![]() Their edgy, abrasive and powerful guitar-driven racket combined melodic songs that paid witness to Hince’s obsession with low-life living and crime (the band took their name from Nicodemo Scarfo, the boss of an infamous Philadelphia crime family).Īfter the very promising couple of singles, 'ELO' and 'Alkaline,' the band released their second album, 'Luxury Plane Crash' in August 1997. This brought them to the attention of Steve Lamacq's Deceptive Records and he wasted no time in signing them and releasing their self-titled mini-album in December 1995. The trio soon moved up to the capital and recorded their debut single, 'Skinny' b/w 'Lifeline', for Fierce Panda in May 1995. Scarfo were formed at the tail-end of Britpop in Andover, Hampshire back in 1994 by ex-Goldsmith's College drama graduate Jamie Hince (vocals, guitar) along with Nick Prior (bass) and Al Saunders (drums). ![]() ![]() Luxury Plane Crash (Deceptive - BLUFF 045CD, 1997). For the third, we go over the pond to the punk scene of Los Angeles and The Plugz. Two hail from the aftermath of the UK Britpop scene courtesy of Scarfo and The Pecadiloes. Part 2 of his own, very personal, Top 10 Great Lost Indie Albums shines the light on three undiscovered gems that didn't get as much attention as they deserved first time around. Following on from Part 1, Denzil Watson continues his trawl through obscure and lost indie albums from the last four decades.
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