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Family Fodder released a series of compelling, now collectable singles and albums between 1979 and 1983. Described as 'entertaining idiosyncratic experimentalism' with pop sensibilities, they were best known for indie-chart hits such as 'Debbie Harry', 'Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling)' and 'Savoir Faire', More recently, Family Fodder songs have been covered by Zion Train and Unrest, and they've been hailed as 'unsung heroes' in The Wire.
The first biography of Family Fodder claimed they were formed by vivacious Media Fodder (23) and her three brothers Tod (22) Rod (21) and God (24), all strong admirers of The Partridge Family. In reality they were a London-based group of musicians based around Alig, a classically-trained songwriter, and French chanteuse Dominique, who'd met Alig through their mutual friends This Heat. With their Farfisa organ and Dominique's French-accented vocals, they sound now like a fore-runner of Stereolab. [source]
