The Buffseeds were an English
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...
band formed in
Exeter
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In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal c ...
,
Devon
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, England, in 1999, consisting of Kieran Scragg on lead vocals and guitar, with Joel Scragg on bass, Ella Lewis on drums and Neil Reed on keyboards. They were active between 1999 and 2004. They are best known for "Sparkle Me", which featured in the ABC series ''
Grey's Anatomy
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'', Season 1, episode 5 - "Shake Your Groove Thing".
They released their one and only album, ''The Picture Show'' on 3 March 2003, playing at the
Glastonbury Festival
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that same year.
Lead singer Kieran Scragg and keyboarder Neil Read went on to form
Iko.
Discography
Studio albums
*''The Picture Show'' (2003)
References
English indie rock groups
British indie pop groups
1999 establishments in England
Musical groups established in 1999
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