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Years active
  
2000 – present

Website
  
Skruff

Origin
  
Derry (2005)

Albums
  
Skruff, Naked Us

Labels
  
None

Past members
  
John McLaughlan

Record label
  
NONE

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Members
  
John McLaughlin, Peter Eastwood, Connor McGowan, Aodhan Doherty

Genres
  
Electronics in rock music, Indie rock, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Free Spirits, Remember Shakti, The Tony Williams Lifetime, Fuse One

Profiles

Skruff were a four-piece rock band from Derry, Northern Ireland. They were formed when Conor, Peter and Aodhan met at Lumen Christi College and formed a band at the age of 15. They released five EPs and toured regularly in Northern Ireland and England, including dates in Lancaster and Manchester., they also supported The Twang, The Futureheads and The Enemy.

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Their music was played on BBC Radio 1, Across The Line, Channel 4 Radio and BBC 6 Music.

In 2009, they released their final EP which included the lead single 'This is not ok!' and the video for the track was shot in Derry City Centre.

The Belfast Telegraph has characterized their music as "dance enhanced rock with electrifying pop melodies".

EPs

  • Touch (2004)
  • Carnival of Chaos (2005)
  • Hot Robot (2007)
  • Naked Us (2008)
  • This Is Not Ok! (2009)
  • Singles

    This is not ok! (2009)

    Songs

    All of the RestSkruff · 2009
    Set It All on FireNaked Us · 2007
    This Is Not OKSkruff · 2009

    References

    Skruff Wikipedia