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.
London-based indie rock band, with several South African members – including Brett Lock, formerly of The Leather Omnibus, Occam’s Razor and One Large Banana – formed in 2014. Members — Dean Sobers (vocals, guitar), Brett Houston-Lock (bass), and Chris Houston (percussion, violin), sometimes augmented by David Toube (keyboards) and Brett Collings (drums).
Their debut album Ground was released in November 2014, followed by Lie in January 2017, Dust in April 2019, and Present in June 2024. Singles include “After Charlie” (2016), “More Than Blue” (2021) — a collaboration with South African poet David Chislett — and “Bird Shot” (2022). BBC broadcaster Tom Robinson described one of their tracks as “a work of howling genius”.
