Primal Scream

Primal Scream
Primal Scream performing in Southampton on 29 November 2006
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Alternative rock electronica alternative dance indie pop neo-psychedelia house
Years active	1982 (1982)–present
Labels	Elevation WEA Sire Creation Columbia Intercord SME Reprise Astralwerks Epic B-Unique First International
Associated acts	Spirea X Adventures in Stereo The Jesus and Mary Chain Felt The Stone Roses My Bloody Valentine The Wake
Website	primalscream.net
Members	Bobby Gillespie Andrew Innes Martin Duffy Darrin Mooney Barrie Cadogan Simone Butler
Past members	Mani Jim Beattie Debbie Googe Paul Harte Jim Hunt Denise Johnson Duncan Mackay Tom McGurk Stuart May Henry Olsen Steve Sidelnyk Gavin Skinner Martin St. John Phillip 'Toby' Tomanov Paul Mulraney Robert "Throb" Young

Primal Scream are a British rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Martin Duffy (keyboards), Simone Butler (bass) and Darrin Mooney (drums). Barrie Cadogan has toured and recorded with the band since 2006 as a replacement after the departure of guitarist Robert "Throb" Young.

The band performed throughout 1982–1984, but their career did not take off until Gillespie left his position as drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain. The band were a key part of the mid-1980s indie pop scene, but eventually moved away from their more jangly sound, taking on more psychedelic and then garage rock influences, before incorporating a dance music element to their sound. Their 1991 album Screamadelica broke the band into the mainstream. Their latest album Chaosmosis was released on 18 March 2016.

Bobby Gillespie moved to Mount Florida, in southeastern Glasgow. There he attended Kings Park Secondary School, where he first met Robert Young. Another schoolfriend was Alan McGee, who took Gillespie to his first gig, a Thin Lizzy concert. McGee and Gillespie were heavily influenced by punk rock, and they joined a local punk band, The Drains, in 1978. The Drains guitarist was a 15-year-old Andrew Innes. The band was short-lived, and Innes and McGee moved to London while Gillespie chose to remain in Glasgow.