Sweet Jesus was an indie rock band formed in Birmingham in the 1990s. Formed from the ashes of rock band The Mossbacks, Sweet Jesus were championed by such magazines as Melody Maker and Volume, the band amassed a modest catalogue of releases before suffering at the hands of the Rough Trade Records demise of the early 90s.

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  • Sweet Jesus was an indie rock band formed in Birmingham in the 1990s. Formed from the ashes of rock band The Mossbacks, Sweet Jesus were championed by such magazines as Melody Maker and Volume, the band amassed a modest catalogue of releases before suffering at the hands of the Rough Trade Records demise of the early 90s. The band were favourites of UK DJ duo Mark and Lard, with them heading the influential "Hit The North Show" on BBC Radio Five. Incidentally, the band's 1992 single Albino Ballerina was chosen as Mark Radcliffe's single of 1992 in his NME end-of-year roundup. (en)
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  • The band's second single, "Phonefreak Honey" (en)
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  • Sweet Jesus (en)
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  • Ben Bentley
    Roy Priest
    Dave Priest
    Gavin Priest
    Paul Collins
    Vicky Gwinnut (en)
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  • 1990–1992 (en)
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  • Sweet Jesus was an indie rock band formed in Birmingham in the 1990s. Formed from the ashes of rock band The Mossbacks, Sweet Jesus were championed by such magazines as Melody Maker and Volume, the band amassed a modest catalogue of releases before suffering at the hands of the Rough Trade Records demise of the early 90s. (en)
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  • Sweet Jesus (band) (en)
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