Powder were a
Britpop
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band who existed between 1994 and 1996 and released three
singles
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on Parkway Records. They were fronted by
Pearl Lowe
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Career
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Lowe was the vocalist of mid-1990s indie bands Powder and Lodger, which she fronted after a brief ...
, with
songwriter
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s Mark Thomas on guitar and Tim McTighe on bass and James Walden on drums. Their highest-charting single, "Afrodisiac", reached No. 72 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
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Signed in late 1994 by music
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agents John Best and
Phill Savidge
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, they were the first band on the
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. Their first single, "20th Century Gods", a ''
Select'' Single Of The Month, sold out of its pressing of 1,500 within two days. This was followed by the release of "Afrodisiac" in June 1995, and appearances at
music festival
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s as well as prime-time
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music special ''Britpop Now''.
After the release of their third and last single, "Deep Fried", in November 1995, Powder stopped touring as Lowe was pregnant. By the time she was ready to tour again the band was finished, having announced their split in spring 1996, citing musical differences between Lowe and Thomas. Posthumous album ''MCMXCV'', a compilation of all the tracks from their three singles, was released in
, and has also released a solo album. Thomas was later a member of the
. Walden now drums for the psychedelic/rock three-piece The Joydanaires.
*"20th Century Gods" / "Dizgo Girl" (Parkway Records 1995)
*"Afrodisiac" / "Shave Me" / "Fever" (Parkway Records 1995 - track 3 CD only) -
*"Deep Fried" / "Memo From Turner" / "Sold Out" (Parkway Records 1995) - UK No. 82