Jellicoe (band)
Jellicoe | |
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| Origin | Braintree, Essex, UK |
| Genres | Rock Alternative Grunge |
| Years active | 1996-2001 |
| Labels | Fierce Panda Records Do-Little Records |
| Past members | Jay McAllister Dave Danger Jot Fuller |
Jellicoe were an English alternative rock band formed in Essex in 1996.
The lineup included singer/guitarist Jay McAllister who went on to find future solo success under the name Beans On Toast.[1] Drummer Dave Danger was later a founding member of UK indie band The Holloways.
Biography
School friends McAllister and Danger, along with bass player Jot Fuller, formed Jellicoe as teenagers in 1996 while attending Notley High School in Braintree, Essex.[2] Their first release was the track Arcade Superhero on the Fierce Panda Records compilation Cutting Hedge in May 2000.[3]
They released their debut album As Brave As We Could Be on Do-Little Records later that year, which was produced by Andy Hawkins of Midget. NME magazine praised Jellicoe's "bloody-knuckled teenage rock’n’roll charm"[4], comparing them to Dinosaur Jr. and Ash.[5]
Following airplay on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 1 show The Evening Session, fellow BBC DJ John Peel invited the band to record a live session for his show, which was broadcast on Radio 1 in March 2001.[6]
Jellicoe split up after relocating from Essex to London in late 2001, with Jay McAllister describing this period in his book Drunk Folk Stories, published in 2018.[7]
Discography
Albums
- As Brave As We Could Be (2000), Do-Little Records - DO008CD
Singles
- Panic 250 EP (2000), Do-Little Records - LITTLE012CD
- Self Defence EP (2001), Do-Little Records - LITTLE016CD
Compilations
- Arcade Superhero featured on Cutting Hedge (2000), Fierce Panda Records - NING092CD
References
- ^ "Read about the stories of Beans". Gazette. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ #79 - BEANS ON TOAST - JAY MCALLISTER, retrieved 2021-05-09
- ^ "Fierce Panda Records". www.fiercepanda.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Panic 250 EP". NME. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Jellicoe : Self Defence EP". NME. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 18/02/2001 Jellicoe". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Drunk Folk Stories". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.