The Experimental Pop Band | |
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| Origin | Bristol, England |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | Mid-1990s–present |
| Labels | Swarffinger Cup of Tea City Slang Cooking Vinyl |
| Members | Davey Woodward Joe Rooney Phil Willmott Keith Bailey |
| Past members | Chris Galvin Corin Dingley Mark Barber |
The Experimental Pop Band are an English indie pop group, led by former singer withThe Brilliant Corners, Davey Woodward.
The band was formed in mid-1990, initially as a studio project under the name The South West Experimental Pop Band, by former Brilliant Corners members Davey Woodward and Chris Galvin, along with third member Corin Dingley.[1][2][3] The band's first two releases were theEPsThe Lounge andBoutique in my Backyard, the latter named 'Single of the week' byMelody Maker, with the lead track latercovered byTheaudience.[1][3] Tracks from these and the "Skinny" single were compiled together on theWoof album in January 1997, with the band's debut album proper,Discgrotesque, released in June that year. Corrine left to joinAlpha, with Joe Rooney (keyboards) and Keith Bailey (drums) added to the line-up, and the band recorded a session forJohn Peel'sBBC Radio 1 show in February 1997.[4] A further EP was issued in 1998 before Galvin's death after a long battle withcancer on 22 December 1998, aged 39.[1] Material released prior to his death was released in January 1999 on the "Frozen Head" single, and on theHomesick album later that year.[1]
After a two-year break, Woodward, Rooney and Bailey returned in 2001 and recruited new bassist Mark Barber, the band now signed toCity Slang.[1]The Tracksuit Trilogy was released in 2001, produced byJohn Parish, and given a four-star review by theSunday Herald.[1][5] Further albums followed withTarmac & Flames (2004) andTinsel Stars (2007). Barber had been replaced by Phil Wilmott by 2004.[6] The band played on the new bands stage at Glastonbury in 2004.
The band released a further albumTinsel Stars in 2007 with limited sales, although successful European tours followed.
In 2010, Keith Bailey (drums) left the band and was replaced by Mark Bradley.
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