Angelfish
Angelfish c. 1993
Background information
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Alternative rock dream pop[1] gothic rock[2]
Years active	1993–1995[3]
Labels	Radioactive MCA
Spinoffs	Garbage
Past members	Shirley Manson Martin Metcalfe Fin Wilson Derek Kelly

Angelfish was a short-lived early-1990s Scottishalternative rock group originating fromEdinburgh, Scotland, formed as a side-project to Scottish groupGoodbye Mr Mackenzie, after keyboardist and backing vocalistShirley Manson was signed as a solo artist to circumvent the Mackenzies' existingrecord contract.^[4]

Angelfish released a singleself-titled studio album,Angelfish, and twosingles of which the first was anEP for minorcollege radio hit "Suffocate Me".^[5] TheAngelfish album was born out of necessity whenGoodbye Mr Mackenzie's record distributorMCA expressed interest in recording an album with Manson on lead vocals rather than furthering its commitment to the Mackenzies. The Mackenzies'record label bossGary Kurfirst signed Manson as a solo artist, with the remaining Mackenzies performing as her backing band to circumvent the band's existing deal with MCA.^[6]Angelfish received a positive response from contemporary music critics and journalists. Barry Egan ofCreem wrote: "Their self-titled debut displays the kind of out-of-kilter charm and intensity that most artists can only lie about possessing... this is indeed a record that owes much to Scotland'sCocteau Twins as it does toLou Reed's feel-good dark angels,The Velvet Underground."^[7] In theGavin Report trade publication, their alternative reviewer wrote "An interesting sound... one that recalls elements of earlyBlondie andPatti Smith".

Two releases promoted the album; the first anEP,Suffocate Me was released mid-1993, while the second, "Heartbreak to Hate", was released to radio at the time of the album's release.^[8] Themusic video for "Suffocate Me" famously aired once byMTV during120 Minutes, where it was seen byGarbage co-founderSteve Marker.^[9] Manson was asked to join Garbage, and accepted.^[10] The Angelfish side-project was dissolved, while Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie continued on for another two years without Manson.^[11]

• Official Website Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie & Angelfish
• Angelfish on MySpace

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• British dream pop musical groups
• Garbage (band)

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