Skruff Explained

Skruff
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Derry, Northern Ireland
Genre:	Electronic rock, indie rock
Years Active:	2000 – 2010
Label:	None
Website:	Skruff
Current Members:	Conor McGowan, Peter Eastwood, Aodhan Doherty
Past Members:	John McLaughlan

Skruff were a four-piece rock band from Derry, Northern Ireland. They were formed when members Conor McGowan, Peter Eastwood and Aodhan Doherty 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.,^[1] they also supported The Twang, The Futureheads and The Enemy.

Their music was played on BBC Radio 1, Across The Line, Channel 4 Radio and BBC 6 Music.^[2]

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".^[3]

Discography

EPs

• Touch (2004)
• Carnival of Chaos^[4] (2005)
• Hot Robot ^[5] (2007)
• Naked Us ^[6] (2008)
• This Is Not Ok! (2009)

Singles

• "This Is Not Ok!" (2009)

Music videos

Notes and References

1. Web site: © The Strabane Chronicle - Entertainment Index . https://web.archive.org/web/20090321035952/http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/SC/free/291264076259893.php . 2020-06-06. 21 March 2009 .
2. (17 July 2007). "V/Formation, Ed Zealous and Skruff set to share Limelight", Derry Journal. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.
3. (11 July 2008). "Essential gigs", The Belfast Telegraph, p. 8.
4. (25 September 2005). "Web site: Skruff- Carnival of Chaos . 2010-01-10 . dead . https://archive.today/20120708210104/http://fastfude.org/review.php?id=625 . 2012-07-08 . "
5. Web site: Categories - All 4. Channel4.com. 2020-06-06.
6. Web site: Smalltown America » News » City of Song Festival - Full Lineup Announced . 10 January 2010 . 4 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204133110/http://www.smalltownamerica.co.uk/news.php/166/City+Of+Song+Festival+-+Full+Lineup+Announced . dead .
7. Web site: Skruff 'This is not ok' . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/lXhUSAGkb7Y . 2021-12-15 . live. . 20 June 2009. 2020-06-06.