Mumm-Ra (band)

Mumm-Ra
Origin	Sussex, England
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock
Years active	2000–2008, 2012–present
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	White Lies, Mirrors
Website	Official website
Members	James "Noo" New James Arguile Oli Frost Niall Buckler Gareth Jennings Tommy Bowen Carl Gent

Mumm-Ra are an English indie rock band originally from Bexhill on Sea. The group was first composed of vocalist, keyboard player, and occasional guitarist James New, guitarists James Arguile and Oli Frost, bassist Niall Buckler, and drummer Gareth Jennings, before being joined by Tommy Bowen in 2006 as touring keyboard and synthesizer player; in 2012, Bowen became a fully fledged member.

Niall Buckler formed the band in 2000, taking their name from Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living, the main villain of the 1980s cartoon ThunderCats. They first rose to public attention when they performed with the NME Awards Indie Rock Tour alongside The Automatic, The View, and The Horrors, and were featured in the January 2007 edition of NME as one of ten bands who were "guaranteed to soundtrack" 2007. The band released their debut album These Things Move in Threes in 2007, which spawned the singles "Out of the Question" "What Would Steve Do?" and "She's Got You High" before entering hiatus in April 2008.

In 2012, the band made their live return, before announcing a full comeback in 2013 with new material. New tracks "Technicolour", "Your Father's Son", and "Jeremy" were released across the year, with an 8 track EP titled Back to the Shore released on 17 February 2014.

After being "hotly tipped" by music magazine NME, the band were announced as the act to open for The Automatic on the 2007 NME Awards Tour along with The View and The Horrors.

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