Noonday Underground

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Noonday Underground

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| background = group_or_band

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| origin = London, England

| genre = Trip hop{{cite web|first= Andy |last= Kellman |title= Noonday Underground – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/noonday-underground-mn0000384308/biography |access-date= 2 August 2018}}

| years_active = 2000 to Present

| label = Setanta

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|current_members = Simon Dine
Daisy Martey

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Noonday Underground are a British band consisting of DJ Simon Dine and singer Daisy Martey. Dine had previously been a member of Adventures in Stereo. Martey was for a time the singer in Morcheeba.{{cite news |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1955386,00.html |title=Noonday Underground – On The Freedom Flotilla |access-date=5 January 2008 |date= 24 November 2006|work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Dorian | last=Lynskey}} The band name came from a book about The Who.{{cite web |url=http://www.ready-steady-go.org.uk/noonday%20underground.htm |title=Noonday Underground feature/interview |access-date=5 January 2008 |publisher=ready-steady-go.org.uk |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071225183320/http://www.ready-steady-go.org.uk/noonday%20underground.htm |archive-date = 25 December 2007 |quote=I saw it in a book about the Who while trying to find a band name. I knew about the Tom Wolfe story but didn't track it down until recently }}

Their debut album Self-Assembly was released in 2000 on the M21 label, and re-issued by Setanta on 17 September 2001.{{cite web |last1=Linosi |first1=Chris |title=Noonday Underground – Self Assembly (Setanta) |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/noonday-underground-self-assembly |website=Music OMH |access-date=5 February 2022 |date=17 September 2001}}

Their track "The Light Brigade", from Self-Assembly, was used as the title theme for the Channel 4 nursing drama, No Angels.

An advertisement for Google Home used their track "Spinning All Around", from the album Body Parts For Modern Art.

Discography

;Albums

  • Self-Assembly (2000) M21
  • Surface Noise (2002) Setanta
  • On the Freedom Flotilla (2006) Setanta
  • The K-O Chorale (12 July 2010) Setanta{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=John |title=Noonday Underground – K-O Chorale (Setanta) |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/noonday-underground-k-o-chorale |website=Music OMH |access-date=5 February 2022 |date=12 July 2010}}
  • Body Parts for Modern Art (2015) Stubbie Records
  • On a Quiet Night (2018)

;Compilations

  • Set Sail (2003) Vroom Sound

;EPs

  • How Happy (1997)

;Singles

  • "London" (1999)
  • "I'll Walk Right On" (2003) (UK Singles Chart #86){{cite web |title=Noonday Underground |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8889/noonday-underground/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=5 February 2022}}

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