Feeder (band)
Feeder is an independent rock band who formed in London, England in 1995. The band are Welsh singer Grant Nicholas, Japanese bassist Taka Hirose, and English drummer Mark Richardson. The band's original drummer was Jon Lee who committed suicide in 2002.
The band's first release was a 6-track EP, Swim, originally released in June 1996 and later re-released with bonus tracks in 2001. This was followed by their first full-length effort, Polythene. The band's second release, Yesterday Went Too Soon, met with little more mainstream success than their first. However, in 2001, their third full-length album Echo Park hit the big-time. Singles from the album soared into the charts, with songs such as Buck Rogers and Seven Days in the Sun receiving extensive radio play. Buck Rogers also appeared on the soundtrack to the film Behind Enemy Lines. Feeder's last record, Comfort in Sound was written by singer Grant Nicholas in response to the tragic suicide of the band's original drummer Jon Lee. Nicholas is reported to have found, quite literally, 'comfort in sound' following his death, and wrote many of the songs on the album in an attempt to come to terms with Lee's death.
Feeder's latest album, Picture of Perfect Youth, is a collection of 36 b-sides, including the popular Just A Day.
Discography
Albums
In order of date released
- Two Colours EP (November 1995)
- Swim (June 1996)
- Polythene (May 1997, Re-released October 1997)
- Yesterday Went Too Soon (August 1999)
- Another Yesterday
- Echo Park (April 2001)
- Swim Re-surfaced (July 2001)
- Comfort In Sound (October 2002)
- Picture Of Perfect Youth
Singles
In order of date released
From the mini album 'Swim':
- Stereo World (October 1996)
- Tangerine (February 1997)
- Cement (April 1997)
- Crash (August 1997)
From the album 'Polythene':
- High (October 1997)
- Suffocate (February 1998)
From the album 'Yesterday Went Too Soon':
- Day In Day Out (March 1999)
- Insomnia (May 1999)
- Yesterday Went Too Soon (August 1999)
- Paperfaces (November 1999)
From the album 'Echo Park':
- Buck Rogers (January 2001)
- Seven Days In The Sun (April 2001)
- Turn (July 2001)
B-side from the album 'Seven Days In The Sun' (and included in the soundtrack to Gran Turismo):
- Just A Day (December 2001)
From the album 'Comfort In Sound':
- Come Back Around (September 2002)
- Just The Way I'm Feeling (January 2003)
- Forget About Tomorrow (May 2003)
- Find The Colour (September 2003)
- Comfort In Sound (December 2003)