Active until 1979 Genre Pop | Active from 1977 | |
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Albums Drummer Band, Nice To Meet You, Modern Romance Record labels Angel Air Records, Moodgadget, 제이드 엔터테이먼트 | ||
Tonight were a five piece new wave band, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex. They were active from June 1977 to January 1979 and had a hit single, "Drummer Man", in February 1978.
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Tonight along with The Rich Kids, were the first acts to be described as power pop, a new UK music genre term in 1978, initially mentioned by Charles Catchpole, in the Evening Standard, 'Rock Notes' section, on 17 January 1978. Tonight scored the first hit for the power pop movement in February 1978, with "Drummer Man" reaching No.14 in the UK Singles Chart. Their next single "Money (That's Your Problem)" charted reached No.66; but two more singles were released plus an album was recorded.
Lack of further successes leaves them labelled as a one-hit wonder. Un-released Tonight album Drummerman was finally released in 2010, on Angel Air Records. Original album was shelved by WEA in 1978.
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Songs
DRUMMER MANDrummer Band · 2010
Money That's Your ProblemDrummer Band · 2010
When Galaxies FormModern Romance · 2008