Boy Kill Boy
| Boy Kill Boy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Leytonstone, London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival |
| Years active | 2004–2008 |
| Labels | Vertigo, Island |
| Associated acts | Chris Peck |
| Website | http://www.boykillboy.com/ |
| Members | Chris Peck Kev Chase Shaz Mahmood Pete Carr |
Boy Kill Boy were an English rock band based in Leytonstone, East London. Perhaps best known for their highest charting single "Suzie", the band produced two studio albums and six singles before splitting in 2008.
Before being known as Boy Kill Boy, they went under the name Future of Junior and produced a few songs including a song called Miss Scandinavia. In May 2005, they released their debut single "Suzie" for record label Fierce Panda. In the summer the band opened the Radio 1 stage on Sunday/Friday of the 2005 Reading and Leeds Festivals. The second single followed later in the year and the band signed to Fallout Recordings. "Civil Sin" was featured in Zane Lowe's "Hottest Track In The World Today". In 2006, the single "Back Again" reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart, which earned them a slot on Top of the Pops, and the re-release of "Suzie" reached No. 17. The debut album Civilian was released in the UK on 22 May 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart at No. 16. The album was released in North America on 25 July 2006, where it reached No. 11 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.
In May 2005, the band stepped in to replace Nine Black Alps on the NME New Music Tour 2005 after the band's frontman Sam Forrest caught the mumps. Boy Kill Boy had only been billed to play one support slot on the whole tour but ended up playing numerous extra slots supporting Maxïmo Park, The Cribs and The Rakes. They returned the following year as headliners for NME's New Bands Tour 2006, supported by The Automatic, ¡Forward, Russia!, and The Long Blondes. Boy Kill Boy's most famous track, Suzie, was US iTunes Single of The Week in March 2006 and they followed this with a US tour supporting The Charlatans and Echo & the Bunnymen (Ian McCulloch's a big fan).
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