S*M*A*S*H - Icon. CD. (MLP - HYPER-01) SMASH were formed in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire in the early 1990’s. Comprising: Ed Borrie (vocals, guitar) Salvador (salv) Alessi (bass) Rob Haigh (drums) and influenced by Punk, West Coast rock & the Velvet Underground, the band made an immediate impact with their first single ‘Real Surreal’ before they appeared on Top Of The Pops with the next release, a NME/Melody Maker single of the Week ‘Shame’. Their live gigs were well received by the musical press and & the NME dubbed them the Stone Roses on PCP. Their punky, aggressive rock ‘n’ roll brought admirers included Billy Bragg and Joe Strummer of The Clash. They signed to Virgin label-High Rise in 1994 for the album ‘Self Abused ‘ and a later semi-live Ep ‘they went on a US tour where US grunge label, Sub Pop released a one-off single ‘Barrabas before their final single ‘Rest Of My Life’ in 1997. Since 1997, the band remained in contact and three years ago started rehearsing again and playing some low key gigs. Ed Borrie wrote new songs, which were perfected and recorded in the studio in 2006/07 for this new album comprising 10 new songs, plus a bonus download track. ‘Icon’ has raucous punk, gentle songs, rock tracks, indie classics and great songs throughout this welcome return of S*M*A*S*H

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