- Unbelievable Truth
Unbelievable Truth were a British band, led by
Andy Yorke , brother of the more famousThom Yorke , lead singer ofRadiohead , and also formed byNigel Powell ,Jason Moulster andJim Crosskey .History
The band formed in
1993 inOxford , and was named afterHal Hartley 's film, The Unbelievable Truth.Unbelievable Truth's first single, "Building", was published in February
1997 byShifty Disco , a label based in Oxford. They released their first album, "Almost Here", in1998 onVirgin records, and the second, "Sorrythankyou " in2000 . The first was released onVirgin , but they were dropped and the latter appeared onShifty Disco . Sorrythankyou was the first release from Shifty Disco that was pressed in vinyl. They split up in 2000, due to Andy Yorke's decision to leave the band.However, in
2001 they released a double album, self-published, called "Misc. Music ", whose disc 1 containedb-side s and unreleased tracks, while disc 2 was the live recording of their farewell show held at the Zodiac in Oxford on September 16th, 2000.Nigel Powell now has a new band:
The Sad Song Co. , and has been playing with Oxford bandDive Dive (formerly Dustball). They have released 3 singles and one full length album and are currently at work on their second LP. Jason and Jim are part ofNine Stone Cowboy , with members of other defunct Oxford bandsThe Candyskins and Ride.Future
The band reunited for a one-off gig in Oxford to support tsunami victims on February 19, 2005, but this was a one time event and did not signal that the group would be reuniting.
Andy Yorke played a solo slot supporting
Mark Mulcahy , at a gig at The Zodiac in Oxford on 21st October, 2005, marking his return to the live music scene. Of the 8 song set, he played seven new songs and one old Unbelievable Truth song, Stone.In May 2007, Unbelievable Truth, as a 3 piece, played an acoustic set at the closing night of Oxford venue The Zodiac before a huge Summer refit.
In 2007, Andy Yorke completed his first solo effort with the help of ex bandmates Nigel Powell and Jason Moulster. The album "Simple" was released July 14, 2008.
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External links
* [http://www.unbelievable-truth.com/ Official Unbelievable Truth Website]
* [http://www.andyyorke.co.uk/ Official Andy Yorke Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/andyyorke Official Andy Yorke MySpace]
* [http://www.lewisslade.com/unbelievabletruth Unofficial Unbelievable Truth Website]
* [http://untruth.online.fr/news/ Unofficial Unbelievable Truth Website]
* [http://www.foundtheroad.com/ Unofficial Andy Yorke Website (FR)]
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