'B' Moss - Drum
Drum
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s (2005–2007)

History

The band were signed to Butterfly Records, a record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

owned by the record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, Martin Glover

Martin Glover

Martin Glover, also known as Youth, is a record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. He is a member of The Fireman along with Paul McCartney. Glover was born in Africa.-Early career:...

(commonly known as Youth), and Simon Tong

Simon Tong

Simon Tong is a guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of The Verve between 1996 and 1999 and is currently a member of Erland and the Carnival and Transmission. He has also played on tour with Blur, Gorillaz and the unnamed supergroup responsible for The Good, the Bad & the Queen...

(former member of The Verve

The Verve

The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...

, The Shining

The Shining (band)

The Shining were an English rock band formed in 2000. The band was composed of Duncan Baxter , Dan MacBean , Mark Heaney , Simon Jones , and Simon Tong , the latter two both being members of The Verve....

and current member of super group

Supergroup (music)

In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....

The Good, the Bad and the Queen

The Good, the Bad & the Queen is the album by an ostensibly unnamed British alternative rock supergroup also commonly referred to as The Good, The Bad & The Queen, and made up of Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Simon Tong and Tony Allen. The album was released in January 2007...

and folk group Carnival

Carnival (band)

Erland and the Carnival are a British folk rock band, formed in London, by multi-instrumentalist Simon Tong , Orcadian folk guitarist and singer Gawain Erland Cooper and Drummer/Engineer David Nock...

).

Their first single

Single (music)

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, "Start Over Again" was released 27 November 2006 on Butterfly Recordings. This was followed by "Dang Nabitt" on the 4 April 2007, and their eponymous debut album

Album

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on 9 April 2007. Their debut album was recorded at Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who has been involved in many high profile projects, coming to prominence as the frontman and primary songwriter of Britpop band Blur...

's studio 13, and was produced by Simon Tong

Simon Tong

. The album garnered much critical acclaim with The Times
The Times
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calling it "joyous" and giving it 4 out of 5 stars (6 April 2007). NME
NME
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said "They mix traditional Brit folk with early rock and then add a twist of bluegrass" (17 February 2007, whilst Uncut
UNCUT (magazine)
Uncut magazine, trademarked as UNCUT, is a monthly publication based in London. It is available across the English-speaking world, and focuses on music, but also includes film and books sections...

called it "A curious clash of cultures that doubtless attracted the attention of Damon Albarn. They're much more than just another Americana outfit" (4/5 Stars - March 2007). Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...

said that "A feeling for melody and harmony pulls the band beyond their influences" (4/5 Stars - May 2007).

In mid 2007, the line-up of the band changed dramatically, with Simon, Lil' Daisy and 'B' all leaving to pursue other interests. Rhythm section

Rhythm section

A rhythm section is a collection of musicians who make up a section of instruments which provides the accompaniment section of the music, giving the music its rhythmic texture and pulse, also serving as a rhythmic reference for the rest of the band...

duo, Andy Bruce and Alex Walker, were brought in for live shows in early 2008. By June 2008, founder members Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou had ditched the Indigo Moss name to work as a duo.

They had appeared in the film

Film

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Freebird
Freebird (film)
Freebird is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Jon Ivay and starring Gary Stretch, Geoff Bell, Phil Daniels and Peter Bowles.-Plot:Three friends, Fred , Tyg and Grouch , set out on a motorcycle trip to Wales in order to bring back a haul of cannabis for Fred's friend The Chairman...

, which starred the British actor Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels

Philip W. "Phil" Daniels is an English actor, most noted for film and television roles as "cockneys" such as Jimmy in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Mark in Meantime, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks and Edward Kitchener "Ted"...

. The band were also credited on the soundtrack

Soundtrack

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as they provided songs and instrumental music.

February 2007 saw them supporting The Good, the Bad and the Queen

The Good, the Bad and the Queen

, playing to audiences from around England and Scotland.

They have previously recorded material at Olympic Studios

Olympic Studios

Olympic Studios was a renowned independent commercial recording studio located at 117 Church Road, Barnes, South West London, England. The studio is best known for the huge number of famous rock and pop recordings made there from the late 1960s onward....

, but these sessions have not surfaced and it is widely believed they were used as demos for the songs recorded at 13 for use on their album, Indigo Moss.

Singles

"Start Over Again" - 27 November 2006, Butterfly Recordings
Butterfly Recordings
Butterfly Recordings is the name used by two record labels formed by the artist and electronic dance music producer Martin Glover .- 1990s:...
"Dang Nabitt" - 26 March 2007, Butterfly Recordings
"Nature Of This Town" - 8 October 2007, Butterfly Recordings

Compilation albums featuring Indigo Moss songs

Replugged in New Cross - Various Artists 29 May 2006, Mile High Recordings ASIN: B000FS996S
What the Folk - Various Artists 26 February 2007, Butterfly Recordings ASIN: B000MBXV26
I Love NX – Replugged in New Cross Contribution: "Suicide Song", Release date: 29 May 2006, Cargo Records MHM004
What The Folk – Butterfly Acoustic Recordings Vol.1 Contribution – "OK Without You", Release date: 26 February 2007, Butterfly Recordings BARCDLP01
What The Folk – Butterfly Recordings Vol.2 Contribution – "A Hill Far, Far Away" revor Moss & Hannah-Lou Release date: 14 April 2008, Butterfly Recordings BRCD

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