1st Top 40 Single from an Unsigned Band

Success based purely on internet buzz. Their only live concert was played to a man and his dog. From the article:

“At one point the man left for 10 minutes, but the dog, he weren’t going nowhere,” Joe Murphy, guitarist and singer, told Reuters in his distinctive Essex slang.

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Published:: 01.16.07 / 7am

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tommyslax 01.16.07 / 9am

too bad they’re terrible. ugh.
Joe 01.16.07 / 1pm

JJ, were you searching for my name on the internet again?

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