Group

Gomez

UK indie rock band

From: Southport, United Kingdom
Since: 1996–present
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 39

indie rock
alternative rock
neo-psychedelia
blues rock
folk rock
post-britpop

About

Gomez are an English indie rock band from Southport, Merseyside. Since its formation, the band's line-up has featured Ian Ball (vocals, guitar), Paul "Blackie" Blackburn (bass), Tom Gray (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Ben Ottewell (vocals, guitar) and Olly Peacock (drums, synth). The band has three singers and four songwriters, employing both traditional and electronic instruments. Their music covers an eclectic blend of genres, including blues, indie rock, alternative rock, folk, psychedelia and experimental music.

Between 1998 and 2011, they released seven studio albums; their first two, 1998's Bring It On and 1999's Liquid Skin, have both been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of more than 300,000 copies in the UK. The band has been inactive since late 2019, although have not officially broken up.

From Gomez (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.