Monday, May 13, 2013

Afraid of Mice (Why They Were Short-Lived)

Artist/Band: Afraid of Mice

Genre: New Wave, Post Punk

From: Liverpool, England

Years Active: 1979-1985

Label(s): Charisma

Band Members: 

Phillip Franz Jones - Vocals, sax, flute, keyboards
Clive Gee - Drums
Geoff Kelly - Bass, vocals
Sam Brew - Guitars

About: Afraid of Mice were a British New Wave band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1979. They released five singles between 1981 and 1982, and even a self-titled album in 1981 on the Charisma label.

There is not much else to say about them, except that Their self-titled debut album was released in 1981, however, it didn't sell well. They planned on releasing a second album, but it was never completed and as a result, the band left Charisma Records and the band members split up. Phillip Jones teamed up with Alex McKechnie in 1985 to form the duo Two's a Crowd (renamed Up and Running later on).

Fact: Phillip Jones had been in other bands since 1977 and the band members of Afraid of Mice used to perform covers, then later wrote their own material.

List of Singles:

"Intercontinental" (1981)
"I'm on Fire" (1981)
"Popstar" (1981)
"Transparents" (1982)
"At the Club" (1982)

Album:

Afraid of Mice - 1981 - Charisma Records


Here is a video of the song "Popstar":


*Sources: Wikipedia and YouTube.*

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