Joeyfat

Joeyfat
OriginTunbridge Wells, England
GenresPost-hardcore, Indie
Years active1991 (1991)–present
LabelsFierce Panda, Unlabel, Wrong Speed
Websitejoeyfat.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Joeyfat is a post-hardcore indie music band from Tunbridge Wells, England. Formed in 1991, the band released a number of singles and albums and has been featured on BBC Radio.

History

Joeyfat formed in 1991 in Tunbridge Wells, by Jason Dormon (bass), Matt Cole (vocals), Dave Gamage (guitar), and Jim Booth (drums). The group has been called "melodic hardcore legends", and "supremely talented pioneers of the UK hardcore scene", by Tim Perry writing for The Independent. Punk fanzine Maximum Rocknroll has critiqued their sound as "eclectic, moody, chuggy, bouncy music with fucked up all over vocals". A 1996 gig review by Lee Brown writing for the Dover Express called the band "so incredibly deranged they need an adjective of their own". Alexander Tucker, writing for The Quietus, highlights their music as post-hardcore with leanings towards psychedelic.

In 1992 Joeyfat toured with and supported US band Green Day. In 1995 they joined with bands Scarfo and Ligament to release the 7" record "Suzi Quatro Lives in Chelmsford". This featured the Joeyfat track "Big Dumb Ape" which was called "dynamically fractured and word-conscious" by CMJ magazine. The three groups undertook a joint national tour, under the same name. In c. 1995, the band set up their own record label, Unlabel.

In 1996 the band split up, until in 2000 they reformed. In July 2003 the band performed a Peel Session on BBC Radio 1. That same year they released the album The House of the Fat which received positive critical reception from The Independent newspaper. They were invited back to the BBC for a session on the Radio 6 Marc Riley show, in 2017.

In 2025 record label Wrong Speed Records re-released the groups album The Unwilling Astronaut, and their debut album The House Of The Fat, as part of an attempt to redress the bands relative obscurity which is not commensurate with their significant impact on the contemporary indie music scene.

Discography

Singles/EPs

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tucker, Alexander (4 February 2025). "Discordant of Tunbridge Wells: Joeyfat Interviewed". The Quietus.
  2. 1 2 3 Perry, Tim (13 September 2003). "POP: ALBUM REVIEWS". The Independent. ProQuest 312255967.
  3. ↑ Perry, Tim (27 December 2003). "POP: THE FIVE BEST GIGS". The Independent. ProQuest 309574566.
  4. ↑ "Scene reports". Maximum Rocknroll. No. 128. January 1994.
  5. ↑ Brown, Lee (18 April 1996). "Soundcheck". Dover Express.
  6. ↑ Gaar, Gillian (2006). Green Day : Rebels with a cause. Omnibus. ISBN 9781846091087.
  7. 1 2 3 Aston, Martin (3 July 1995). "Overseas" (PDF). CMJ. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  8. ↑ "Labels link for roadshow" (PDF). Music Week. 20 May 1995. p. 3.
  9. ↑ Morriss, Mark (11 December 2009). "The Forum sees out 2009 with a bang!: From local folk heroes Tom Williams And The Boat and Klaus, to Tunbridge Wells rockers Anti Nowhere League and Britpop star Mark Morriss, The Forum is pulling out all the stops this month. We take a look at their upcoming gigs". The Kent and Sussex Courier. ProQuest 238665972.
  10. 1 2 3 "Joeyfat". BBC. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 23/07/2003 Joey Fat". BBC. 23 July 2003.
  12. ↑ "Single Review: Part Chimp, Joeyfat - Split 7" / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drowned in Sound. 12 May 2004.