Mark Keds
| Senseless Things | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, punk rock, pop punk, alternative rock |
| Years active | 1986–1995, 2017 |
| Labels | Epic, Way Cool, Decoy, Cherry Red |
| Associated acts | Jolt, 3 Colours Red, Delakota, Morgan (aka M. Organ), Vent 414 (aka Vent), The Wildhearts, Gorillaz, Deadcuts, Like A Bitch, The Lams, Trip Fontaine, Penguin Cafe, Muse, The Streets, |
| Members | Mark Keds Ben Harding Morgan Nicholls Cass Browne |
Senseless Things are an English indie rock/pop punk band, formed in 1986 in London. The band released four albums and achieved two UK Top 20 hit singles before splitting up in 1995. Senseless Things reformed in 2017 to play several gigs including Shepherd's Bush Empire, as well as to record and release new material.
Senseless Things formed around the musical partnership of songwriter Mark Myers aka Mark Keds (vocals, guitar) and Morgan Nicholls (bass, originally guitar), who as eleven-year-olds in Twickenham, Middlesex put together Wild Division in the early 1980s. With the addition of drummer Cass Browne (also occasionally known as Cass Cade and Cass Traitor) they became the Psychotics, playing various venues in their local area despite still being at school. Their first gig together as the Senseless Things (named after a phrase used in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Julius Caesar) followed at the subsequently-demolished Clarendon in Hammersmith, London, in October 1986. Auxiliary members at this stage included a keyboard player, Ben, and a guitarist, Gerry, who deputised for Nicholls while the latter was studying for his O levels.
The definitive Senseless Things line-up formed in summer 1987 when Nicholls returned to take over bass, with the new recruit, former BBC clerk Ben Harding acquiring the vacant guitarist's role. Taking their musical cue from the Ramones and the Dickies, and their spiritual lead from fellow guitar outfit Mega City Four, the quartet embarked upon a hectic touring schedule, often playing on the same bill as Mega City Four, Snuff and Perfect Daze.
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