Elastica were a British alternative rock band, who played punk rock-influenced music. They were best known for their 1995 album Elastica which produced singles that charted in the U.S. and the UK.
In mid-1992 ex-Suede band-members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch decided to form a group. By the autumn of that year, bassist Annie Holland and guitarist Donna Matthews (ex-Darling Buds) were added. After initially rehearsing, recording and gigging...
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Elastica were a British alternative rock band, who played punk rock-influenced music. They were best known for their 1995 album Elastica which produced singles that charted in the U.S. and the UK.
In mid-1992 ex-Suede band-members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch decided to form a group. By the autumn of that year, bassist Annie Holland and guitarist Donna Matthews (ex-Darling Buds) were added. After initially rehearsing, recording and gigging under names such as "Vaseline" and "Onk", the band settled on the name "Elastica" in early 1993 because of legal threats from The Vaselines.
Elastica released their first single, "Stutter", in 1993, which benefited from the promotional efforts of BBC Radio 1 DJ and Deceptive Records label boss Steve Lamacq who had discovered the band earlier in the year. In 1994, Elastica released two UK Top 20 singles, "Line Up" and "Connection", and performed on numerous radio shows. In addition Frischmann's relationship with Blur's Damon Albarn made...
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