Supermarionation (band)
Supermarionation are a three-piece alternative rock band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in January 2008 by David Curry, Samuel Stevenson and Steven Tonge. Following their live début in Edinburgh in July 2009, their first release, On the Fly, arrived in December 2010 on their own Six Take No Records imprint with a second EP, Amongst the Northern Lochs, following in October 2011.
History
The band were formed when Steven and David, acquaintances from their university days, met up in January 2008 at a James Yorkston gig in Edinburgh with a mutual friend and, feeling they could do better than one of the support acts, decided to form a band with David on drums and Steven on guitar and vocals. Steven then recruited Samuel, with whom he'd studied for a PhD, as a bass player and rehearsals began in March 2008. Initially covering songs by artists such as Neil Young, Ben Kweller and Matthew Sweet, the band played their first gigs over the summer of 2009 and quickly realised they needed to develop some original material.