Black Box Recorder were an English

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. They debuted in 1998 with '' England Made Me'' and followed this up with '' The Facts of Life'', which gave them their first

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with the

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of the same name in April 2000. Their third album, ''

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'', was released in 2003. There is also a

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, ''

The Worst of Black Box Recorder ''The Worst of Black Box Recorder'' is a 2001 album by Black Box Recorder, whose members include Luke Haines, Sarah Nixey and John Moore. It is a compilation of B-sides from the singles of '' England Made Me'' and '' The Facts Of Life''. It al ...

'', a collection of

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s and

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es. Black Box Recorder consisted of

Sarah Nixey Sarah Anne Nixey (born 21 December 1973 in Dorset, England) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the vocalist in Black Box Recorder (band), Black Box Recorder. Her debut solo album, ''Sing, Memory'', was released on 19 February 2007, f ...

Luke Haines Luke Michael Haines (born 7 October 1967) is an English musician, songwriter and author. He has recorded music under various names and with various bands, including The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder. Career ''New Wave'' Ha ...

(of

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), and John Moore (formerly of

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). Moore and Nixey married in 2001, and had one child. They divorced in 2006. Although no official announcement of the band's split was made, Black Box Recorder were on hiatus during the mid 2000s. The band collaborated with

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during 2007, and released the single "Christmas Number One" under the name The Black Arts. In October 2008 the band played live at the Nick Sanderson tribute concert at the London Forum. In late 2008 it was announced the band would be playing a gig at

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on 18 February 2009. The gig quickly sold out, and a second appearance at the same venue announced. These sold out shows were the band's first headlining appearances in five years. Although an album was planned for 2009, the record was never released. On 16 April 2010, the band announced it would formally split after releasing a final single, "Keep It in the Family" b/w "Do You Believe in God?" on 6 May 2010. On 17 November 2023, a remastered version of ''England Made Me'' was released on Spotify for the 25th anniversary of the album.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

Sarah Nixey's official websiteJohn Moore's official website / blogLuke Haines' official website
{{Authority control English rock music groups Indie rock groups from London Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2010 English musical trios Luke Haines 1998 establishments in England