From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Send No Flowers
Send No Flowers
Send No Flowers ’Phonogram’. Futcher passed on their demo tape ’Uncon-
trolled’ to his colleagues Dave Thorne and Geoff Gillespie
Origin United Kingdom (both A&R men at the label). Thorne soon left Phono-
Genres Rock, Alternative Rock, Grunge gram to set up Solid Rock Management and agreed to
manage and nurture Agent Orange (then a 4 piece named
Years active 1994–1996
’Type’ with bass player Gearon on lead vocals) as well as
Labels East West Records Swedish Rock outfit ’Electric Boys’. Thorne subsequently
got them their deal after they recruited singer Matt Brad-
Members
bury, via a series of showcases for major labels.
Matt Bradbury In 1995 Agent Orange changed their name to "Send
Thomas Broman No Flowers" (a U.S. band called Agent Orange had been
Dom Gearon
Scott Leach
using the name for some time).
Steve Rendell
Past members Band members
Abe Mohsin • Matt Bradbury - vocals
Mike Swaine • Tomas Broman - drums
• Dom Gearon - bass
Send No Flowers (also sometimes written ’Send NØ Flow- • Scott Leach - guitars
ers’) was a British rock band who signed to the East West • Steve Rendell - guitars
Records label in 1994, and released their EP Monotony
in 1995. In 1996 the band released their debut album
Juice, which was produced by Paul Johnson (on the tracks
Discography
"Sepia" and "Porcelain") and Sank (on all other tracks). Send No Flowers
Juice received rave reviews from the press, but didn’t • Monotony EP (1995)
reach the commercial success it deserved. Consequently • Juice (1996)
their label dropped them. Shortly afterwards the band • Downfall EP (1996)
changed its name to Shineola but met with limited suc-
Shineola, • Bitter Taste EP (1996)
cess and soon split. Shineola
Gearon, Leach and Rendell re-appeared in pub cover • Strung out / Less
band ’Cypher’ but have recently called time on this pro-
ject as well. Broman re-appeared for a time in 1999 as the
drummer in Silver Ginger 5, a solo project by Wildhearts
Similar music
front-man Ginger. Listeners may find that the work of Send No Flowers is
comparable to that of the following prominent bands.
• Pearl Jam
History • Alice in Chains
Send No Flowers debuted as Agent Orange in Plymouth, • Stone Temple Pilots
England in 1992. Later that year they all relocated to a • Headswim
ramshackle farmhouse on the outskirts of Bristol and in • Kerbdog
1994 signed a record deal with the major label East West
Records . The band toured with many acts including the
Wildhearts, Headswim, Clawfinger, Skid Row.[1] Candle-
See also
box, Feeder, Apes Pigs and Spaceman, and played many • Review of the Album "Juice" at Soundchecks Music
Festivals including Rock Am Ring, Strange Noise and Review, by Paul Higson.
Phoenix.
Their original drummer, Abe Mohsin, was the deter-
mining factor for them receiving their record deal, as
References
he introduced them to an old school friend of his, David [1] SEND NO FLOWERS | MusicMight
Futcher, whom at the time worked for the record label
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