Echobelly were an English indie rock band. They were brought to prominence after praise by the singer, Morrissey, who asked them to be the opening act on his tour. They briefly peaked during the Britpop craze of the mid 1990s.
Allmusic states "Defiantly politically correct, the group cultivated a fair amount of praise within the British press at the beginning of their career, but as the Britpop craze of the mid 1990s wore on, the group was slowly eclipsed by such contemporaries as Elastica and Sleeper." After Echobelly's second album, Keyser went on to join Dragstripper and was replaced by James Harris. Harris was soon swapped in for Ruth Owen, after their third album, when Debbie Smith left; Smith is now a DJ on London's gay scene, and has also played in Snowpony, a supergroup containing members of My Bloody Valentine and Stereolab.
Band members
The original line-up consisted of:
* Sonya Aurora Madan (vocals)
* Glenn Johansson (guitar)
* Debbie Smith (guitar)
* Alex Keyser (bass)
* Andy Henderson (drums)
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