Menswear (sometimes written "Menswe@r") were a Britpop band formed in October 1994 from Camden in London. They signed their record deal after their fifth gig and were paid £500,000 as a publishing deal by Island when they had only written seven songs. They were featured in a Select article about the mod revival when the project was still purely in the imaginations of Chris Gentry and Johnny Dean. They later appeared on the cover of Melody Maker before they had released any material.

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  • Menswear (sometimes written "Menswe@r") were a Britpop band formed in October 1994 from Camden in London. They signed their record deal after their fifth gig and were paid £500,000 as a publishing deal by Island when they had only written seven songs. They were featured in a Select article about the mod revival when the project was still purely in the imaginations of Chris Gentry and Johnny Dean. They later appeared on the cover of Melody Maker before they had released any material. Their dress sense was Mod (tight fitting suits etc. ) whilst their music was influenced by both Blur's second album Modern Life Is Rubbish and Elastica. They generated so much publicity that they appeared on Top of the Pops a week before their first single had even been released. This made them the first band to appear on the show without releasing a record. Their first single "I'll Manage Somehow" was a limited release and a minor hit. Their second single "Daydreamer" peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and saw the band accused of plagiarizing Wire, with Allmusic describing the track as sounding "more like Wire than Elastica, only funnier, even if it may be unintentional". On the one hand, the band was criticised by the British music press for allegedly having success based on good-looks and charm rather than musical talent. On the other, this helped Menswear appeal to readers of both the NME and Smash Hits. The band released their debut album Nuisance in 1995, described by Allmusic as "the perfect product from a band that is better known for being seen than being heard". Menswear played at the Glastonbury Festival the same year and released another single "Stardust" at the end of 1995. It reached the top twenty, with the follow-up single "Sleeping In" giving the band another top-thirty hit. A fifth single, "Being Brave" gave them their first and only top ten hit. As the popularity of Britpop faded, so did that of Menswear. In 1997 they parted company with London Records after delivering their country-rock tinged second album Hay Tiempo!. The record was released in Japan in 1998 but did not get a release anywhere else in the world. They played their last live show at London's Camden Palace the same year. Singer Johhny Dean and bassist Stuart Black formed a new band, Messiah, that lasted until 2000. Guitarist Simon White went on to manage the bands Bloc Party, Phoenix and Les Savy Fav. Guitarist Chris Gentry also manages new act Noah and the Whale, Tommy Sparks and co-manages Phoenix with White. Drummer Matt Everitt left the band in 1996 to join Montrose Avenue, and now works on the news team at Radio station 6Music.. Drummer Todd Parmenter left the band to play in his main band Heck. He went on to play with Lungleg, The Beal, Evan Dando and The Beatings.
  • Menswe@r waren eine kurzlebige Britpopband, die Mitte der 90er Jahre aktiv war und aus Camden kam. Menswe@r unterschrieben ihren ersten Plattenvertrag nach ihrem fünften Auftritt und erschienen auf dem Cover von Melody Maker bevor sie einen einzigen Ton aufgenommen hatten. Ihr Kleidungsstil lehnte sich an den Mod an, ihre Musik war aber von Blur und Elastica inspiriert. Sie generierten so viel Medienaufmerksamkeit, dass sie bei der britischen Ausgabe von Top of the Pops auftraten, bevor ihre erste Single veröffentlicht wurde. Dies machte sie zur ersten Band die zur Show eingeladen wurde ohne eine Platte veröffentlicht zu haben. Die erste Single I'll Manage Somehow war nur ein kleiner Erfolg und die zweite Single Daydreamer kam nur auf Platz 14 der Singlecharts in Großbritannien. Einerseits wurden sie von der britischen Musikpresse kritisiert, weil ihr Erfolg allein auf gutem Aussehen und nicht auf musikalischem Talent basierte. Andererseits half dies Menswe@r die Leser von New Musical Express und Smash Hits anzuziehen. 1995 veröffentlichten Menswe@r ihr Debütalbum Nuisance und spielten beim Glastonbury Festival. Am Ende des Jahres veröffentlichten sie ihre Single Stardust. Als die Popularität des Britpops zurückging wurde es auch stiller um Menswe@r. 1998 veröffentlichten sie ihr zweites Album Hay Tiempo!, das nur in Japan erhältlich war.
  • メンズウェア(Menswe@rもしくは単にMenswear)は、ブリットポップブーム期にデビューし人気を博したイギリスのロックバンド。端正なルックスとメディアの過剰な評価もあって華やかなデビューを飾り、当時のブリットポップの象徴的存在だったが、その後ブームが収束に向かうのと同時に急速に人気を落としたことから、今ではブリットポップ最大のハイプと言われることも多い。
  • Menswe@r var et engelsk popband som ble startet i 1994, og som hadde sin storhetstid under britpop-perioden på 90-tallet.
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  • Menswear (sometimes written "Menswe@r") were a Britpop band formed in October 1994 from Camden in London. They signed their record deal after their fifth gig and were paid £500,000 as a publishing deal by Island when they had only written seven songs. They were featured in a Select article about the mod revival when the project was still purely in the imaginations of Chris Gentry and Johnny Dean. They later appeared on the cover of Melody Maker before they had released any material.
  • Menswe@r waren eine kurzlebige Britpopband, die Mitte der 90er Jahre aktiv war und aus Camden kam. Menswe@r unterschrieben ihren ersten Plattenvertrag nach ihrem fünften Auftritt und erschienen auf dem Cover von Melody Maker bevor sie einen einzigen Ton aufgenommen hatten. Ihr Kleidungsstil lehnte sich an den Mod an, ihre Musik war aber von Blur und Elastica inspiriert.
  • Menswe@r var et engelsk popband som ble startet i 1994, og som hadde sin storhetstid under britpop-perioden på 90-tallet.
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