Years active 1994 (1994)–99 Origin Blantyre, United Kingdom Albums First | Labels Sugar Records Record label BMG | |
Past members Andy McLinden
Paul McLinden
Pete Lyons
Mark McGill
Pat Flaherty Genres Rock music, Britpop, Indie rock Similar Nilon Bombers, Northern Uproar, The Supernaturals, Gay Dad, These Animal Men | ||
The Gyres were a Scottish indie rock band formed in 1994 in Blantyre near Glasgow, just before the Britpop explosion.
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Career
The Gyres played numerous gigs in the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan, supporting and touring with Cast, Oasis, Reef, Echobelly, Bon Jovi, and David Bowie. The band enjoyed limited success, and eventually disbanded after walking away from their independent record label, Sugar Records, whose funding had dried up. The remaining members renamed themselves Point Blank, and released an album called 50/50 at the start of the 2000s, then disbanded not long after the release of the album.
Several members are still involved in the music industry to some degree. Paul McLinden is now performing as solo artist 'Mr D', and was previously in the band Koba.
Line-up
Albums
Singles
Songs
A Million MilesFirst · 1997
On a RollFirst · 1997
Hi-Fi DrivingFirst · 1997