The Crocketts
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| Origin | Aberystwyth, Wales |
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| Years active | 1996–2002 |
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| Past members | Davey MacManus Daniel Harris Richard Carter Owen Hopkin |
The Crocketts were a British indie rock band from Aberystwyth. Formed in 1996, the band featured Irish vocalist Davey MacManus, English guitarist Daniel Harris, English bassist Richard Carter and Welsh drummer Owen Hopkin. The Crocketts were signed to Blue Dog Records and released two studio albums: We May Be Skinny & Wirey (1998) and The Great Brain Robbery (2000). After the band split up in 2002, MacManus and Hopkin went on to form The Crimea.
The Crocketts formed in late 1996 while band members Davey MacManus, Daniel Harris, Richard Carter and Owen Hopkin were attending Aberystwyth University. During their time at the university, MacManus studied countryside management, Harris studied mathematics, Carter studied zoology, and Hopkin studied minority language broadcasting. An early lineup of the band known as The Crocketts 20th Century Vikings featured Graham Salisbury in place of Hopkin, in addition to second vocalist Hannah Fowler; they released an EP in 1996 entitled Frog on a Stick. Shortly after forming the band, each member also created a nickname by which to be credited: MacManus used "Davey Crockett" (the inspiration for the band's moniker), Harris used "Dan Boone", Carter used "Rich Turpin/Wurzel" and Hopkin used "Owen Cash". After finishing university, the group signed with Blue Dog Records (a sub-label of V2 Records) and released their debut extended play (EP), Hello & Good Morning, in September 1997; the song "Stunner" from the EP received airplay on the animated television series Daria, while the song "Will You Still Care" was named by Kerrang! as their "Song of the Week" in 1997. The rest of the year was spent touring and recording.
On 9 March 1998, the band released the first single from their upcoming debut album, "Loved Ya Once", which was followed on 11 May by the second, "Flower Girl". The band toured England through April and May, before releasing their debut full-length album We May Be Skinny & Wirey on 14 September 1998. The album, produced by David M. Allen, was generally well received by critics; a review in music magazine NME praised the album for its "hard and curdle folk melodies with Davey [MacManus]'s splendidly Americanised primal howl and an intriguing array of influences". "Explain" was released as the third and final single from We May Be Skinny & Wirey on 26 October.
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