Cast were an English band formed in Liverpool in 1993 by John Power, the former bassist of The La's and Peter Wilkinson, the former bassist of Shack.
The band released four albums between 1995 and 2001. Liam Gallagher of Oasis once described them as one of the few contemporary bands he actually liked. Though the group continued to release records after the fall of the Britpop movement at the end of the '90s their commercial success died with the movement and they are generally not regarded as Britpop "survivors".
It has been suggested that the name "Cast" was taken from the final word on The La's eponymous (and only) album. The song "Looking Glass" ends with the repeated line "The change is cast". John Power has stated when interviewed that this is a coincidence. The La's were support act to the 'lost' early Britpop band One Thousand Violins at a 1990 gig at The Leadmill,Sheffield.One Thousand Violins' drummer was a former member of 1980s Sheffield group The Cast.It is possible that this meeting was the source of Cast's name.
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