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In the summer of 2010 the band performed at [[Glastonbury Festival]], for the charity 'Attitude is Everything', and at the ''[[Secret Garden Party]]'' Festival in Huntingdon.
In the summer of 2010 the band performed at [[Glastonbury Festival]], for the charity 'Attitude is Everything', and at the ''[[Secret Garden Party]]'' Festival in Huntingdon.


In October 2010 Drugstore signed a record deal with London-based indie label [[Rocket Girl]], which has previously released works by [[Robin Guthrie]], [[Television Personalities]], [[A Place to Bury Strangers]] and others.
In October 2010 Drugstore signed a one-off record deal with London-based indie label [[Rocket Girl]], which has previously released works by [[Robin Guthrie]], [[Television Personalities]], [[A Place to Bury Strangers]] and others.


The band spent three weeks in January 2011 at a studio in [[Platts Eyot]], recording material for a new album, ''Anatomy'', which was released that summer.
The band spent three weeks in January 2011 at a studio in [[Platts Eyot]], recording material for a new album, ''Anatomy'', which was released that summer.

2012 saw tha band play outside London for the first time in over a decade, with packed shows at the legendary Trades Club, in [[Hebden Bridge]] and the [[Norwich Arts Centre]], in Norwich.

The band returned in 2013 with a sold-out gig on January 18th at [[St Pancras Old Church]], and is currently working on a compilation of tracks for a 'Best Of' CD, due out in late spring; whilst working on new material for their next album, to be released early in 2014.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 09:40, 20 January 2013

Drugstore
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
GenresAlternative, dream pop
Years active1993–present
LabelsGo! Discs
Roadrunner
London
Rocket Girl
MembersIsabel Monteiro
Peter Allinson
Yuuki McCLure
Steve Dixon
Past membersDaron Robinson
Mike Chylinski
Dave Hunter
WebsiteOfficial website

Drugstore is a London-based alternative and dream pop band led by Brazilian singer-songwriter and bassist Isabel Monteiro (b. São Paulo, Brazil), with Dave Hunter (later replaced by Daron Robinson) on guitar and Mike Chylinski on drums. The band's name is taken from the 1989 Gus Van Sant film, Drugstore Cowboy.[1]

Career

The band was formed in 1993 by Monteiro, Hunter and Chylinski. Shortly before the release of their first single "Alive" in 1994, Hunter was replaced by Daron Robinson. Soon after this, the band signed a major record deal with Go! Discs. A number of singles earned them 'Single Of The Week' awards, as Drugstore's rise continued. The band came to prominence at the following year's Phoenix Festival, at which Monteiro took the stage in the national football strip of Brazil, followed by performances both at the Reading and Glastonbury festivals. Tours with Radiohead, Tindersticks, Jeff Buckley and The Jesus and Mary Chain followed.

Following the sale of Go! Discs to PolyGram, the band released its second album, White Magic for Lovers, on Roadrunner Records. The third album, Songs for the Jet Set, was released by GlobalWarming Records in 2001, and was followed by a compilation of extra tracks in 2002, Drugstore Collector Number One (compilation of b-sides and out-takes).

Drugstore played at a protest in London, which called for the extradition of the Chilean General Augusto Pinochet. Their song "El President", a duet with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, is dedicated to former Chilean president Salvador Allende,[2] who was ousted in a 1973 coup d'état in which Pinochet played a key role.

Drugstore's music has been featured on four film soundtracks. "Superglider", from the album Drugstore, is used on All Over Me and House of America, both released in 1997. "Fader", also from Drugstore, is featured on the credits of the 2000 film Cherry Falls. "Old Shoes", originally written and performed by Tom Waits from the album Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits, is used in the 2004 film East of Sunset. The band's music was also featured throughout the BBC series This Life, whose music producer was Ricky Gervais.

In 2002 the band began a seven-year hiatus.[3] They returned with a gig at Dingwalls, London, in September 2009.

Early in 2010, Monteiro announced a revamped line-up, which was unveiled at a sold-out gig, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, on May 5, 2010.

In the summer of 2010 the band performed at Glastonbury Festival, for the charity 'Attitude is Everything', and at the Secret Garden Party Festival in Huntingdon.

In October 2010 Drugstore signed a one-off record deal with London-based indie label Rocket Girl, which has previously released works by Robin Guthrie, Television Personalities, A Place to Bury Strangers and others.

The band spent three weeks in January 2011 at a studio in Platts Eyot, recording material for a new album, Anatomy, which was released that summer.

2012 saw tha band play outside London for the first time in over a decade, with packed shows at the legendary Trades Club, in Hebden Bridge and the Norwich Arts Centre, in Norwich.

The band returned in 2013 with a sold-out gig on January 18th at St Pancras Old Church, and is currently working on a compilation of tracks for a 'Best Of' CD, due out in late spring; whilst working on new material for their next album, to be released early in 2014.

Discography

Albums

[4]

Singles

  • "Alive" (1993) - [Honey Records HON1]
  • "Modern Pleasure" (1993) - [Rough Trade Singles Club 45REV 24]
  • "Starcrossed" (1994) - [Honey Records HONCD3 Go! Discs 857709-2]
  • "Nectarine" (1995) - UK #105 [Honey Records HONCD4 Go! Discs - 857891-2]
  • "Solitary Party Groover" (1995) - UK #105 [Honey Records HONCD6 Go! Discs - 857965-2]
  • "Fader" (1995) - UK #75 - [Honey Records HON7]
  • "Injection" (1995) - UK #81 [Honey Records HON8]
  • "Mondo Cane" (1996) - UK #92 [Honey Records HON10]
  • "El President" (1998) - UK #20 - [Roadrunner]
  • "Sober" (1998) - UK #68 - [Roadrunner]
  • "Say Hello" (1998) - UK #148 [Roadrunner]
  • "I Wanna Love You Like a Man" (2000) - UK #131 [Global Warming]
  • "Baby Don't Hurt Yourself" (2001)
  • "Song for the Lonely" (2001) - UK #147 [Global Warming]
  • "Sweet Chili Girl" (2011) - [Rocket Girl]
  • "Standing Still" (2011) - [Rocket Girl]
  • "Aquamarine" (2012) - [Rocket Girl]

[4]

Fanclub releases

  • "Driving" (one-sided 7 inch release Christmas 1994, limited to 1000 copies, Honey Records HON5)
  • "Xmas at the Drugstore" (one-sided 7 inch release Christmas 1995, Honey Records DXMAS95)

Additional recordings

  • The band also contributed tracks to a variety of compilations, of note the Volume Series.

References

  1. ^ "Biography by Jason Ankeny". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Radiohead, colaboraciones y versiones". indyrock.es. Retrieved 27 August 2008. Template:Es icon/Template:En icon
  3. ^ "Anatomy" - Isabel Monteiro's blog
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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