Cabbage was an English post punk rock band, formed in 2015 in Mossley, Tameside, England.[1][2][3] They are composed of co-frontmen Lee Broadbent and Joe Martin, guitarist Eoghan Clifford, bassist Patrick Neville and drummer Asa Morley.[4]
Cabbage | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Mossley, Tameside, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock punk rock |
| Years active | 2014-2021 |
| Labels | Skeleton Key |
| Members | Lee Broadbent Joe Martin Eoghan Clifford Asa Morley Patrick Neville |
| Past members | Stephen Evans |
History
editPrior to forming the band, Martin performed around Greater Manchester as a performance poet.[5] Some poems went on to form the basis of Cabbage songs, including Dinnerlady.[6] Broadbent was previously the drummer in Where's Strutter?[7][8] and Brahma-Loka whom Bill Ryder-Jones produced tracks for at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool.[9][10] Guitarist Eoghan Clifford was previously the drummer in Mossley band The Fayre, a one time member of Twisted Wheel with past Bassist Stephen Evans and also worked with local singer-songwriter Danny Mahon.[11][12][13] Drummer Asa Morley has previously played with Storytellers.[14][15] In 2019, bassist Stephen Evans departed the band and was replaced by Patrick Neville, who also performs with Mossley band 'Yellow Brain'.
The band released a collection of their early EPs, called Young, Dumb and Full of..., in January 2017.[16]
The band released their debut album Nihilistic Glamour Shots in April 2018 which charted at No. 21 in the UK Albums Chart.
It was announced in November 2021 that they would split up at the end of their final tour.[17]
Band members
editCurrent
edit- Lee Broadbent - Vocals
- Joe Martin - Vocals/Guitar
- Eoghan Clifford - Guitar
- Patrick Neville - Bass
- Asa Morley - Drums
Past
edit- Stephen Evans - Bass (2015-2019)
Discography
edit- Young, Dumb and Full of... (6 January 2017)
- Nihilistic Glamour Shots (30 March 2018)
- Amanita Pantherina (25 September 2020)
References
edit- ^ Lester, Paul (15 August 2016). "New band of the week: Cabbage (No 115) – butt-naked political truth-talking". The Guardian.
- ^ "We need to talk about cabbage". I-d.vice.com. 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Cabbage attack the Sun after being tipped for success". Bbc.co.uk. March 2017.
- ^ "How the Coral's James Skelly is building a northern musical empire at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios". Nme.com. 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Cabbage on the boil". Oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
- ^ "Joe Martin - Dinnerlady - Spoken Word Poetry". YouTube. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Where's Strutter?". Facebook.com.
- ^ "INTRODUCING: Where's Strutter". Bittersweetsymphonies.co.uk. 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Animated Music Video Production | Brahma-Loka, Manchester, UK". Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Livin' la Vida Loka". Oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
- ^ "EVEN THE STARS: Danny Mahon - Interview". Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "We Can do What We Want Forever, by Rent a Crowd". Rentacrowd.bandcamp.com.
- ^ "The Fayre - Artist Directory | TeamRock". teamrock.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Spotlight band: Storytellers". Theboltonnews.co.uk. 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Storytellers + Strangeways + Bonamalis + Martyn Ellis I the Ruby Lounge I Sat 21 Feb". Allevents.in.
- ^ "Cabbage announce compilation EP". Louderthanwar.com. 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Cabbage announce their split after six years". Nme.com. 12 November 2021.