Crackout (band)
| Crackout | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bicester, Oxfordshire, England |
| Genres | Pop punk / indie |
| Years active | 1997–2005 |
| Labels |
Shifty Disco (1998) Hut Recordings (2001 - 2004) |
| Associated acts | Blackholes, Out of the Afternoon |
| Members | Steven Eagles Nicholas Millard Jack Dunkley |
| Past members | Rachel Lavelle |
Crackout were an English three-piece pop punk band, formed in Bicester, Oxfordshire in 1997.
The band released two albums and a handful of singles, and toured with artists such as Sum 41, Seafood, Haven and Span before disbanding in late 2005.
The band, singer-guitarist Steven Eagles, drummer Nicholas Millard and bassist Rachel Lavelle, were all 16 years old when they signed to the Shifty Disco label after playing only eight gigs as 'Crackout' (named after 'Brian Krakow', a character in American TV teen drama, My So-Called Life). Within four weeks of the record label first seeing the band live, they had recorded and released their debut "Chuck" single. An album was also recorded around this time, but was never released. Lavelle was replaced in 1999 by Jack Dunkley when Lavelle and the rest of the band drifted apart in the last year of school due to differing life plans.
Crackout toured with Sick Of It All / 28 Days in late December 2000, where they sold a self-released tape containing early recordings of "Breakout" and "Joey Lost His Mind" (both later re-recorded and included on debut album This Is Really Neat). "EP1", a 500-limited edition CD with four songs showing early promise, and "EP2" shortly followed in 2001. Both EPs came with a free sticker and in a hand-numbered cardboard sleeve, finished with a wax seal (red on "EP1"; green on "EP2"). Their debut album, This Is Really Neat, was released that October featuring artwork by Jane Wooster-Scott.
In 2002, plans to release old favourite "Volume" (the B-side to their first single, later re-recorded and featured on This Is Really Neat) were scrapped when, "I Am The One", was used in an advert for Salomon Sports. "Volume" was therefore the only Crackout song not released as a single with its own music video.
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