Theaudience | |
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Origin | London, England |
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Years active | 1996–1999 |
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Theaudience (styled as theaudience) were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996. [1] They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart. [2] The band's lead vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist after the band's disbandment. [3]
theaudience were founded by guitarist Billy Reeves, formerly of the indie group Congregation. [3] The group was fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and included drummer/producer "Patch" Hannan (ex-The Sundays), keyboard player Nigel Butler (ex-The Bridge), guitarist Dean Mollett (ex-Porcupine) and bass guitarist Kerin Smith. [4] Their one self-titled album received critical acclaim and reached No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart, with two of four singles released reaching the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. [3]
Reeves left the band in December 1998, [3] and although the remaining band members wrote and demoed at least 33 songs for a second album, it was rejected by record label Mercury Records, who then dropped the band, which split in 1999. [2] Approximately half of these tracks were leaked onto the internet, most of which appeared as a fourteen-track bootleg album in 2009 under the fan-made title Quiet Storm.
Ellis-Bextor started a solo career in major label artist-driven dance-pop music following the success of her collaboration with Spiller on "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" in 2000.
theaudience discography | |
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Studio albums | 1 |
Singles | 4 |
Music videos | 4 |
The discography of Theaudience consists of one studio album, four singles and four music videos. The album track "Keep In Touch" was earmarked as a potential fifth single.
Thirty three songs were recorded as full band demos in 1998-1999 for a second album, just over half of which circulate as bootleg/download tracks. One such track, "Out With The Old School" was released contemporarily on NME sampler cassette "Wicked Women" in late 1998.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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Theaudience | 22 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"I Got the Wherewithal" | 1997 | 170 | theaudience |
"If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" | 1998 | 48 | |
"A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" | 27 | ||
"I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" | 25 |