| Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band | |
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 Some of the band performing at the Scala in 2013. From left to right: Keith TOTP, Charley Stone, Micky Ciccone, Melissa Reardon, Adie Nunn | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Corporate Records |
| Website | https://soundcloud.com/keith-totp |
Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band is a London-based indie rock band led by singer-songwriter Keith Top of the Pops.
The band was formed at an Art Brut gig in New York City in 2006, after a support band dropped out, and Keith, who had produced Art Brut's first two singles, played some of his songs with members of Art Brut. The band has subsequently featured a rotating line-up of musicians, with two rules, of avoiding soundchecks and never having rehearsals.
The band has released three albums. The first, Fuck You! I'm Keith Top of the Pops (released in 2011), was given 5 stars by and made Album of the Month by Artrocker. The second album TOTP 2 (released in 2013) was reviewed well by PopMatters, which described it as "hard to fault". It was also given 5 stars by Artrocker. A third album, Livin' the Dream, was released in 2018.
Members
On the first two released albums, the credited artists, aside from Keith, are:
- Eddie Argos
- David Barnett
- Jo Bevan
- Rob Britton
- Chris Cain
- Ian Catskilkin
- Micky Ciccone
- Emma Cooper
- Sue Denim
- Mikey Drums
- David Fade
- Johnny Fade
- Jasper Future
- Fruitbat
- Luke Haines
- Charlotte Hatherley
- Julia Indelicate
- Simon Indelicate
- Jimbob
- Arec G Litter
- Jackie McKeown
- John Moore
- Keith Murray
- Sarah Nixey
- Adie Nunn
- Dee Plume
- Melissa Reardon
- James Rocks
- Sara Passmore
- Charley Stone
- Nathan Thomas
- Tim Ten Yen
- Phil Whaite
- Dyan Valdes
- Johnny Yeah
The third album also features Dino Bardot, Joel Black, Steve Brummell, Sean Clothier, Simon Drowner, Mikey Georgeson, Rob Hardy, Ben Lambert, Ally Moss, Aug Stone and Stuffy; with a string section arranged by Martin White consisting of Amy Butterworth, Heather Newton, Jeremy Limb, Ben Handysides, Patrick Ahern and Eric Donohue.
Other musicians to have performed in the band include Zachary Amos and Jennifer Denitto.
Discography
Albums
- Fuck You! I'm Keith Top of the Pops (Corporate Records, 2011)
- TOTP 2 (Corporate Records, 2013)
- Livin' the Dream (Corporate Records, 2018)
Singles
- Split ("I Hate Your Band"/"Girl", Filthy Little Angels Singles Club, 2007, with The New Royal Family, as Keith TOTP)
- "#ProperMusic" (2013)
- "You Wish You Were in My Band)" (2013)
- "If You Want Twee (You Got It)" (2018)
Compilation appearances
- "Two of the Beatles Are Dead", on Two of the Beatles Have Died (Helen Llewelyn Product Nineteen Records, 2009)
References
- Argos, Eddie (2015). I Formed a Band. Lo Fi Punk Rock Motherfucking Press. ISBN 9783981734607.
- ^ "The Coming of Keith". Artrocker. September 2011.
- ^ "Preaching from the Pews: Keith TOTP". 7 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- Schurr, Maria (13 July 2013). "Keith Top of the Pops: TOTP2". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Review: Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band: TOTP 2". Artrocker. August 2013.
- Keith TOTP (10 February 2016). "If anyone was wondering why the new album took so long to record, here's the credits #ItsAPrettyBigBand" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Schneider, Martin (25 April 2018). "The Ultimate Hipster-Takedown Song: 'F*ck Off With Your Ukulele Orchestra'". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- Denitto, Jennifer. "Jennifer Denitto's Drum Time". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- Barding, Andy (14 October 2011). "Keith Top of the Pops – live review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- TOTP, Keith (24 April 2013). "#ProperMusic". YouTube. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- TOTP, Keith (18 October 2013). "You Wish You Were In My Band". YouTube. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- TOTP, Keith (22 April 2018). "If You Want Twee (You Got It)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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