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The Boo Radleys

Formed in 1988

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The Boo Radleys are an English alternative rock band who were associated with the shoegazing and Britpop movements in the 1990s. They originally formed in Wallasey, England, in 1988, with singer/guitarist Simon "Sice" Rowbottom, guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr, and bassist Tim Brown. Their name is taken from the character Boo Radley in Harper Lee's 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The band went on hiatus in 1999.

In their 11-year-long career, the band had one top-ten single, 1995's "Wake Up Boo!", which charted at no. 9, and a number-one album, Wake Up!. The band reunited in 2021, without Carr, and released a single, "A Full Syringe and Memories of You", their first new music since 1998. Paul Banks of Interpol has cited the band as an influence, as have The Electric Soft Parade.

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The Boo Radleys est un groupe de shoegazing et Britpop britannique, originaire de Wallasey, près de l'embouchure de la Mersey, face à Liverpool.

Formé en 1988, le groupe tire son nom du personnage de Boo Radley dans le roman Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur (To Kill a Mockingbird) d'Harper Lee.

Les membres fondateurs sont Martin Carr (guitare/chant), Sice (Simon Rowbottom - guitare/chant), Timothy Brown (basse) et Steve Hewitt, plus tard devenu batteur de Placebo, ce dernier est remplacé en 1990 par Rob Cieka après l'enregistrement du premier album Ichabod and I (Action Record, 1990).

En 1992, The Boo Radleys sortent leur second album sur Creation Records, Everything's Alright Forever, suivi en 1993 de Giant Steps.

En 1995 sort le très pop Wake Up Boo! qui consacre les Boo Radleys comme une référence du son indie des années 1990.

Ils se séparent en 1999 avant de se reformer en 2021.

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