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Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band is a London-based indie rock band led by singer-songwriter Keith Top of the Pops.
Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band | |
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Some of the band performing at the Scala in 2013. From left to right: Keith TOTP, Charley Stone, Micky Ciccone, Melissa Reardon, Adie Nunn | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Corporate Records |
| Website | https://soundcloud.com/keith-totp |
The band was formed at an Art Brut gig in New York City in 2006, after a support band dropped out, and Keith, who had produced Art Brut's first two singles, played some of his songs with members of Art Brut. The band has subsequently featured a rotating line-up of musicians, with two rules, of avoiding soundchecks and never having rehearsals.[1][2][3]
The band has released three albums. The first, Fuck You! I'm Keith Top of the Pops (released in 2011), was given 5 stars by and made Album of the Month by Artrocker.[2] The second album TOTP 2 (released in 2013) was reviewed well by PopMatters, which described it as "hard to fault".[4] It was also given 5 stars by Artrocker.[5] A third album, Livin' the Dream, was released in 2018.[6][7]
On the first two released albums, the credited artists, aside from Keith, are:
The third album also features Dino Bardot, Joel Black, Steve Brummell, Sean Clothier, Simon Drowner, Mikey Georgeson, Rob Hardy, Ben Lambert, Ally Moss, Aug Stone and Stuffy; with a string section arranged by Martin White consisting of Amy Butterworth, Heather Newton, Jeremy Limb, Ben Handysides, Patrick Ahern and Eric Donohue.
Other musicians to have performed in the band include Zachary Amos and Jennifer Denitto.[3][8][9]
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