Scarfo


Scarfo were a British rock band, formed in Andover, England in 1994, by former art college students Jamie Hince, Nick Prior, and Al Saunders. Scarfo was the culmination of several other bands and line ups involving Hince and Saunders including Remember The Rabbits, and Electric Turkey Land. The line up for both these bands included long term friend of Hince, and fellow resident of the Newbury area, Wob Williams. Wob went on to play, like Hince, with the punk-folk ensemble Blyth Power.

Career

Scarfo moved to London where they played many gigs, attracting the attention of Fierce Panda Records, who issued their debut single, "Skinny" in 1995. They then signed to Deceptive Records and their self-titled debut album produced by Philip Thomas was released in November of that year to critical acclaim. They released several singles over the following three years, and the album, Luxury Plane Crash.
"Alkaline" and a cover of Elvis Costello's "I Want You", were included on Deceptive 50, a compilation album released by Deceptive Records to celebrate their 50th release.
Jamie Hince went on to release "The Glue Hotel Tapes" mini album as Fiji on Impresario Records and a single, "Pillshop", also on Impresario. He is now the guitarist in The Kills.
During the height of Scarfo's early success, progress ground to a halt after Al Saunders was badly injured after being run down by a car in London. This incident caused the momentum of the band to falter and led directly to the band folding.

Discography

Singles