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The Pop Group | |
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 The Pop Group in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bristol, England, UK |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1977–1981, 2010–present |
| Labels | Freaks R Us, Rough Trade, Radar Records |
| Members | Gareth Sager Bruce Smith Dan Catsis |
| Past members | Mark Stewart Simon Underwood John Waddington |
| Website | Official website |
The Pop Group are an English rock band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith.[5] Their work in the late 1970s crossed diverse musical influences including punk, dub, funk, and free jazz with radical politics, helping to pioneer post-punk music.[1][2]
The group released two albums, Y (1979) and For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? (1980), and singles such as "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" and "We Are All Prostitutes" (both 1979), then split in 1981. Its members worked on a variety of subsequent projects, including New Age Steppers and Rip Rig + Panic. In 2010, the band reunited, touring and releasing new material as well as reissuing their back catalogue on Freaks R Us. Stewart and Waddington both died in 2023.
- ^ a b Everhart, John (24 February 2015). "Review: The Pop Group makes a triumphant return · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Kaye, Ben (26 July 2016). "The Pop Group reunite with producer Dennis Bovell for new album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Gehr, Richard (7 November 2014). "The Oral History of the Pop Group: The Noisy Brits Who Were Too Punk for the Punks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 October 2018.