Tin Star (band)
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Tin Star were a British electronica band formed in 1996.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p363987|pure_url=yes}} Biography], AllMusic Dave Tomlinson and Tim Bricheno were formerly in the Band X-CNN together in the early 1990s.
History
Tomlinson and Bricheno were discussing their musical future together in a London pub. Their conversation was overheard by Tim Gordine who introduced himself and they formed the band together. The group signed to V2 Records and released their debut album, The Thrill Kisser, in 1999. The album had been recorded in Gordine's apartment in London and the restricted space meant the group adapted to using machines rather than a drum kit.{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Christopher|title=Tin Star Use 'Head' To Shine on American Airwaves|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/512956/tin-star-use-head-to-shine-on-american-airwaves/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093423/http://www.mtv.com/news/512956/tin-star-use-head-to-shine-on-american-airwaves/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2017|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=20 April 2017|language=en|date=19 March 1999}}
The group scored a hit on US rock radio with "Head", which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1999. A second LP, Dirty Bird, followed in May 2001.{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Frampton|editor1-first=Scott|title=Just Out|magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly|date=July 2001|issue=94|page=93|publisher=Robert K Haber|location=New York|issn=1074-6978}}
The group has since split up.
Film and television
- The song "Dirty Bird" was used in one of the episodes of the TV series, Felicity (Episode 13, season 1).
- "Head" and "Disconnected Child" were used in the film Gossip.{{cite web|last1=Lawrenson|first1=Edward|title=Gossip (2000)|url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/377|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803095756/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/377|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2012|website=Old.bfi.org.uk|accessdate=20 April 2017|language=en}}
- "Head" is used in episode 1.3 Monsters of Roswell TV show.{{cite book|last1=Burnett|first1=Robyn|title=Crash into me : the world of Roswell|date=2002|publisher=ECW Press|location=Toronto|isbn=1-55022-539-1|page=153|chapter=8. Roswell Episode Guide}}
- "Head" is used in the movie The Sixth Sense during the children's birthday party scene.{{Cite web|title=The Sixth Sense (1999)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2017-08-29}}
- "Disconnected Child" was used in the Showtime television series Queer as Folk (Season 1 Episode 12).{{Cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/queer-as-folk/season-1/19435|title=Music from Queer as Folk (US) S1E12|website=Tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-06-27}}
Members
- Dave Tomlinson – vocals
- Tim Bricheno – guitar, songwriting
- Tim Gordine – bass, programming
Discography
=Studio albums=
- The Thrill Kisser (V2 Records, 1999)
- Dirty Bird (V2 Records, 2001)