簡介: Mumm-Ra is an English indie rock band originates from Bexhill on Sea and originally consisted of vocalist, keyboard player and occasional gu 更多>
Mumm-Ra is an English indie rock band originates from Bexhill on Sea and originally consisted of vocalist, keyboard player and occasional guitarist James New, guitarists James Arguile and Oli Frost, bassist Niall Buckler and Gareth Jennings on drums before being joined by Tommy Bowen in 2006 as touring keyboard and synthesizer player, who eventually in 2012 became a fully fledged member.
Niall Buckler formed the band in 2000, taking their name from Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living, the main villain of the 1980s cartoon, ThunderCats. They first rose to public attention when they performed with the NME Awards Indie Rock Tour alongside The Automatic, The View and The Horrors, and were featured in the January 2007 edition of NME as one of ten bands who were &guaranteed to soundtrack& 2007. The band released their debut 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& before entering hiatus in April 2008.
In 2012 the band made their live return, before announcing a full comeback in 2013 with new material. New tracks &Technicolour&, &Your Father's Son& and &Jeremy& were released across the year, with a 8 track EP titled Back to the Shore released on 17 February 2014.