The Adult Net
The Adult Net | |
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Origin | United Kingdom |
Genres | Indie pop |
Years active | 1984–1990 |
Labels | Beggars Banquet (1985–1986) Fontana (1989–1990) |
Past members | Brix Smith Simon Rogers Craig Scanlon Karl Burns Clem Burke James Eller Craig Gannon Andy Rourke Mike Joyce |
The Adult Net were a British indie pop band formed by British-based American singer and guitarist Brix Smith in 1984, while she was a member of The Fall.[1]
The group were initially assisted by several members of The Fall, including Simon Rogers, Craig Scanlon and Karl Burns. The group issued four singles in 1985/86, Scanlon ceased playing after the debut single, and Burns left a single later. In 1988, the Smith/Rogers duo recruited former Smiths members Craig Gannon, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce to fill in the line-up, but by the time the group recorded their only album in 1989, Rogers, Rourke and Joyce had all left. The final Adult Net line-up was a quartet of Smith, Gannon, former Blondie member Clem Burke and The The member James Eller. After the band's 1989 debut album, The Honey Tangle, failed to chart, their label Fontana Records released them from their contract in 1990, and the group disbanded.
History
Formation
American singer and guitarist
"Edie" – a tribute to Edie Sedgwick, the American actress and one of Andy Warhol's superstars – was released in November 1985,[1] with the line-up down to a trio of Brix, Kipling and Aiechmann. (For the first few years of the band's existence, Brix Smith was billed simply as "Brix", although in the writing credits she used the name "Brix E. Smith".)
Two singles were released in 1986, "White Night (Stars Say Go)", a cover version of "White Night" by the English band The Lines, and "Waking Up in the Sun".
Fontana Records
In an attempt to sign with Geffen Records, in 1988 Smith and Rogers recruited former Smiths members, Craig Gannon (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums) to The Adult Net.[5] Around this same time, Rogers dropped the "O. Kipling" stage name, and Brix added the last name Smith to her official billing. However, this line-up did not issue any material, and Rogers, Rourke and Joyce all left the band after only a few months together.
The Adult Net were eventually signed by
Musical style
In his 1987 interview with Brix Smith,
Discography
Albums
- The Honey Tangle (1989)[6]
Singles
- "Incense and Peppermints" (1985)[6]
- "Edie" (1985)[6]
- "White Nights (Stars Say Go)" (1986)
- "Waking Up in the Sun" (1986) UK No. 94[4]
- "Take Me" (1989) UK No. 78[4]
- "Where Were You" (1989) UK No. 66[4]
- "Waking Up in the Sun" (1989) UK No. 99[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 194
- IPC Media). Retrieved on 15 April 2009.
- ^ OCLC 56364019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Charts > Adult Net". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ IPC Media). Retrieved on 15 April 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
- ^ a b c Robbins, Ira. "Adult Net". Trouser Press. Retrieved on 15 April 2009.
- ^ Macrovision). Retrieved on 15 April 2009.
External links
- The Adult Net music videos at Universal Music Group