Mansun was formed in Chester in 1995 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist
Paul Draper, lead guitarist/ backing vocalist
Dominic Chad, bassist
Stove King and drummer
Andie Rathbone. Arriving on the Britpop-dominated scene as a beat-driven
art rock band, Mansun liberally mixed progressive rock, psychedelia, art pop, shoegaze, 80's noir and electronic elements; instead of singles releasing numerous multi-format EPs bookended by concept albums, often changing their style (and peculiar uniforms) each release. Along with this they were a renowned live act who often drastically rearranged the…
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