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Infobox musical artist| name = Boy Kill Boy| image =| caption = Boy Kill Boy (L-R: Kev Chase, Chris Peck, Shaz, Peter Carr)| background = group_or_band| origin = Leytonstone , London , England | genre = Alternative rock , post-punk revival | years_active = 2004–2008| label = Vertigo Records|Vertigo , Island Records|Island | website = http://www.boykillboy.com/| current_members = Chris Peck Kev Chase Shaz Mahmood Pete Carr| associated_acts = Chris Peck Boy Kill Boy were an England|English Rock music|rock rock band|band based in Leytonstone , East London . Perhaps Best known for their highest charting single " Suzie (song)|Suzie ", the band produced two studio albums and six singles before splitting in 2008.
History
Before being known as Boy Kill Boy, they went under the name Future of Junior and produced a few songs including a song called Miss Scandinavia http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=R2OdJRtzcSc. In May 2005, they released their debut single "Suzie" for record label Fierce Panda Records|Fierce Panda .cite web|url= http://www.fiercepanda.co.uk/news.php? story=84 |title=Fierce Panda |publisher=Fierce Panda |date= |accessdate=2011-02-06 In the summer the band opened the BBC Radio 1|Radio 1 stage on Sunday/Friday of the 2005 Reading and Leeds Festivals . The second single followed later in the year and the band signed to Fallout Recordings. " Civil Sin " was featured in Zane Lowe's "Hottest Track In The World Today". In 2006, the single " Back Again (song)|Back Again " reached #26 in the UK Singles Chart, which earned them a slot on Top of the Pops , and the re-release of "Suzie" reached #17. The debut album Civilian (Boy Kill Boy album)|Civilian was released in the UK on 22 May 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart at #16. The album was released in North America on 25 July 2006, where it reached #11 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts#/album/boy-kill-boy/civilian/782672 |title=Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-06
In May 2005, the band stepped in to replace Nine Black Alps on the NME New Music Tour 2005 after the band's frontman Sam Forrest caught the mumps . Boy Kill Boy had only been billed to play one support slot on the whole tour but ended up playing numerous extra slots supporting Maxïmo Park , The Cribscite web|url= http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-cribs/7666 |title=NME New Music Tour 2005 Inspired By Rizla : Leeds/Nottingham - Live Reviews |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2005-06-03 |accessdate=2011-02-06 and The Rakes . They returned the following year as headliners for NME 's New Bands Tour 2006,cite web|url= http://www.nme.com/news/boy-kill-boy/22485 |title=NME New Music Tour: Line-up revealed & #124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2006-03-14 |accessdate=2011-02-06 supported by The Automatic , ¡Forward, Russia! , and The Long Blondes . Boy Kill Boy's most famous track, Suzie, was US iTunes Single of The Week in March 2006cite web|author=POSTED: 07/03/2006 - 03:45 am |url= http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/boy_kill_boy_invade_us_suzie_is_itunes_single_of_the_week.html |title=Boy Kill Boy Invade US: 'Suzie' Is iTunes Single Of The Week & #124; News @ |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |date=2006-05-15 |accessdate=2011-02-06 and they followed this with a US tour supporting The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans and Echo & the Bunnymen ( Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch 's a big fan).
Boy Kill Boy opened the Radio 1 / NME stage at Reading / Leeds Festival in 2005,cite web|author=Virtual Festivals: http://www.virtualfestivals.com |url= http://www.virtualfestivals.com/festivals/reviews/2229/-/Reading-2005--NMERadio-1-Stage-Sunday |title=Reading 2005 - NME/Radio 1 Stage Sunday - - Festival Reviews |publisher=Virtual Festivals |date= |accessdate=2011-02-06 and returned in 2006 to play higher up the bill. http://www.culturedeluxe.com/news_item.asp? id=888 dead link|date=February 2011 In October 2006 the band played an extensive UK Headline tour.cite web|url= http://www.nme.com/news/boy-kill-boy/23440 |title=New single and tour for Boy Kill Boy & #124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2006-06-27 |accessdate=2011-02-06 On November 7, 2006, they supported Feeder for one of their dates in aid of War Child at the The Roundhouse|Camden Roundhouse .cite web|url= http://www.warchild.org.uk/node/401 |title=Feeder Play For |publisher=War Child |date= |accessdate=2011-02-06 This was also in conjunction with the " Shoot Me Down " single, released for the charity.cite web|url= http://www.ilikemusic.com/rock/Boy_Kill_Boy_announce_War_Child_Single-3151 |title=BOY KILL BOY announce War Child Single & #124; rock |publisher=ilikemusic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-06
The Fierce Panda release of "Suzie" appeared on the soundtrack of the street football video game FIFA Street 2 , released in winter 2006 by Electronic Arts . " Civil Sin " appeared on the soundtrack to the FIFA 07 football video game. Also, their single " Back Again (song)|Back Again " appears in the Test Drive Unlimited videogame.
Boy Kill Boy recorded their second album in Los Angeles with Oasis (band)|Oasis producer Dave Sardy , and returned with the limited edition single " No Conversation " on 5 November 2007. The album, entitled Stars and the Sea ,cite web|last=Gourlay |first=Dom |url= http://drownedinsound.com/releases/12969/reviews/3064275- |title=Boy Kill Boy - Stars And The Sea / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=2008-03-26 |accessdate=2011-02-06 was released on 31 March 2008. However, the album failed to come anywhere near or repeat the success of the debut, before rumours of a split began surfacing. On 12 October 2008, Boy Kill Boy confirmed this via their MySpace bulletin.
They also performed a cover of Nelly Furtado 's "Maneater" for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.cite web|author=billmcateer |url= http://www.last.fm/music/Boy+Kill+Boy/_/Maneater+%28live+lounge%29 |title=Boy Kill Boy – Maneater (Live Lounge) – Listening & stats at |publisher=Last.fm |date=2009-02-11 |accessdate=2011-02-06
Singer Chris Peck has recently started a new projectcite web|url= http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Peck/162721890441558 |title=Niet compatibele browser |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2011-02-06 and on 11 January posted a video clip on YouTube for a new song called "Riversong".cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=OxZSpJgR4XA |title='Riversong' CHRIS PECK |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2011-02-06. Peter carr went on to become a member of a new band, Marina and the Diamonds on keyboards. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php? id=673145608& sk=info
Members
Chris Peck ( lead vocalist|lead vocals , guitar )
Kevin Chase ( bass guitar , Singing|vocals )
Peter Carr ( synthesizer|keyboards )
Shaz Mahmood ( Drum kit|drums )
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
UK
2006
Civilian (Boy Kill Boy album)
Release date: 22 May 2006
Label: Universal Music Group
16
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British Phonographic Industry|UK : Silver
2008
Stars and the Sea
Release date: 31 March 2008
Label: Universal Music Group
98
Singles
Year
Single
Peak positions
Album
UK
2005
" Suzie (song)
130
Civilian
" Civil Sin "
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2006
" Back Again (single)
26
"Suzie" (re-issue)
17
"Civil Sin" (re-issue)
44
" Shoot Me Down "
63
2007
" No Conversation "
—
Stars and the Sea
2008
" Promises (Boy Kill Boy song)
121
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.boykillboy.com Boy Kill Boy.com
http://www.myspace.com/boykillboy Official Boy Kill Boy Myspace
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BoyKillBoy/6426132981 Official Boy Kill Boy Facebook Page
http://www.islandrecords.com/site/artist_home.php? artist_id=630 Official Site @ Island Records (USA)
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