Love Fungus
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Love Fungus are an indie rock
band from Birmingham
that featured on series two of the BBC TV series James May's Man Lab
. The band consists of Ian Kelly, Ben Upton, Mark Rabone, Dennis Day, and Matt McIvor. As part of the program, which first aired in the UK on 1 November 2011, the band auditioned and won the chance to perform at the High Voltage Festival
in July 2011.
the band have recorded their first EP
, Blind Devotion.
from Love Fungus and was released October 7, 2011. It includes the songs Sub Exotic (4:05), Devotion (3:12), Eight (4:54) and Blue Lite (3:57). The lyrics were written by Ian Kelly and the music by Ian Kelly, Mark Rabone, and Dennis Day.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
that featured on series two of the BBC TV series James May's Man Lab
James May's Man Lab
James May's Man Lab is a British television series presented by James May. The first three part series was aired on BBC Two between 31 October and 14 November 2010...
. The band consists of Ian Kelly, Ben Upton, Mark Rabone, Dennis Day, and Matt McIvor. As part of the program, which first aired in the UK on 1 November 2011, the band auditioned and won the chance to perform at the High Voltage Festival
High Voltage Festival
High Voltage is a music festival held in Victoria Park, London. The event hosts artists from various strands of rock music, including classic rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal. The first festival was held on the 24 and 25 July 2010...
in July 2011.
History
The band had originally formed in 1991 but broke up later that year. They reunited to audition for the show after Ian Kelly had sent an email putting their band forward. Since playing at the High Voltage FestivalHigh Voltage Festival
High Voltage is a music festival held in Victoria Park, London. The event hosts artists from various strands of rock music, including classic rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal. The first festival was held on the 24 and 25 July 2010...
the band have recorded their first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Blind Devotion.
Blind Devotion
Blind Devotion is the debut EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
from Love Fungus and was released October 7, 2011. It includes the songs Sub Exotic (4:05), Devotion (3:12), Eight (4:54) and Blue Lite (3:57). The lyrics were written by Ian Kelly and the music by Ian Kelly, Mark Rabone, and Dennis Day.