Guest
Felt was a British alternative rock band led by Lawrence, whose surname was never listed in any credits or press; the band's name was inspired by Tom Verlaine's emphasis of the word “felt“ in the Television song “Venus“.[1] Lawrence and drummer Gary Ainge were the only constant members, though Ainge is not featured on Felt's first release, recorded solo by Lawrence before the band formed. Felt are often cited as a major influence by Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch,[2] as well as by Manic Street Preachers, Christopher Owens of Girls, and American alternative rock group The Tyde. The band released ten albums and ten singles in ten years and then disbanded. Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (Cherry Red, 1981) The Splendour of Fear (Cherry Red, 1984) The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories (Cherry Red, 1984) Ignite the Seven Cannons (Cherry Red, 1985) Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death (Creation Records, 1986) Forever Breathes the Lonely Word (Creation Records, 1986) Poem of the River (Creation Records, 1987) The Pictorial Jackson Review (Creation Records, 1988) Train Above the City (Creation Records, 1988) Me and a Monkey on the Moon (Cherry Red, 1989)
