Group
That Petrol Emotion
- From
- Derry, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1985–1994
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 27
- alternative rock
About
That Petrol Emotion was a London-based rock band formed in 1984 by musicians from Northern Ireland with an American vocalist. They recorded five albums between 1986 and 1994, exploring an eclectic fusion of indie rock, post-punk, garage rock and dance-punk, which anticipated both the dance-pop era of the early 1990s and the post-punk revival of the early 2000s. They were described by Rolling Stone magazine as "The Clash crossed with Creedence", and by The New York Times as "a youthful Rolling Stones" crossed with a "revved-up Television". Following a fourteen-year break, the band reunited in 2008 for various dates, tours and festival appearances before returning to hiatus in 2010.
Members
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Official
Concerts
Reference
Also known as
This Petrol Emotion
Tags
- rock and indie
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 210f7873-edd6-4e4b-8a7d-d8b7a368a33e
- ISNI
- 0000000121888801
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.