Biography

Introduction

The Wave Pictures are an English rock band consisting of David Tattersall (vocals and guitar), Franic Rozycki (bass guitar) and Jonny Helm (drums).

Background

The band has its origins in a group called Blind Summit, which David and Franic formed with Hugh Noble in Wymeswold, near Loughborough in Leicestershire, in 1998. The band changed its name to the Wave Pictures and Hugh was eventually permanently replaced by Jonny Helm. They recorded and self-released a string of albums before settling in London.

The Guardian has described their work as "charming, witty pop songs shot through with Jonathan Richman's gawky glee and Suede's doomed provincial romanticism... They owe a certain debt to The Smiths, and Tattersall has Morrissey's knack of marrying the ridiculous and the sublime".

The band is closely linked to artists Darren Hayman (formerly of Hefner), Herman Dune, Jeffrey Lewis and the Mountain Goats, all of whom they have collaborated with live and on record.

Discography

Albums

Just Watch Your Friends Don't Get You
More Street, Less TV
The Airplanes at Brescia (2004)
The Hawaiian Open Mic Night (2005)
Catching Light: The Songs of André Herman Düne (2006)
Sophie (2006)
Instant Coffee Baby (2008)
If You Leave It Alone (2009)
Play Some Pool (Bruce Springsteen tribute) (2009)

Singles/EPs

We Dress Up Like Snowmen/Now You Are Pregnant (2007)
I Love You Like a Madman (2008)
Strange Fruit for David (2008)
Just Like a Drummer (2008)
Pigeon EP (2008)
If You Leave It Alone (2009)
If I Should Fall Behind (2009) (b/w Darren Hayman Girls In Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen tribute)
Watching Charlie's Angels (2009)