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Will Copley and Dave Allsopp of Fretblanket | 90s Artist Interview
Will Copley and Dave Allsopp of Fretblanket | 90s Artist Interview
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Length:
98 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A perfect pick for a Dig Me Out episode, Fretblanket never seemed to get the mainstream attention the way their peers did. Formed in Stourbridge, England when the members were still in high school, the band caught the attention of Polygram Records in ‘93 and signed a deal before singer/guitarist Will Copley had graduated. A year later, Junkfuel was released with the single “Twisted” gaining a modest amount of airplay on U.S. alternative and college rock stations. Guitarist Clive Powell wrote most of the guitar-rich songs which fit in alongside artists like Sugar, The Doughboys, The Wedding Present and Ride while Copley’s grungy vocals earned comparisons to Kurt Cobain. Though they were very much of the time, the biggest touring exposure they had was opening for Oingo Boingo, a sad mismatch that likely didn’t earn the band any new fans. In 1997, they released Home Truths From Abroad which leaned more into the Brit rock side of things than the grungier side and caused a minor MTV buzz with their video for “Into the Ocean.” Songs for a third album were recorded in Michigan with Tim Patalan (Sponge, Watershed) but shelved after it was apparent there was no longer label interest and the members went their separate ways. On March 30, 2023, that long lost album, The Distance In Between, was released as a way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fretblanket signing a record deal.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Twisted from Junkfuel
13:06 - Digging Your Scene from The Distance In Between
Outro - Into The Ocean from Home Truths From Abroad
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Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Twisted from Junkfuel
13:06 - Digging Your Scene from The Distance In Between
Outro - Into The Ocean from Home Truths From Abroad
Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon.
Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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