| Theaudience | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | London, England |
| Years Active: | 1996–1999 |
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Theaudience (styled as theaudience) were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996.[1] They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart.[2] The band's singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist after the band's disbandment.[3]
theaudience were founded by guitarist Billy Reeves, formerly of the indie group Congregation.[3] The group was fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and included drummer/producer "Patch" Hannan (ex-The Sundays), keyboard player Nigel Butler (ex-The Bridge), guitarist Dean Mollett (ex-Porcupine) and bass guitarist Kerin Smith.[4] Their one self-titled album received critical acclaim and reached No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart, with two of four singles released reaching the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Reeves left the band in December 1998,[3] and although the remaining band members wrote and demoed at least 33 songs for a second album, it was rejected by record label Mercury Records, who then dropped the band, which split in 1999.[2] Approximately half of these tracks were leaked onto the internet, most of which appeared as a fourteen-track bootleg album in 2009 under the fan-made title Quiet Storm.
Ellis-Bextor started a solo career in major label artist-driven dance-pop music following the success of her collaboration with Spiller on "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" in 2000.
| Artist: | theaudience |
| Studio: | 1 |
| Music Videos: | 4 |
| Singles: | 4 |
The discography of Theaudience consists of one studio album, four singles and four music videos. The album track "Keep In Touch" was earmarked as a potential fifth single.
Thirty three songs were recorded as full band demos in 1998-1999 for a second album, just over half of which circulate as bootleg/download tracks. One such track, "Out With The Old School" was released contemporarily on NME sampler cassette "Wicked Women" in late 1998.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| "I Got the Wherewithal" | 1997 | 170 | theaudience |
| "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" | 1998 | 48 | |
| "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" | 27 | ||
| "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" | 25 |