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Th' Faith Healers were an English
indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
band who were originally active between 1990 and 1994. The members of the group were Roxanne Stephen (vocals), Tom Cullinan (guitar and vocals), Ben Hopkin (bass), and Joe Dilworth (drums). They recorded multiple EPs and singles along with two full LPs. Tom Cullinan, who handled the bulk of the songwriting, went on to help form the band Quickspace. Signed to
Too Pure Too Pure was a London-based independent record label formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox. The label gained prominence after the release of PJ Harvey's debut album '' Dry'' in 1992, and subsequently found further success in the lat ...
in the United Kingdom, their albums were released by Elektra in the United States. Both albums feature clear krautrock influences, most evident in their cover of Can's " Mother Sky", from ''
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''. Since their initial break-up in 1994, the band have reformed intermittently. They embarked on a short reunion tour in 2006 in conjunction with the release of their compilation ''Peel Sessions'' the previous year. The band reformed in 2009, playing at the
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music festival twice, first in May (curated by
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) and then again in December (curated by My Bloody Valentine).


Discography


Studio albums

*''
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'' (1992, Too Pure) *''
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'' (1993, Too Pure)


Compilations

*'' Too Pure – The Peel Sessions'' (1992, Too Pure; compilation with PJ Harvey and
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) *''L (1992, Too Pure; a collection of tracks from the first three EPs) *''Peel Sessions'' (2005, Ba Da Bing)


EPs

*''A Picture of Health'' (1991, Too Pure) *''In Love'' (1991, Too Pure) *''Mr Litnanski'' (1992, Too Pure)


References


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* English indie rock groups People from Hampstead Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups disestablished in 1994 Musical groups from London {{UK-rock-band-stub