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Mumm-Ra (band)
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Mumm-Ra are an English indie rock band, formed in Bexhill on Sea in the early 2000s.[2] The band's name is borrowed from the 1980s cartoon, ThunderCats, whose main villain is named Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living.[3] The group consists of vocalist, keyboard player, and occasional guitarist James New, guitarists James Arguile and Oli Frost, bassist Niall Buckler, and drummer Gareth Jennings. Keyboard player Tommy Bowen joined in 2006 as a touring member, before being made a fully fledged member in their 2012 reunion.
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Origin | Sussex, England[1] |
Genres | Indie rock, alternative rock |
Years active | 2000–2008, 2012–2014, 2019-present |
Labels | Columbia |
Members | James "Noo" New James Arguile Oli Frost Niall Buckler Gareth Jennings Tommy Bowen |
The band have released one studio album, These Things Move in Threes in 2007, which spawned the singles "Out of the Question", "What Would Steve Do?" and "She's Got You High". After going on hiatus in 2008, the band reunited for a series of live shows in 2012, as well as releasing an EP of material originally intended for their second album, Back to the Shore in 2014, spawning the singles "Technicolour" and "Jeremy". After another period of inactivity, the band again reunited in 2019 for further shows, a compilation album titled Rarities and a new single, "Summer" in 2020. In 2024 the band released another new single titled "Washout".