Put The Lights Out - Music

Fear Of Music Were A Four-Piece Indie/alternative Band From Manchester UK. They Are Named After An LP By The Band Talking Heads. They Formed In 2001 As A Threesome Consisting Of Jo Rose Vocals/guitar/keys Ali Esmaail Bass And Chris Stanley Drums . Mike Ward Joined The Band In 2003 As An Additional Guitarist After Being Introduced To The Other Two Members By Jo. Their Musical Influences Are Drawn From Bands Such As Radiohead Muse Nirvana The Stone Roses Sonic Youth Pixies Manic Street Preachers Elliot Smith Placebo Les Saves Faves Polysics Smashing Pumpkins Jeff Buckley Rage Against The Machine Bloc Party Joy Division The Smiths Azure Ray Bright Eyes Nine Black Alps Bjork Dresden Dolls Yann Tierson Weezer Little Hell Editors The Innosense Mission Thirteen Senses Rolling Stones Halo Serafin Vex Red Bob Dylan The Libertines Simon Joyner Giant Drag System Of A Down Robert Johnson Test Icicles Every Time I Die And Spineshank. They Signed To Sony/BMG Records In 2005 And Were Managed By Nettwerk Management. A Message On Their Myspace On 18th October 2008 Announced That The Band Had Split After Being Dropped By Their Record Label. read less