The Caulfields were an American

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band from

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, Delaware which recorded two albums for

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in the late 1990s. The group was led by singer-songwriter

John Faye John Faye (born 1966) is a singer-songwriter from Newark, Delaware. John first rose to the spotlight as front man of The Caulfields, who were signed to A&M Records from 1995 to 1997 He has also been involved with a few other projects in the Phila ...

, the frontman for the Philadelphia-based groups IKE. The group is best known for their song "Devil's Diary." Their first album was 1995's ''Whirligig''. The album's initial single was "Devil's Diary", which received limited radio play as well as exposure on

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. "Devil's Diary" peaked at No. 61 in Australia. The band toured Australia on the back of airplay on popular youth radio station

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, supporting Australian band

Died Pretty Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, is an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays Ron Peno (lead singer) and Brett Myers (lead guitarist and backing vocalist) in Sydney in 1983. The band was briefly called Final Solution. The ...

. Two weeks before the release of their second album ''L'' in 1997,

fired the A&R executive representing the band. Six months later the Caulfields disbanded.

Discography

* ''

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'' (1995) * '' L'' (1997) * ''B-Sides and Rarities 1993–1997'' (2005)"Discogs: B-Sides and Rarities 1993–1997"
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References

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