Archie Bronson Outfit

Bred in Wiltshire, it took relocation to southwest London for the dirty psychedelic blues-rock of singer/guitarist Sam Windett, bassist Dorian Hobday, and drummer Mark Cleveland -- aka Archie Bronson Outfit -- to be discovered. Moving to attend art school (studying, incidentally, alongside future members of <a href="spotify:artist:5lModM3s3qlPQKYjtwWuXD">the Duke Spirit</a> and the Beatings), the rock trio was randomly discovered one night by the president of <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Domino+Records%22">Domino Records</a> at his favorite local pub, the Cat's Back. The band was signed to the label by August 2003, and its well-received debut, Fur, was issued the following summer. Gigging continued in support of the record, including a handful of U.K. support dates for <a href="spotify:artist:7mnBLXK823vNxN3UWB7Gfz">the Black Keys</a> in fall 2004. The guys followed up in March 2006 with their sophomore effort, Derdang Derdang, produced by Jacquire King (<a href="spotify:artist:7x83XhcMbOTl1UdYsPTuZM">Tom Waits</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2qk9voo8llSGYcZ6xrBzKx">Kings of Leon</a>) and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was issued in the United States that July, as Archie Bronson Outfit were nominated back home for Best New Act on the 2006 <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22MOJO%22">MOJO</a> Honours List. The band went on hiatus In 2007, with Cleveland and Windett taking some time off to form their psychedelic side project <a href="spotify:artist:5yydBE0EREIxY3icVuR8LE">the Pyramids</a>. Nearly four years after Derdang Derdang, Archie Bronson Outfit returned with their highly anticipated third album, Coconut, in March of 2010. With production help from ex-DFA member Tim Goldsworthy, the record cut back on the dirt and grime in favor of a slick modern dance-punk sound. After its release the band took some time off, during which Hobday left the group and Windett devoted time to his career as a visual artist. When the band regrouped, they added friend <a href="spotify:artist:2Nrvi6wKKZ0iAaxaBPDBzj">Capitol K</a> to the mix on keyboards and production help, recording throughout 2013 and issuing their fourth record, Wild Crush, in 2014. ~ Corey Apar, Rovi