Boyracer


Boyracer is an English rock band from Leeds, England.

History

The English rock band Boyracer was founded in Leeds, England by vocalist and guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990. The band was named after the term boy racer. They released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs in 1993. Both James Chadwick and Simon Guild departed early in 1994, and Anderson put together a new line-up before releasing the group's debut full-length for Slumberland Records.
More lineup changes ensued in 1994 while the group continued to put out releases, with a number of 7 inch EPs and they toured the United States for the first time at the beginning of 1995. Later that year they signed with MCA imprint Zero Hour Records. The label dropped them while they were doing a nationwide U.S. tour. They then released several singles on independent American labels over the course of 1996. Early in 1997, the group split up, but in 2000 Anderson reconstituted the band with several new members and new material.
In 2010 the band played two shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco as part of the Slumberland Records 20th Anniversary showcase. The group played another show in Flagstaff, Arizona at the end of October 2011. Following a short hiatus, Boyracer hit the road again, touring the United States and playing beloved small venues. Anderson's label, Emotional Response Records, collaborated with Slumberland Records to launch the hugely successful Oakland Weekender festival in 2022.

Members

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Current
  • Stewart Anderson – vocals, bass, guitar, drums
  • Matty Green –
  • Christina Riley – guitar, vocals
Former members
  • Laura Bridge
  • Simon Guild – guitar
  • Richard Adams – bass
  • James Chadwick – drums
  • Stewart Turner – guitar
  • Nicola Hodgkinson – bass
  • Kevin Paver – drums
  • Ged McGurn – drums
  • Jen Turrell – bass
  • Frank Jordan – drums
  • Ara Hacopian – drums, guitar, keyboards

    Discography

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LPs

  • Louisville - Leeds - TKO!
  • More Songs About Frustration and Self-Hate
  • In Full Colour
  • To Get a Better Hold You've Got To Loosen Your Grip
  • Girlracer split with Kanda
  • Happenstance
  • Absence Makes the Heart Grow Harder
  • A Punch Up The Bracket 555 Recordings – 555CD72 2006
  • Boyracer Jukebox Vol 1
  • Flickering B+W
  • Sunlight is the Best Antiseptic
  • Fling Yr Bonnet Over the Windmill
  • On a Promise
  • Assuaged
  • ''Seaside Riot''

    Singles

  • Boyracer / The Ropers – Tour Split I Wish I Was A Slumberland Record – WISH 005 1994
  • Hula Hoop / Boyracer
  • Railway – honey 2 1992
  • Naked – Open 012 2005
  • Happy Happy Birthday To Me 2007 Singles Club #4 Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records – HHBTM 095 - SC4 2007 split Faintest Ideas
  • Boyracer / Beatnik Filmstars split 555 Recordings – 55545 2007
  • Boyracer / Mytty Archer – Boyracer / Mytty Archer 555 Recordings – 55544, Brittle Records – BR-04 2007
  • Boyracer / Possum Moods / Hulaboy – Boyracer / Possum Moods / Hulaboy 2007 555 Recordings – 55543
  • The Cannanes / Mytty Archer / Boyracer – The Cannanes / Mytty Archer / Boyracer 2008 555 Recordings – 55548, Jellyfant – 7jf05
  • Que Possum / Boyracer – Que Possum / Boyracer 2008 555 Recordings – 55547
  • The How / Boyracer – The How / Boyracer 555 Recordings – 55551, I Wish I Was A Slumberland Record – wish013 2010
  • American Culture / Boyracer – American Culture / Boyracer Emotional Response – ER-11 2014
  • Boyracer / Huon – Bonus Disc! 555 Recordings – 555CD86 2008 split Huon
  • Bored and Lonely - Boyracer

    EPs

  • Best Flipstar EP
  • Pure Hatred 96 EP Sarah Records – SARAH 96 1994)
  • 285 Clock Cake
  • B Is for Boyracer EP
  • AUL 36X EP Slumberland Records – SLR 035 1994
  • We Are Made of the Same Wood
  • Pain, Plunder and Personal Loss
  • Racer 100 EP
  • Boyracer – We Have Such Gifts EP 555 Recordings – 55537 2004
  • Fool Around with Boyracer 12" EP
  • Yorkshire Soul Yellow Mica Recordings – YMR 010 2004
  • It's Not True Grit, It's Real Dirt 555 Recordings – 55542 2005
  • Insults and Insights EP
  • Winners Losers, Cuts and Bruises EP
  • I Know What Boys Like EP freakScene. – scene 006 2014
  • First String Teenage High: The Songs of Tullycraft Played By People Who Aren't
  • Happenstance EP''

    Lives and compilations

  • Acoustically Yours
  • Live At Staches, Columbus Ohio Blackbean And Placenta Tape Club – BBPTC 084 1997
  • Live On WAMH Rocket Racer – RR001 1997
  • B-sides and Besides
  • A Punch Up the Bracket
  • ''Punker Than You Since '92''