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Hampstead (1990 – 1994.)

Th’ Faith Healers began life in 1990 as a punk cover band in which Ben played drums and Tom on guitar. Settling on The Faith Healers as a suitable moniker, they were soon making drunken fools of themselves at every available opportunity. Joe saw them and something at the core of their shambolic mess appealed — so when a vacancy arose, he jumped at the chance to join. Ben and Tom remember Joe’s joining as the point at which they started to become serious about their music, despite the initial attraction being the band’s relaxed attitude.

Three gigs later, desperate to play somewhere other than the Dublin Castle public house, the threesome recruited expatriate Scot and sometime Falcon barperson Roxanne, principally because the promoter at The Falcon had promised them a gig just so he could see her sing. They dropped the ‘e’. Joe later claimed it had been stolen by Thee Hypnotics, and a legend was born.

Amongst the crowd at these primitive gigs were Richard Roberts and Paul Cox, the most implausible record company executives imaginable, who had decided to set up their own label in order to ‘go public’ with some of the emergent talent they’d been putting on stage at their Sausage Machine Club in Hampstead’s White Horse basement. Too Pure Records’ maiden release was a compilation, Now That’s Disgusting Music, that put new bands alongside the more established likes of Mega City Four and Silverfish. Th’ Faith Healers contributed ‘Jesus Freak’, and soon afterwards accepted the invitation to become Too Pure’s first signing.
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  • pinkpressthreat

    @ Fury112: I agree about those Peel Sessions; "Hippy Hole" is a total riot and makes me so happy I could hug a stranger in the street :D

    23 Nov 2012 Reply

  • pinkpressthreat

    just bought "imaginary friend" in a charity shop for £0.99. Bargain!!! Th' Faith Healers were fantastic...so positive and life-affirming. I adore them :) x

    23 Nov 2012 Reply

  • MaxPower83654

    Everything , All at Once Forever is really hypnotizing :)

    19 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Fury112

    peel sessions are so incredible. one of the most underrated bands of the 90's easily.

    16 May 2011 Reply

  • pinkpressthreat

    Yeah man it was great..I bought the Peel Sessions as soon as it was out on CD..such a great band - always leave you with a shit-eating grin on yer face :))

    12 Mar 2011 Reply

  • bingbongbilly

    Remember the Peel Session with their cover of Abba's S.O.S. Great stuff!

    5 Jul 2010 Reply

  • SufferingAstrid

    this band has shitty tags that have nothing in common with the music they play in reality.

    1 Jun 2010 Reply

  • mattmacneil

    way more people should know this band

    21 Dec 2009 Reply

  • mattmacneil

    oh man, favorite discovery of the month.

    17 Dec 2009 Reply

  • pokadoo2000

    Saw Th' Faith Healers at two different ATP's this year and loved them both times. Love these guys.

    8 Dec 2009 Reply

  • surround_me

    guitar is so groovy and the drums are perfect to bob your head to. definitely not shoegaze though.

    28 Nov 2009 Reply

  • _Pr0digY_

    swear pretty fucking good

    1 Sep 2009 Reply

  • Sunkiss1

    Shoegaze and dreampop?? What the f*?

    21 Jul 2009 Reply

  • tonylees

    Were ace at ATP

    16 Jun 2009 Reply

  • skmelanie

    Wow, pretty cool stuff.

    27 May 2009 Reply

  • naranpito

    Ojete

    27 May 2009 Reply

  • tom_dissonance

    "the short lived "Camden Lurch" scene along with the likes of Silverfish and Sun Carriage...Noisey punk melded with a bit of Krautrock repetition".... that sounds amazing!

    9 May 2009 Reply

  • Sparkie71

    Butlins!!!!!! Lido album cover come to life!!!! I SHALL SEE AGAIN!!

    3 May 2009 Reply

  • kitsunee

    yes amazing!!!! can't wait to see you guys

    24 Apr 2009 Reply

  • crystaltrips

    Yippeeeeee Sun Sea Sand COming Down From a Helping Hannddddddd.

    10 Oct 2008 Reply
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