Fretblanket are an English
power pop
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band from
Stourbridge
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, England.
Fretblanket have had more success in the
United States
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than in their native
Britain
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, which the band put down to the attitude of the British music press. The band has been described as "one of the first British groups to reflect the worldwide influence of
Nirvana
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's ''
Nevermind
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''", although
Ride
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People
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* ''Ride'' (1998 film), a 1998 comedy by Millicent ...
,
The Wedding Present
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, and
Swervedriver
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have also been identified as influences. The band signed to
Polygram
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in 1993 and released their first album, ''
Junkfuel'', a year later. Fretblanket had a fairly successful hit in 1997 with the song "Into the Ocean". The video for that song had a short life in regular rotation on MTV the same year, and at the time was the highest-rated video ever on MTV's ''12 Angry Viewers''. The same year saw the release of a second album, ''Home Truths From Abroad''.
In 2020, the song "Digging Your Scene" was released as part of the compilation Cattle And Hum.
The band released it as a single in 2023.
Discography
Singles
*"Better Than Swimming"
*"Curtainsville"
*''Twisted'' EP
*"Song In B"
*"Into The Ocean" (1997)
*"Digging Your Scene" (2023)
Albums
*''
Junkfuel'' (1994, Polygram)
*''Home Truths From Abroad'' (1997, Polygram)
*''The Distance in Between'' (2023)
References
External links
Fretblanket at artistdirect.com*
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English pop music groups
English power pop groups