2003: The band is formed in January from the ashes of Norwich Pop-Punk outfit Rigley Field. The first half of the year is spent writing and rehearsing in a tiny, sweaty room at Plug Studios in Norwich, before recording debut EP 'If I Ever Forgive You...' in October. This self-released demo is raw and underproduced, but it secures the band their first major gig, playing to a packed Ferryboat as part of the 'Darkside Xmas Party' show.
2004: The following months see the group honing their skills on the live circuit, supporting such acts as Seven Day Story, Wine-O and Fastlane. Some great shows follow, the middle of the year sees the band turn up in matching shirts and ties for a gig at the Marquee, manage to turn up ridiculously hungover 5 minutes before they were meant to go on stage at an alldayer and turn in a blistering performance, and fill the Ferryboat of their own right for their final show before guitarist Barry left for university.
2005: With Barry in Birmingham, things were quiet until the new year when the band returned to the live stage for a short set of gigs in January, including a headlining appearance at the Brickmakers. Having one member in another city and Peter also part of Her High Heels meant live appearances were sporadic (including a gig supporting Miss Black America where the antics of the lead singer nearly caused a full scale riot!) but they continued to work on new material which was aired during the Summer. At this point, the band were signed to Ian Perry's Power Chord label, and following a split show with Peter's other band, they recorded their first EP for the label, the slicker 'The Deadly Art...'. The EP had it's own release show in December of that year, with the band playing alongside several labelmates at the Marquee.
2006: By this time only one band member was actually living in Norwich as Peter had relocated to London, making it very difficult for the group to actually get together. Several abortive attempts were made, but at that point it was too impractical for all three members to be in one place at the same time. There was never any formal breakup and the band still see each other regularly, so who knows, they may return some day...
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I would just like to point out the "Half past never" track is form a great, albeit old E.P entitled "If i ever forgive you" circa 2003. Its very raw but considering the bands experience when recorded its a fucking classic.
