Dweeb (band)
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[dweeb] were an indie band from Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Band members are Tim Alford (lead vocals and rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...

), 'The Badgerman' (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

 and backing vocals), Matt Donald (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 and backing vocals) and Dave Ashworth (drums
Drum kit
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). They founded in 2002 and started gigging in 2003.

They are a separate entity from the London three-piece also called Dweeb (who split in 1999).

On 4th May 2011, it was announced that [dweeb] would be splitting up, ending a nine year stint of touring and recording. The band will embark on one final tour, named "The Collision Tour" which will be accompanied by a new single, "My New Hero" and a limited edition EP. Their final performance was a sold-out show at Nexus Trust, Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

 on 2nd September 2011.

Discography

  • This is Not Our Shed (2004)
  • Moose Moose Moose Chicken Moose
    Moose Moose Moose Chicken Moose
    -Track listing:# "Pirate + Copse = Quandary" – 3:33# "Spherical Holiday" – 4:00# "There Is No Try" – 4:23# "Paintings Of A Broken Heart" – 5:53# "Section 47 Part Rev.A" – 4:03...

    (2005)
  • It Came From Outer Space!
    It Came From Outer Space!
    It Came from Outer Space! is the first full-length album released by the Christian rock band Dweeb. It was released in 2007 by Risen Records; the label's ninth CD release.-Track listing:#"Prelude" - 1:23#"Mediocrity Schmediocrity" - 3:13...

     
    (2007)
  • Feels Like Dynamite
    Feels Like Dynamite
    Feels Like Dynamite is the second full-length studio album by the Christian rock band [dweeb] and their first released under record label Fierce! Distribution...

    (2010)
  • My New Hero (2011)


It Came From Outer Space! contained [dweeb]'s first single, "Beginning Is Only the Beginning", released as a download. A music video
Music video
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 for the song "Identity Is Not a State of Mind" was released on their Facebook
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 group page.

External links

  • Official webpage
  • [dweeb] on MySpace
    MySpace
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  • Interview with [dweeb] at UKEvents.net
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