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history
The band started out in Rotherham when the members of the band, then in school met at a Skunk Anansie concert in Sheffield. Initially the band was called 'Girl' but this had to be changed when Phil Collen of Def Leppard threatened to sue due to the fact his glam rock band was also called Girl and was worried about the success 'Girl' from Rotherham was gaining.[citation needed] The band's sound has been described as a unique blend of "Jazz-stoner rock."
The band then changed its name to ThisGirl and performed for the first time at the Wellington Boot public house in Rotherham. The band toured with Biffy Clyro, Glassjaw, Pitchshifter, Hell Is for Heroes and The Used before going into the recording studio to record their debut album,...Short Strut to the Brassy Front in 2002. They played Brixton Academy with the Deftones and Finsbury Park with Limp Bizkit in front of 40,000 fans. This event was made infamous after ThisGirl actively encouraged the nu metal fans in the crowd to pelt them with bottles, with which they obliged.
By this time however the music industry were calling, but they decided to wait it out a little longer and continue to tour.
"In the time you do that you can see all the hares," says Ryan. "We're the tortoise and there's all these hares that get massive and then they're gone. Were still doing it for the right reasons, toddling along, were happy, the people who come to our gigs are happy."
"Its like one of them elastic band balls that you used to make at school," adds Chris. "It takes five years to build up but when you've built it, the satisfactions so much better."
ThisGirl signed a recording contract with Drowned in Sound who promised total autonomy for the band. Chris Tsangarides, producer for Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, was drafted in to help with the band's new album, Uno. The album was supposed to be raw and unearthed and to ultimately be a real piece of music that avoided any computer trickery or industry trends that Tsangarides seemed to deem as being 'fake'.
"Its awkward music for awkward people," says Liam "Its colourful, its got loads of colours and loads of emotions. We can make you cry or we can make you smile!"
"Or we can vomit on your lap", grins Ryan. "We act on instinct, we do exactly what we want to do. There's something there to pick up on, but you've just got to be willing to look for it. We work on more than one level."
The band played at Brixton Academy, Donington Park, London Astoria and Finsbury Park whilst the single "Master Blaster" was released.
For the remainder of their career the band played at various venues up to February 2006. It was announced on 13 November 2006 that the band would split, after seven years of touring. They played their final gig on the 12 January 2007 at the Point in Cardiff supporting long time friends Douglas.
Post-ThisGirl
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After the band split some of the members got involved with other projects. Liam started singing for Hey Sholay and Ryan played drums for the New 1920, but it wasn't until mid to late 2007 that a message was sent out across MySpace informing friends of ThisGirl about a new band which would reunite ThisGirl plus a new member and take on a new style and direction.
Originally the band were known as "skeletons" and in 2008 they headlined the BBC Introducing stage at the prestigious Reading and Leeds Festivals. In 2009 the name was chaged to "Skeletons & The Empty Pockets" and the debut single was released through Too Pure Records. The single sold all 500 copies before the release date on the 31st July.
Band members
Band Role
Name
Lead vocals
Liam Creamer
guitar
Chris Shepherd
Bass
Matt Westley
Drums
Ryan Jenkinson
Discography
ThisGirl discography
Releases
tudio albums
2
xtended plays
2
ingles
2
usic videos
2
ThisGirl have released two studio albums, two extended play (EPs), and two singles.
In 2002 ThisGirl released their debut album...Short Strut to the Brassy Front under Lockjaw Records; the record received positive reviews and helped the band gain recognition from the public. In late 2002 the band released their first EP, This Girl... Has Fangs Too and a year later they saw the release of their second EP Demo's for the family.
The band went on to release their second studio album Uno in 2004 from which they released two singles, Hallelujah and Master Blaster.
For a while it looked like a third album may be released in 2006. The band announced that they were in the studio working on new material, and they confirmed that they would be playing a handful of new songs while touring in early 2006[citation needed]. A few demos were uploaded on the band's MySpace profile, but these were all removed just before the band split in favour of some of the more well-known songs.
When the band parted ways in 2006 all chances of a third album died out.
Albums
Studio albums
Year
Album
2002
...Short Strut to the Brassy Front
Released: April, 2002
Label: Lockjaw Records
Format: CD
2004
Uno
Released: July, 2004
Label: Drowned In Sound
Format: CD
EPs
Year
Album
2002
This Girl... Has Fangs Too
Released: October, 2002
Label: Lockjaw Records
Format: CD
2003
Demo's for the Family
Released: September, 2003
Label: Fierce Panda Records
Format: CD
Singles
Year
Title
Album
N/A
Debut Single (Never Released)
2004
Hallelujah
Uno
2004
Master Blaster
Uno
Two versions of Hallelujah were released, both contained the single Hallelujah but had different b-sides. CD2 was only available for purchase online, although purchasing CD1 yielded a code that could be used to download CD2 free.
Music videos
Year
Title
Ref.
2004
"Hallelujah"
"Master Blaster"
External links
ThisGirl official website
References
^ http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/thisgirl.htm Highlands and Island Arts, band profile
^ http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/Thisgirl/bio/dis Drowned in Sound artist biography
^ http://www.musicomh.com/albums/thisgirl.htm MusicOMH, July 12, 2004
^ a b "ThisGirl turn down record offer". ThisGirl official website. unknown. http://www.thisgirl.co.uk/v2/main.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
^ http://www.musicomh.com/albums/thisgirl.htm MusicOMH, July 12, 2004
^ "ThisGirl announces breakup". ThisGirl official MySpace page. 2006-11-13. http://www.myspace.com/thisgirl. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
^ "Hallelujah Video on Youtube". http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fs06gwy5nY&feature=related.
^ "Master Blaster Video on Youtube". http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sJAXJO24xUk.
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