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Frank Tovey & the Pyros
12+ albums
folkbluesbritishexperimental
about
For all intents and purposes, Frank Tovey was best known as the man behind Fad Gadget, one of the most significant cult acts of the post-punk boom. As Fad Gadget, Tovey released several singles and four albums that stretched the boundaries of pop music during the late '70s and early '80s. After 1984's Gag he started making records under his own name in starting with the 1985 single Luxury and the following year's album Snakes & Ladders. Despite the change in moniker, he continued to remain as unpredictable as ever, working within the realms of cajun, blues, and folk, in addition to furthering his journey into experimental electronics. His fully-fledged folk album came with the 1989 release Tyranny & the Hired Hand. A collection of 16, mostly traditional folk songs, the LP was the widest swerveball in his career to that date. To follow this up, he recruited the Irish folk band, The Pyros to record the more rock-orientated Grand Union and the final LP of his entire career, 1992's Worried Men in Second Hand Suits. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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