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See See Rider (band)

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Genres
  
Indie rock

Labels
  
Lazy Records

Genre
  
Indie rock

Albums
  
See See Rider EP

Years active
  
1989–1992

Website
  
seeseerider.co.uk

Record label
  
Lazy Records

Associated acts
  
The Primitives, Felt

Past members
  
Lewis Chamberlain (vocals, bass) Stephen Sands (guitar) May Rock Marshall (vocals, guitar) Pete Tweedie (drums)

Origin
  
East Kilbride, United Kingdom

Similar
  
The Honey Buzzards, The Nightblooms, Smashing Orange, Spirea X, Dr Phibes and the House of

See See Rider were an indie rock group formed in East Kilbride, Scotland, and active between 1989 and 1992, and featuring former members of The Primitives and Felt. The band took their name from the Lead Belly song "C.C. Rider".

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History

Originally formed in 1987 after Stephen Sands and May Rock Marshall had relocated to London, the band parted ways with their original guitarist and bassist before settling on a line-up in 1989: Lewis Chamberlain (vocals, bass), Stephen Sands (guitar), May Rock Marshall (vocals, guitar), and ex-Primitives drummer Pete Tweedie. The band signed to Wayne Morris's Lazy Records label, home of The Primitives and My Bloody Valentine, securing support slots on tours by both Lloyd Cole, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Birdland. The Mary Chain's Douglas Hart was drafted in to play on the band's early recordings, with debut EP "She Sings Alone" issued in March 1990, Steve Lamacq describing them as "darkly enticing". The band was beset by misfortune, including a motorcycle accident affecting Marshall, and a broken ankle for Sands, delaying a follow-up to "She Sings Alone" until the following year, when the band released "Stolen Heart" (described as "a languid love song sculpted from glass"), now with former Felt and Servants guitarist Phil King joining the band. The band were signed to Elektra Records, but after a bust up on stage, drummer Tweedie left, with the band folding in 1992. King went on to join Lush and later joined The Jesus and Mary Chain as touring bass player.

Discography

  • "She Sings Alone" 12/CD EP (26/3/1990) Lazy (UK No. 99)
  • "Stolen Heart" single (6/5/1991) Lazy
  • Dust Rocks & Flakes album - unreleased, but available from the band's website
  • Songs

    She Sings AloneSee See Rider EP · 1990
    Slip So SlowSee See Rider EP · 1990
    See SeeSee See Rider EP · 1990

    References

    See See Rider (band) Wikipedia