Moist was, in 1993 and 1994, a band based in Brighton

Brighton

Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, which performed in a loosely folk-rock style.

This band was somewhat lower-profile than its Canadian namesake

Moist

Moist was a five-piece Canadian alternative rock band that was popular in the mid-to-late-1990s. The band was led by lead singer David Usher, along with Mark Makoway , Jeff Pearce , Kevin Young and Paul Wilcox .-Biography:...

 and upon learning of the name clash, arranged to change its name; however, the Brighton band disbanded soon afterwards, for unconnected reasons, and was never well-known by any other name.

One eponymous cassette with 7 songs is known to have been produced, including original compositions "Crave" and "Brighton Song", and a cover version of "It's All Mine", originally by World Party

World Party

World Party is a British pop/alternative rock band, which is essentially the solo project of its sole member, Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving The Waterboys.-Career:...

. During their career they graduated from a first gig in a small basement wine bar in Hove

Hove

Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with which it forms the unitary authority Brighton and Hove. It forms a single conurbation together with Brighton and some smaller towns and villages running along the coast...

, to gigs in Brighton's popular "Concorde" venue.

Some members of the band went on to be involved with another Brighton-based band, Flannel

Flannel (band)

Flannel were a 1990s band based in Brighton, England. Their style has been described as "anarcho-narco", meaning that they were influenced by anarchist politics and narcotic-using lifestyles. This should not be taken too literally; far from being simple advocates of drug culture, their music often...

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