

During their tour, the band released a re-worked version of " Suffocate" for UK release, which charted at No. In early 1998 Feeder toured the United States as a support act for Everclear. They also reissued Polythene, adding "High" to the track listing, along with some other changes. In October 1997, Feeder released their breakthrough single " High", which charted at No. įeeder would go on to release three further singles from Polythene, " Tangerine" (charting at No. Some critics labelled the band "The UK's answer to the Smashing Pumpkins", and also drew comparisons to The Pixies and Talk Talk. Polythene was acclaimed by critics, including Metal Hammer and Kerrang!, who placed the album at first and sixth in their respective end-of-year lists. Polythene and Yesterday Went Too Soon (1997–1999) įeeder's debut album, Polythene, was released in May 1997. In August, the band made their first appearance at the Reading festival and in October, they released their first single, " Stereo World". In July, Feeder released their first commercially available release, Swim. Called 'Two Tracker', it featured two songs that would feature on Feeder's debut album. In February, Kerrang! and Edge gave away a promo tape the band made with producer Chris Sheldon. Limited to 1,500 CDs and 1,000 7" vinyls, the band sold Two Colours at gigs. In 1995, Feeder recorded their first EP, Two Colours. Representatives at Echo listened to the tape, sent an employee to see the band play live, then offered them a record contract. In 1994, Feeder sent a demo tape to The Echo Label. The trio changed their name to Feeder, after Nicholas's pet goldfish. The advert was answered by Taka Hirose, a Japanese ex-pat working in London as a graphic designer. They placed an advert in Loot for a new bass player. Grant Nicholas and Jon Lee went 'back to the drawing board'. In 1994, Reel/Real's bass player, Julian Smith, left the group. 1.10 Torpedo and untitled twelfth studio album (2022–present).1.9 All Bright Electric and Tallulah (2015–2021).


Their 2019 album Tallulah debuted at number four, more than two decades after the group formed, and 20 years after their first top 10 album Yesterday Went Too Soon. įeeder are one of the Britpop era bands to have continued success long after their peak. At their peak of commercial success, Feeder won two Kerrang! Awards in 20 they were inducted into their Hall of Fame in August 2019 for “Distinguished Services to Rock”. They have released 11 studio albums, 12 compilations, four EPs and 43 singles, spending a combined total of 184 weeks on the singles and albums charts as of 2019, while accumulating 25 top 75 singles between 19. Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport in 1994.
