From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gallon Drunk
Gallon Drunk
Gallon Drunk Discography
Origin London, England
Genres Alternative rock
Studio albums
Psychobilly • You, The Night... And The Music (1992) Clawfist
• From The Heart of the Town (1993) Clawfist/Sire (UK
Years active 1990—present
#67)[2]
Labels Clawfist • In The Long Still Night (1996) City Slang
Sire • Black Milk (1999)
City Slang
• Fire Music (2002) Sweet Nothing
Associated The Flaming Stars, Nick Cave and the Bad • The Rotten Mile (2007)
acts Seeds, Faust
Members Compilations etc.
• Tonite... The Singles Bar (1991) Clawfist
James Johnston
Terry Edwards • Peel Sessions (1992) Clawfist/Dutch East India (split
Ian White with Breed)
Simon Wring • Dora Suarez (1993) Clawfist
• Bear Me Away (2003) Sweet Nothing
Past members
• Live At Klub 007 (2009) - live album recorded on March
Mike Delanian 12, 2008 in Prague at klub 007 by the crew of the
Nick Coombe Prague independent radio station Radio 1
Gary Bonneface
Max Décharné
Joe Byfield Singles/EPs
Ray Dickaty • "Snakepit" (1988) Gallon Drunk
• "Ruby" (1990) Clawfist
Gallon Drunk are an English band formed in London in • "Draggin’ Along" (1991) Clawfist
1988. Their swamp rock sound contains a variety of in- • "The Last Gasp" (1991) Clawfist
fluences, from punk to jazz and the novels of Derek Ray- • "Some Fool’s Mess" (1991) Clawfist
mond (especially I Was Dora Suarez), and is noted for its • "Bedlam" (1992) Clawfist
dark subject matter. • "Live at the Madison Square Gardens, 18 September
1992" (1992) Clawfist (Limited Promo)
Biography • "You Should Be Ashamed" (1993) Clawfist
• "Known Not Wanted" (1993) (b-side by Tindersticks)
After forming in 1990,[1] Gallon Drunk released their de-
• Savage Soundtracks for Swinging Lovers EP (1993) Blue
but full-length album, You, the Night...and the Music in
Eyed Dog (with Barry Adamson)
1992. The following year, they enjoyed popularity in the
• Traitor’s Gate EP (1995) Gallon Drunk
wake of their second album, From The Heart of Town,
• "Two Clear Eyes" (1996) City Slang
which saw the band play venues in the U.S., such as the
• "To Love Somebody" (1997) City Slang
Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Gardens in New
• "Hurricane" (1998) Itchy Teeth (12"/CDS released
York, as a guest of Morrissey.
under the name J.J. Stone, featuring Johnson, White,
The band continues to record and tour, the latest
and Edwards)
release being 2007’s The Rotten Mile album on the Fred
• "Blood Is Red" (2000) FM
record label, with a new album due in Autumn 2011.
• "Things Will Change" (2001) Sweet Nothing
Founder, frontman and sole consistent member
James Johnston has also played in Nick Cave and the
Videos
Bad Seeds, with whom he joined for a Lollapalooza tour
in 1994 before serving as a full-time member from • One For The Ladies (live) (1992)
2003—2008. He is currently a member of Faust, Ulan Ba-
tor, and Big Sexy Noise with Lydia Lunch.
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References External links
[1] http://www.gallondrunk.com/biography.html • Official site
[2] Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie • MySpace
Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
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