Thirteen:13
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Thirteen:13 were a British
alternative rock
band formed in 1999 from the ashes of Catch
.
Quickly signed to Polydor
, the band's original line-up consisted of songwriters Wayne Murray (vocals and guitar
) and Toby MacFarlaine
(bass
and vocals) with Ben Etchells (lead guitar) and Martin Carling (drums
). Carling was later replaced by ex-Kula Shaker
drummer Paul Winter-Hart.
The band were voted one of Melody Maker's
top ten new bands to watch out for in 2000 and toured with JJ72
, Powderfinger
and My Vitriol
amongst others during their time together. They also played several festivals including the 2001 Carling Festival
at Leeds
and Reading
.
Polydor released four singles between October 2000 and October 2001 but none of these broke the UK top 40 and the band were dropped just before Christmas
2001, prompting the group to disband. All hopes were resting on "Try" breaking into the top 40 after the band appeared on various TV shows promoting the single, and receiving playlistings on Virgin Radio
, BBC Radio 2
and MTV Two. However the single only charted at #92, leading to their album being shelved for a longer period of time before being dropped.
Thirteen:13's debut album, Deny Everything, had been fully recorded by the time the band split but was never released. Much of the band's recorded work, including Deny Everything, had been made available at now defunct fan site Thirteen13.net with the blessing of Wayne Murray.
Following the split, Wayne Murray formed The Honeymoon (initially called The Lovers) with Icelandic singer Thorunn Magnusdottir and released the album Dialogue on 19 July 2004 on the RCA
label. Wayne is currently working under the name 'Boy Cried Wolf', but has recently been taking time out from the band to play guitar on tour with James Dean Bradfield
of Manic Street Preachers
and has appeared live as a second guitarist with the Manics themselves.
Toby MacFarlaine is currently playing with new band Reunion Square as well as being part of Graham Coxon's
and Charlotte Hatherley's
respective touring bands. He formed a new band with the remaining members of The Darkness called Stone Gods
. They released their debut album Silver Spoons & Broken Bones
in 2008; it reached #67 in the UK album charts.
Guitarist Ben Etchells joined new wave glam rockers The Candys before forming Ben & The Pimps while Paul Winter-Hart left to play drums with Shep and is now back in the reformed Kula Shaker
.
Both MacFarlaine and Murray, the bands chief songwriters, have re-recorded Thirteen:13 songs with their new bands.
Album
United Kingdom
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alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band formed in 1999 from the ashes of Catch
Catch (band)
Catch, famous for the 1990s pop song "Bingo", were an indie-pop group consisting of Toby Slater , Wayne Murray and Ben Etchells...
.
Quickly signed to Polydor
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
, the band's original line-up consisted of songwriters Wayne Murray (vocals and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) and Toby MacFarlaine
Toby MacFarlaine
Toby MacFarlaine is an English rock bassist.MacFarlaine is the bassist for a UK rockband called Stone Gods, with the remaining members of the now defunct UK rock band The Darkness....
(bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocals) with Ben Etchells (lead guitar) and Martin Carling (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
). Carling was later replaced by ex-Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles...
drummer Paul Winter-Hart.
The band were voted one of Melody Maker's
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
top ten new bands to watch out for in 2000 and toured with JJ72
JJ72
JJ72 were an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. After forming in 1996, they signed to Lakota Records in 1999, releasing two hit albums before splitting in 2006.-Formation & early years:...
, Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
and My Vitriol
My Vitriol
My Vitriol are an alternative rock band from London, England. The band name, which is often misinterpreted, is taken from the novel Brighton Rock by Graham Greene...
amongst others during their time together. They also played several festivals including the 2001 Carling Festival
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
at Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
and Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
.
Polydor released four singles between October 2000 and October 2001 but none of these broke the UK top 40 and the band were dropped just before Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
2001, prompting the group to disband. All hopes were resting on "Try" breaking into the top 40 after the band appeared on various TV shows promoting the single, and receiving playlistings on Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
, BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
and MTV Two. However the single only charted at #92, leading to their album being shelved for a longer period of time before being dropped.
Thirteen:13's debut album, Deny Everything, had been fully recorded by the time the band split but was never released. Much of the band's recorded work, including Deny Everything, had been made available at now defunct fan site Thirteen13.net with the blessing of Wayne Murray.
Following the split, Wayne Murray formed The Honeymoon (initially called The Lovers) with Icelandic singer Thorunn Magnusdottir and released the album Dialogue on 19 July 2004 on the RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
label. Wayne is currently working under the name 'Boy Cried Wolf', but has recently been taking time out from the band to play guitar on tour with James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.- Early life :...
of Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
and has appeared live as a second guitarist with the Manics themselves.
Toby MacFarlaine is currently playing with new band Reunion Square as well as being part of Graham Coxon's
Graham Coxon
Graham Leslie Coxon is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter. He came to prominence as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of rock band Blur, and is also a critically acclaimed solo artist, having recorded seven solo albums...
and Charlotte Hatherley's
Charlotte Hatherley
Charlotte Franklin Hatherley is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. She initially came to prominence as guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Ash. Since departing Ash in 2006, she has found success as a solo artist...
respective touring bands. He formed a new band with the remaining members of The Darkness called Stone Gods
Stone Gods
Stone Gods were a British hard rock / heavy metal band formed by ex-members of the then defunct UK hard rock band The Darkness. Their debut album, titled Silver Spoons & Broken Bones, was released on 7 July 2008, with the first single "Knight of the Living Dead" being released on 23 June 2008...
. They released their debut album Silver Spoons & Broken Bones
Silver Spoons & Broken Bones
Silver Spoons & Broken Bones is the debut album of the East Anglian band Stone Gods and was released on July 7, 2008 through Play It Again Sam. It is the band's first full-length album...
in 2008; it reached #67 in the UK album charts.
Guitarist Ben Etchells joined new wave glam rockers The Candys before forming Ben & The Pimps while Paul Winter-Hart left to play drums with Shep and is now back in the reformed Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles...
.
Both MacFarlaine and Murray, the bands chief songwriters, have re-recorded Thirteen:13 songs with their new bands.
Discography
Singles- "Perfect Imperfection" (2 October 2000) UK #136
- "50 Stories" (5 March 2001) UK #87
- "Truth Hurts" (11 June 2001) UK #77
- "Try" (22 October 2001) UK #92
Album
- Deny Everything (2001- Unreleased)
- "Hoax"
- "50 Stories"
- "Never Want To See You This Way"
- "Perfect Imperfection"
- "Truth Hurts"
- "I Need An Army To Protect Me"
- "Try"
- "Birthday Cards"
- "Dirty Words" (interlude after this track is the last few seconds of b-side "Typo" from "Truth Hurts").
- "Not Forever"
- "A Little Less"
- "Act Like You Know Her"
- "Jason Says"
External links
- Thirteen13.net (fan site)
- Reunion Square
- Boy Cried Wolf Myspace page
- The Honeymoon (mothballed)
- The White Russians Myspace page