Fat White Family

Fat White Family
Fat White Family at the Immergut Festival 2016
Background information
Origin Peckham, South London, England
Genres Post-punk, experimental rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock
Years active 2011 (2011)–present
Labels Trashmouth
Fat Possum
Hate Hate Hate Records
Without Consent
Associated acts The Metros
The Moonlandingz
Insecure Men
Members
  • Lias Kaci Saoudi
  • Saul Adamczewski
  • Nathan Saoudi
  • Alex White
  • Adam J Harmer
  • Mairead O'Connor
Past members
  • Ciaran Hartnett
  • Jack Everett
  • Joseph Pancucci-Simpson
  • Dan Lyons

Fat White Family are an English rock band, formed in 2011 in Peckham, South London.

History

The band, fronted by Southampton-born[1] and Huddersfield-raised Lias Kaci Saoudi,[2] formed in 2011. Lead guitarist Saul Adamczewski was previously the frontman of indie pop band the Metros, which also featured Fat White Family's original bass player, Joseph Pancucci-Simpson.

They released their debut album, Champagne Holocaust, in 2013, on UK label Trashmouth Records. It was released in 2014 in the U.S. on Fat Possum Records. The band released Fat Whites/Taman Shud, a split EP with Taman Shud, on 11 December 2013 on Trashmouth.[3]

On 10 March 2014, Fat White Family issued their first single, "Touch the Leather", on Hate Hate Hate Records.[4]

In early 2014, the band launched a PledgeMusic campaign to fund their show at the South by Southwest festival, with a subsequent US tour.[5] Pledgers were given the self-released EP Crippled B-Sides and Inconsequential Rarities. Next was the single "I Am Mark E Smith" (referencing singer Mark E. Smith of the Fall), released 15 December 2014.[6]

Their second album, Songs for Our Mothers, was released in 2016 by the Without Consent label.[7][8] It was promoted with a single for "Whitest Boy on the Beach",[9] which was later chosen for the closing credits of the 2017 film T2 Trainspotting.

Fat White Family's next single, "Breaking Into Aldi", was released on 16 August 2016.[10]

Other projects

In 2015, Adamczewski and Lias Saoudi collaborated with Adrian Flanagan and Dean Honer of experimental band Eccentronic Research Council on their album Johnny Rocket, Narcissist & Music Machine... I'm Your Biggest Fan. After its release, the partnership took concepts from the album to form a new band called the Moonlandingz. The act ended up touring together, as well as working with Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono, Philip Oakey, Randy Jones and Slow Club frontwoman Rebecca Taylor, resulting in the 2017 release of their debut album, Interplanetary Class Classics.[11]

In January 2017, Adamczewski formed the band Insecure Men with Lennon (guitar), Ben Romans-Hopcraft (bass), Jack Everett (drums), Jon Catfish de Lorene (keyboards) and Alex White (saxophone).[12][13] Lennon co-produced their eponymous album, released in February 2018.[14][15]

Members

Current members
  • Lias Kaci Saoudi – lead vocals
  • Saul Adamczewski - guitar, vocals
  • Nathan Saoudi – organ
  • Severin Black – drums
  • Alex White - saxophone
  • Adam J. Harmer – guitar
  • Taishi Nagasaka – bass
Former members
  • Ciaran Hartnett – bass
  • Jack Everett – drums
  • Joseph Pancucci-Simpson – bass
  • Dan Lyons – drums
Temporary members
  • Chris O.C – drums
  • Dale Barclay – guitar (d. 2018)
  • Martin Dean – drums
  • Mike Brandon – guitar

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Fat Whites/Taman Shud (2013, Trashmouth Records)
  • Crippled B-Sides and Inconsequential Rarities (2014, self-released)

Singles

  • "Touch the Leather" (2014, Hate Hate Hate Records)
  • "I Am Mark E Smith" (2014, Without Consent)
  • "Whitest Boy on the Beach" (2016, Without Consent)
  • "Breaking Into Aldi" (2016, Without Consent)

References

  1. ↑ "England & Wales Births 1837-2006". search.findmypast.co.uk. 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Repertoire Search". Broadcast Music, Inc. 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fat White Family* / Taman Shud* - Fat Whites / Taman Shud".
  4. ↑ "The Fat White Family - Touch The Leather".
  5. ↑ NME.COM. "SXSW and US tour Send The Fat White Family to America". NME.COM. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  6. ↑ "The Fat White Family - I Am Mark E Smith".
  7. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (21 January 2016). "Fat White Family: Songs for Our Mothers review – still testing the boundaries of taste". The Guardian.
  8. ↑ Clements, Jaymz (25 January 2016). "Fat White Family - Songs For Our Mothers". Rolling Stone Australia.
  9. ↑ "The Fat White Family - Whitest Boy On The Beach".
  10. ↑ "The Fat White Family - Breaking Into Aldi".
  11. ↑ Sendra, Tim (24 March 2017). "Interplanetary Class Classics - The Moonlandingz | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.com. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  12. ↑ Cecilia, Woody (25 January 2017). "Saul Adamczewski from Fat White Family played his first gig with his new 10-piece band last night - Loud And Quiet". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  13. ↑ Murray, Eoin (27 January 2017). "The Quietus | News | Insecure Men: Live Report". The Quietus. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  14. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (22 February 2018). "Insecure Men: Insecure Men review – slacker supergroup find redemption in pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  15. ↑ Monger, Timothy (February 2018). "Insecure Men". AllMusic.com. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
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