• David Line - vocals, guitar
• Kevin Penney - guitar
• Kevin Hendrick - bass (left 2006)
• Caroline Banks - drums
• Charles MacLeod - guitar (left 2002)

The history of Seafood goes something like this: David and Charles decided to form a band after going to a Pixies gig. They advertised for a girl drummer and bassist in the free ads paper ‘Loot’. Kevin and Caroline saw it when writing an ad to try and sell a scooter and phoned up to asked if a girl drummer and boy bassist would do. David and Charles were so shocked that anyone replied they said yes and the band was born. Named after a runaway boat in the film Caddyshack in which their hero Chevy Chase stared.

They’ve managed to find the right balance of indie, post-rock and folk music to appeal to almost everyone. This is probably why Fierce Panda have stuck with them for so long. As well as releasing a handful of singles Fierce Panda also released (and recently re-released) Messenger In The Camp (1998) a compilation of Seafood’s early and limited edition singles, as well as their full debut album Surviving The Quiet (2000) which sounded like Sonic Youth having a jam with Sebadoh.

A brace of their singles, including 'Led By Bison' and 'This Is Not An Exit' grazed the Top 100, winning them interest from Infectious Records, who signed them up for When Do We Start Fighting (2001). 'Cloaking' was their first bona fide hit and the band soon found themselves on heavy rotation on the alternative radio and video playlists. Following a tour in support of the release, original guitarist Charles MacLeod was replaced by former Billy Mahonie member, Kevin Penney.

Following two years of a break, the critically acclaimed "melodic masterpiece" As The Cry Flows was released but was unfortunately met with little commercial success. The album was a gentler, more melodic venture, fulled with sweeping harmonies and relaxed vocals. New album Paper Crown King is due for release in summer 2006, and is said to be a return to their rock roots. Expect heavy touring to follow.

June 2006: Kevin Hendrick leaves the band.

Releases

• Paper Crown King - album, out 04/09/2006 on Cooking Vinyl. 1 review (read/post)
• Signal Sparks - single, out 31/07/2006 on Cooking Vinyl. 1 review (read/post)
• As The Cry Flows - album, out 03/05/2004 on Cooking Vinyl. 1 review (read/post)
• Good Reason - single, out 19/04/2004 on Cooking Vinyl. 1 review (read/post)
• When Do We Start Fighting - album, out 01/04/2002 on Infectious. (post review)
• Western Battle - single, out 18/03/2002 on Infectious. (post review)
• Western Battle - single, out 04/02/2002 on Infectious. (post review)
• Splinter - the re-write - single, out 22/12/2001 on Infectious. 1 review (read/post)
• Splinter - single, out 10/12/2001 on Fierce Panda. 1 review (read/post)
• When Do We Start Fighting? - album, out 23/07/2001 on Infectious. 1 review (read/post)
• Cloaking - single. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Wed 06 Jun at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
• Tue 05 Jun at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Mon 04 Jun at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Sun 03 Jun at Glasgow Barfly. (post review)
• Sat 02 Jun at Coventry Kasbah (formerly Colosseum). (post review)
• Fri 01 Jun at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Wed 30 May at London Camden Lock 17/Dingwalls. (post review)
• Tue 29 May at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Fri 06 Oct at Brighton Audio. (post review)
• Thu 05 Oct at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
• Wed 04 Oct at London 93 Feet East. (post review)
• Sat 05 Aug at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Fri 04 Aug at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Thu 03 Aug at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Wed 02 Aug at Liverpool Korova. (post review)
• Tue 01 Aug at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Mon 31 Jul at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Sun 30 Jul at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Sat 29 Jul at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Fri 28 Jul at London Metro. (post review)
• Thu 27 Jul at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Truck Nine - Day 2 (Sunday), Sun 23 Jul at Steventon Hill Farm. (post review)
• Fri 14 Jul at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Mon 11 Oct at Manchester Roadhouse. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 27 Apr at London 100 Club. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 16 May at London Camden Electric Ballroom. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 01 May at Colchester Arts Centre. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 26 Jan at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 03 Nov at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 30 Oct at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 18 Jul at London ULU. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 13 Jul at Newcastle upon Tyne University. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 19 Apr at Colchester Arts Centre. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 15/10/2007: DiScover Club, London: new bands for free this Saturday
• 06/07/2007: Late additions to Truck 2006; final bill announced
• 06/07/2007: Truck Festival Confirmations
• 23/03/2007: Seafood: travelling the country in May and June
• 29/06/2006: Big Seafood news! Yes!
• 23/05/2006: Catch of the day: Seafood announce tour dates
• 29/03/2006: Seafood! Return! Great!
• 14/09/2005: STA all-dayer THIS Saturday + more fun on Sunday!
• 18/07/2005: Smalltown All-dayer Number 2: HIFH, Seafood, Pipettes...
• 02/03/2004: Seafood Postpone Entire Tour

Features

• 06/07/2007: Essential Festival Preview - Metal Hammer Arena
• 21/12/2006: DiS's interviews of 2006: DiScoveries, heavy-hitters and silly Some Questions
• 04/10/2006: A Month In Records: September 2006
• 07/08/2006: Seafood: the new album, the music press and... naked wrestling?
• 08/08/2000: Hmmm tasty

Links

• Seafood - official site
• Seafood Central - fansite

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