History
Tempertwig (1999–2004)
Brothers, Ben (guitar/vocals) and Adam Parker (drums) originally made music together in a trio called Tempertwig, along with bassist Daniel Debono. [1] They performed live in London and released several demos and a self-released 7" single split with Air Formation which was aired on BBC Radio 1 by Steve Lamacq.
Nosferatu D2 Album release (2009)
In 2009, Nosferatu D2's unreleased We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise album was issued by the newly-founded Audio Antihero record label, more than two years after they had separated. [12]
This announcement was by praised by Gareth Campesinos! on the Los Campesinos! website [13] and numerous Hype Machine sites. [14]
The album itself was critically acclaimed. Drowned In Sound gave it 9/10 and called it "some kind of alchemy, not to be repeated"; [15] The 405 awarded them 9/10 and suggested it could: "one of those forgotten albums that will be hailed as influential come five or ten years"; [16] This Is Fake DIY graded it 8/10, [17] The Music Fix described it as a "lo-fi masterpiece" with a 9/10 grading; [18] Music Emissions graded it 10/10; [2] The Organ stated "I do like this, like it lots actually", [19] Scotland's The Skinny awarded it 4/5; [20] and The Line Of Best Fit stated that "your record collection is incomplete without its inclusion." [21] Gareth David included the album in his Best of 2009 list for Pitchfork. [22]
The album was also well received by radio in the UK and internationally by radio with songs from the album given multiple airings on BBC 6 Music, [23] [24] Dandelion Radio, [25] NME Radio, ResonanceFM, [26] Florida's WVUM FM, [27] Melbourne's Triple R FM, [28] Kooba Radio, [29] BSM Rocks! Radio, [30] the inaugural God Is In The TV podcast. [31] Jon Solomon's show on Princeton's WPRB FM, [32] [33] Vancouver's CITR-FM, Philadelphia's WKDU [34] and The Wrong Rock Show on South Africa's Bush Radio. [35]
The album and its story subsequently became the several radio features. In January 2011, Tom Robinson interviewed Ben Parker and Audio Antihero's Jamie Halliday about the album on the "I Need An Antihero" edition of BBC Introducing; [36] in August 2011, Miami's WVUMFM aired an Audio Antihero special with Jamie Halliday on Nosferatu D2 and others; [27] and in August 2012 BBC World Service/PRI's "The World" produced a feature story on the Nosferatu D2 album which included interviews with the artist and label. [37] [38]
The album was the subject of a "Buried Treasures" article for the Faded Glamour culture site [39] and a "Lost Bands" article in Rhubarb Bomb's "The City Consumes Us (2007-2012)" book. [40] [41] Label-mate Benjamin Shaw would also cover their "It's Christmas Time (For God's Sake)". [42]
"It's Christmas Time (For God's Sake)" was also included in the Darren Hayman (Hefner/The French) and Fika Recordings 2011 Digital Advent Calendar, alongside fellow Audio Antihero artists including Jack Hayter, Fighting Kites, Paul Hawkins, Ian Button, Broken Shoulder and Benjamin Shaw. [43] In 2019, it was included in God Is In The TV Zine's "Top 12 Alternative Christmas Songs" list. [44]
Additional Nosferatu D2 releases
The band contributed additional unreleased recordings to charity compilations. [45] and New York businesses following Hurricane Sandy.
In September 2012, the band re-issued remastered recordings of their final show as "Nosferatu D2 – Live At The Spitz" through Audio Antihero. [46] [47]
In 2015, their debut album was reissued on cassette by Audio Antihero alongside an EP of non-album recordings entitled "Older, Wiser, Sadder" – which was praised by Drowned in Sound. [48] [49]
Superman Revenge Squad Band
Post-Nosferatu D2, Ben and Adam Parker reunited for the There is Nothing More Frightening Than the Passing of Time album by The Superman Revenge Squad Band, an expanded version of Ben Parker's Superman Revenge Squad solo project. [61] [62] The album received positive reviews from Bearded Magazine [63] and others [64] [65] and FM4 [66] and Gideon Coe, Tom Robinson and Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music. [67] [68] [69]
My Best Unbeaten Brother
In 2023, Ben and Adam Parker announced their participation in a new group called My Best Unbeaten Brother. [70] [71] [72] In May of that year, they self-released "The Practice Room Recordings" [73] [74] before contributing a new song to Joyzine's "20 Years of Joy Vol. 2" compilation, [75] [76] which was then released as a standalone single. [77] [78] [79]
My Best Unbeaten Brother announced their debut mini-album 'Pessimistic Pizza' for a June 28th release via Audio Antihero. [80] [81] [82] It was preceded by the singles "Time on Our Hands, Spider-Man," "Extraordinary Times," and "Blues Fatigue." [83] The new material was covered by sites like The Post, Post-Trash, The Alternative, Merry-Go-Round Magazine, Muso's Guide, and God Is in the TV, [84] [85] [86] and played on stations including WKDU, WIDR, WZBC, KXFM, KXFS-LP, and Resonance FM. [87] [88] [89] The group also recorded a radio session for Mark Whitby's June Dandelion Radio show. [90] [91] [92]
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