Yummy Fur
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The Yummy Fur were an indie rock
band from Glasgow
, formed in 1992, and disbanded 1999. The band was centered around lead singer and guitarist John McKeown
, with a regularly changing lineup of other musicians. McKeown has since gone on to form the band 1990s
. Their name was taken from the comic book Yummy Fur
by Chester Brown
.
After leaving the band in 1997, Lawrence Worthington would drum for both The Male Nurse and The Fall-influenced art punk
band The Country Teasers
.
Two future members of internationally successful Glasgow
indie
band Franz Ferdinand
played in The Yummy Fur - drummer Paul Thomson
who joined the band in 1997, and multi-instrumentalist Alex Kapranos
(who was going by his birth name of Alex Kapranos Huntley at the time), who joined in 1998.
Keyboard player Mark Gibbons committed suicide in 1999.
The band were lauded by BBC Radio 1
DJ John Peel
recording two Peel Sessions
in 1995 and 1998.
On November 23, 2009, it was announced that McKeown and Thomson would reunite The Yummy Fur for a brief tour of the United States
in January 2010 to support a greatest hits compilation due in late January. A further report from NME confirmed the involvement of long-time Yummy Fur guitarist Brian McDougal.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, formed in 1992, and disbanded 1999. The band was centered around lead singer and guitarist John McKeown
Jackie McKeown
Jackie McKeown is the Scottish former lead singer and guitarist for the Glasgow indie rock bands The Yummy Fur and 1990s.-Submission to the Guardian's 'Most Over-rated Albums' poll:...
, with a regularly changing lineup of other musicians. McKeown has since gone on to form the band 1990s
1990s (band)
-History:They were signed to Rough Trade Record Company when they were spotted at only their sixth gig, and have released two albums so far, Cookies and Kicks....
. Their name was taken from the comic book Yummy Fur
Yummy Fur (comic)
Yummy Fur was an award-winning and highly influential alternative minicomic and comic book series written and drawn by Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown from 1983 until 1994...
by Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester William David Brown , is an award-winning, best-selling Canadian alternative cartoonist and, since 2008, the Libertarian Party of Canada's candidate for the riding of Trinity-Spadina in Toronto, Canada....
.
After leaving the band in 1997, Lawrence Worthington would drum for both The Male Nurse and The Fall-influenced art punk
Art punk
Art punk or avant punk refers to punk rock of an experimental bent, or with connections to art school, the art world, or the avant garde....
band The Country Teasers
Country Teasers
Country Teasers is a Scottish art punk band formed in 1993.Early Country Teasers albums were characterised by illiterate, scathingly satirical lyrics and discordant, repetitive sound – like William S...
.
Two future members of internationally successful Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
band Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (band)
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...
played in The Yummy Fur - drummer Paul Thomson
Paul Thomson
Paul Thomson is the drummer for the Glasgow based band, Franz Ferdinand....
who joined the band in 1997, and multi-instrumentalist Alex Kapranos
Alex Kapranos
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley , commonly known as Alex Kapranos, is a United Kingdom-based musician who is the lead singer and the guitarist of the Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand.-Early life:...
(who was going by his birth name of Alex Kapranos Huntley at the time), who joined in 1998.
Keyboard player Mark Gibbons committed suicide in 1999.
The band were lauded by BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
DJ John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
recording two Peel Sessions
in 1995 and 1998.
On November 23, 2009, it was announced that McKeown and Thomson would reunite The Yummy Fur for a brief tour of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in January 2010 to support a greatest hits compilation due in late January. A further report from NME confirmed the involvement of long-time Yummy Fur guitarist Brian McDougal.
Albums
- Night Club (SlamptSlamptSlampt was a record label set up in Newcastle, England in 1992.The label is perhaps best known for releasing Kenickie's early work. Slampt also released the debut single by Yummy Fur, a band who later featured Paul Thomson and Alex Huntley a.k.a. Alex Kapranos...
LP/Guided MissileGuided MissileGuided Missile is a London based independent record label set up by Paul Kearney in 1994.Guided Missile has always focused on 'the underground', preferring to put out a steady flow of releases and developing the numerous GM events around London and beyond....
CD, 1996) - Kinky Cinema (Guided Missile CD, 1997)
- Male Shadow At Three O'Clock (Vesuvius RecordsVesuvius Records UKGlasgow's Vesuvius records was birthed from the white hot crucible of the local band scene in the early mid 1990s to give voice to local bands who were innovative, but lacked exposure....
CD/10", 1998) - Sexy World (Guided Missile CD/LP, 1998)
Singles and EPs
- Music By Walt Disney But Played By Yuri Gagarin (Slampt 7", 1995)
- Kodak Nancy Europe EP (Guided Missile 7", 1995)
- Plastic Cowboy (Guided Missile 7", 1996)
- Supermarket (Vesuvius 7", 1996)
- Policeman (Guided Missile 7", 1996)
- Stereo Girls (Roxy 7", 1997)
- Shoot The Ridiculant (Guided Missile 7", 1998)