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Feeder are a platinum-selling Welsh rock band, formed in Newport, South Wales during 1992 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Grant Nicholas, and drummer Jon Lee.

Bassist Taka Hirose later joined, while they have also been accompanied by touring members Matt Sime (keyboards; 2000–2002), Dean Tidey (guitar, backing vocals; 1998–present) and Dean Devall (keyboards, backing vocals; 2008-present). Feeder have charted 24 UK top 75 singles and eight UK top 75 albums, with six of those making the top 10 between 1999 and 2008, alongside 20 of their singles making the top 40 over a span of 11 years. Their music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including the Pixies and The Smashing Pumpkins. For most of their recording career, the band have worked with Gil Norton on production duties. Feeder garnered media attention for their third album, Echo Park (2001), and its first single "Buck Rogers", which became their highest charting single at the time. The following year, in January 2002, Jon Lee comitted suicide in his Miami home, leading the band to keep a low profile for the rest of the year, before recording their fourth studio album Comfort in Sound, in which former Skunk Anansie and Little Angels member Mark Richardson helped out on drum duties. Comfort in Sound is Feeder's most successful release to date, selling over 436,000 copies in the United Kingdom. They have won two Kerrang! Awards in 2001 and 2003 for "Best British Live Act" and "Best British Band" respectively, while their first four studio efforts were voted amongst the top 100 best British rock albums of all-time by Kerrang! magazine readers in February 2005.