Thurman

Thurman were a band heralding from Oxfordshire comprising brothers Nicholas Kenny, (Lead Vocals + Guitar) Simon Kenny (Bass + Additional vocals) plus Paul Disley (Drums). Heavily associated with the Britpop movement rumours (which were true) circulated at the time that they had originally been a heavy metal band called 'To Die For,' who changed their style of music so as to be snapped up by a record label in the wake of the success of Blur and the mid-'90s UK music resurgence. Their chirpy, '60s-influenced retro sound is one produced by a huge number of artists in 1995 at the height of Britpop mania. Their sole album 'Lux' is entertaining, but some critics found it lacking in depth and derided its near-plagiarism of a number of songs, most noticeably 'Children of the Revolution' by T-Rex on the track 'Loaded.' Despite some positive reviews at the time the album can be seen now as style over substance, leaving Thurman to go down with numerous other bands associated with Britpop who were in the minor leagues, such as Pimlico, Powder, Octopus and Mantaray. Following Thurman's demise, the Kenny brothers went on to form a Neil Young/Byrds/Dylan-influenced band called The Four Storeys along with drummer Dan Goddard (ex-Nubiles). Following a single release of a track entitled 'Castaway' in 1999 the band released an album entitled 'Betting On Now' in 2002, receiving critical acclaim from Steve Lamacq and the NME no less, who had previously derided Thurman's career. The Four Storeys is now disbanded and Nicholas and Simon Kenny have gone on to form a new group called 'The Long Insiders', still with Dan Goddard on drums, and newly acquired vocalist Sarah Dodd. From their MySpace page: "Born in October 2006 in Oxford, The Long Insiders aim to make music for Spies visiting a David Lynch film set to see Polly Harvey and Nick Cave sing! Imagine a more f#cked-up Johnny Cash & June Carter."