Nilon Bombers were a Britpop

Britpop

Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...

 band from the mid 1990s.

The line-up was Drew Norton - vocal, guitar, Gareth Ballard - guitar, vocal, bouzouki, keyboards and violin, Martin Williams - drums, Kim Dorman - bass.

They released an album titled Bird on Almo Sounds

Almo Sounds

Almo Sounds is a record label which was started in 1994 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss after they sold A&M Records to PolyGram. The intent of the label was to recreate the initial concept of A&M Records as a small, "boutique" label....

 in 1996 which was produced by Kim Fowley

Kim Fowley

Kim Vincent Fowley is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter, musician, film maker, and radio actor. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult rock pop singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s...

. Superstar, Cracked and I'm Not Built For This were released as singles.

In July 1996 they were a last-minute addition at the T in the Park

T in the Park

T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

 festival at Strathclyde Country Park where they were first on in the King Tuts Wah Wah tent.