Crashland were a British
indie band signed to the
Independiente record label
"Big Three" music labels
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.
Singer Alex Troup and drummer Marc Childs met at school in Monmouth when they were 14. In October 1996, bassist Martin Maddaford was added to the line-up after answering an ad in Melody Maker. The band was signed to Independiente on 4 June 1998. The group's sound was very similar to
Weezer
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,
Dodgy
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and early
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. Their debut album ''Glued'', released in 2000 contained 12 tracks.
Each are around three minutes in duration, showing their preference for radio-friendly indie tracks, fashionable in the
Britpop
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era. Crashland released two singles, "Modern Animal" and "New Perfume" and an EP, ''The Devoted''.
Crashland was formed from the remnants of Scorched Earth, which comprised Alex Troup on lead guitar, brother Andy Troup on vocals, Paul Lounds on bass guitar, Joe Atkinson on rhythm guitar, Jamie Ashton on keyboards and Marc Childs on drums.
Alex Troup has since moved to the US and has a new band,
Troup.
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Discography
Albums
Singles
See also
*Alternative music Alternative music may refer to the following types of music:
*Independent music
*Alternative rock
*Alternative pop
*Alternative R&B
*Neo soul, sometimes known as alternative soul
*Alternative reggaeton
*Alternative hip hop
*Alternative dance
*Alter ...
References
Welsh indie rock groups
Welsh rock music groups
Independiente Records artists
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