These Animal Men
| These Animal Men | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Britpop |
| Years active | 1989–1998 |
| Labels | Le Disques De Popcor, Hi-Rise Recordings, Virgin, Hut Recordings |
| Past members | Alexander Boag Julian Hewings Patrick Murray Steve Hussey Craig Warnock Rob Hague |
These Animal Men were an English band who achieved minor fame in the 1990s as part of the New Wave of New Wave before splitting up after releasing two albums, in 1998.
These Animal Men formed in Brighton circa 1990, signing to Hut Records, an offshoot of Virgin Records in 1993. They gained some notoriety with their first few singles, which featured drug references in both the sleeve artwork and the song lyrics.
Their first album (Come on, Join) The High Society, released on 24 September 1994, was described by the music press, notably the NME, as being part of the New Wave of New Wave, (alongside contemporaries S*M*A*S*H with whom they shared their first significant release, "Wheelers, Dealers, Christine Keelers").
This press attention undoubtedly contributed to their initial success (including a spot on Top of the Pops.)
During the previous year they ended up losing their manager. Then came along Joseph Calder but after a three year hiatus, punctuated by only one EP, Taxi for These Animal Men, they returned with their second album on 14 April 1997, Accident & Emergency. Despite reported difficulties encountered during recording, including the firing of Hussey, Accident & Emergency received some critical acclaim, but little commercial success. In 1998, the band broke up.
Later in 1998, Boag, Hewings, Warnock and Hague formed "Mo Solid Gold" with a new singer, K, (a.k.a. K.A. Hepburn) taking over vocals from Boag and Hewings. The output, a hybrid of the TAM sound and Northern soul, was the 2001 album Brand New Testament released on EMI/Chrysalis records. Singles for the tracks "David's Soul," "Personal Saviour," "Safe from Harm," and the self-titled "Mo Solid Gold" followed, but despite initial good reviews, the group broke up less than a year later.
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