One Large Banana

Grahamstown-based indie rock band, active 1997–1999. Members comprised Jo Edward (vocals, flute, guitar), Brett Lock (bass), John Taylor (guitar) and Gareth Sweetman (drums).

Their debut EP Don’t Feed The Animals (1997) was recorded over five days at Sharp Street Studios in Johannesburg with producer Willem Moller. The single “Leave This Town” went to number one on RMR during the National Arts Festival and received national airplay on 5FM in November 1997. A second release, Steaming On The Lawn (1998), was recorded live at a small studio in Grahamstown as a demo for a planned full album that was never completed. Brett Lock subsequently relocated to London, where he became a member of The Sighs of Monsters.

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