Thurman were a band heralding from Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

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 comprising brothers Nicholas Kenny, (Lead Vocals + Guitar) Simon Kenny (Bass + Additional vocals) plus Paul Disley (Drums). Heavily associated with the 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...

 movement rumours circulated at the time that they had originally been a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band called 'To Die For,' who changed their style of music so as to be snapped up by a record label in the wake of the success of Blur

Blur (band)

Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...

 and the mid-'90s UK music resurgence. Their chirpy, '60s-influenced retro sound was similar to one produced by a number of artists in 1995 at the height of 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...

 mania. Their sole album 'Lux' was derided by some critics who found it lacking in depth and derided its near-plagiarism of a number of songs, most noticeably 'Children of the Revolution' by T-Rex on the track 'Loaded.' Despite some positive reviews at the time, Thurman's time in the spotlight was limited, along with numerous other minor league bands associated with 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...

, such as Salad

Salad (band)

Salad were a UK-based pop music group formed in London in 1992, that included Dutch vocalist/keyboardist Marijne van der Vlugt, bassist Pete Brown, drummer Rob Wakeman , and guitarist Paul Kennedy...

 and Powder

Powder (band)

Powder were a Britpop band, who existed between 1994 and 1997, and released three singles on Parkway Records. Signed in late 1994 by music public relations agents John Best and Phill Savidge, they were the first band on the label. Powder were fronted by Pearl Lowe, with songwriters Mark Thomas on...

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Following Thurman's demise, the Kenny brothers went on to form a Neil Young/Byrds/Dylan-influenced band called The Four Storeys along with drummer Dan Goddard (ex-Nubiles). Following a single release of a track entitled 'Castaway' in 1999 the band released an album entitled 'Betting On Now' in 2002, receiving critical acclaim from Steve Lamacq

Steve Lamacq

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 and the NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

. Nicholas and Simon Kenny went on to form a new group called 'The Long Insiders', still with Dan Goddard on drums, and with vocalist Sarah Dodd.

Lux (1995, UK)

1. "She's a Man"
2. "Loaded"
3. "Cheap Holiday"
4. "Strung Out"
5. "It Would Be"
6. "English Tea"
7. "Famous"
8. "Now I'm a Man"
9. "Clowns"
10. "Lewis Brightworth"
11. "Talk to Myself"
12. "Automatic Thinker"
13. "Flavour Explosion"

Singles

• "English Tea" (RIGHT 001) Released September 1994
  • CD and 7-inch: 01) English Tea 02) Boy 03) Nobody Told Me
• "Talk to Myself" (RIGHT 002) Released 19 December 1994
  • CD: 01) Talk to Myself 02) Hero of My Day 03) Statues
  • 7-inch: 01) Talk to Myself 02) Hero of My Day
• "Famous" (RIGHT 003) Released 30 March 1995
  • CD: 01) Famous 02) Benny 03) Unconsciously
  • 7-inch: 01) Famous 02) Benny
• "She's a Man" (RIGHT 004) Released 8 September 1995
  • CD: 01 She's a Man 02) It Would Be 03) This Way
  • 7-inch: 01) She's a Man 02) It Would Be 03) English Tea (Live)
• "Heavenly Creature" (ESCA 6568 - Epic/Sony Records Japan) Japan-only release in August 1996
  • CD: 01 Heavenly Creature 02) Strongman 03) Ice

All singles failed to chart in top 75.

Compilation appearances

• "Limited Leadmill Records four-track 7-inch vinyl EP" (Lead 001) Released 1995
  1. DEUS - The Horror Party Jokes
  2. Thurman - Boy
  3. New Fads - What I Feel
  4. The Cardinals - Maybe World

• "Fierce Panda six-track multi-band 7-inch vinyl EP" (NING 003) Released 1994
  1. The Bluetones - No.11
  2. Thurman - This Way
  3. Create! - Nothing Personnel
  4. The Weekenders - Seems You Missed Sunday
  5. The Nubiles - Tatjana
  6. Alvin Purple - Billie

Additional information

• Bio for 2 Die 4 on MusicMight.com
• http://www.sohostrut.co.uk/britpopstory.htmlThurman and other minor 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...
  
  Bands] Overview of less well known Britpop bands plus journalist's review of the album 'Lux'
• Article about The Long Insiders from March 2007
• The Long Insiders' MySpace page