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Refimprove|date=March 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Powder| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = United Kingdom | genre = Britpop | years_active = 1995& ndash;1996| label = Parkway Records| associated_acts = Lodger (British band)|Lodger | website =| current_members = | past_members = Pearl Lowe Mark Thomas Tim McTighe Powder were a Britpop band, who existed between 1994 and 1997, and released three Single (music)|singles on Parkway Records. Signed in late 1994 by music public relations agents John Best and Phill Savidge, they were the first band on the record label|label . Powder were fronted by Pearl Lowe , with songwriter s Mark Thomas on guitar and Tim McTighe on bass and James Walden on drums. Their first single "20th Century Gods", a Select (magazine)|Select Single Of The Month, sold out of its pressing of 1,500 within two days. This was followed by the release of "Afrodisiac" in June 1995, and appearances at music festival s as well as prime-time BBC music special Britpop Now .cite episode | title = Britpop Now | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074rl8 | credits = Presenters: Damon Albarn | network = BBC | station = BBC Two | city = London , England | airdate = 1995-08-16
As the Parkway offices were situated in Camden Town|Camden , Powder were subjected to a fair amount of criticism from the music press for being a "Scenester" band, though in fact none of them actually lived there.Citation needed|date=March 2011 They also acquired a stigma for touring with Menswear (band)|Menswear , who were at that time continually mocked by the NME and Melody Maker .
After the release of their third and last single "Deep Fried" in November 1995, Powder stopped touring as Pearl was pregnant. By the time she was ready to tour again the band was finished, having announcing their split in spring 1996. Posthumous album MCMXCV , a compilation of all the tracks from their three singles, was released in Japan in 1997.
Pearl went on to front Lodger (British band)|Lodger , and has also released a solo album.
Discography
Singles
"20th Century Gods" / "Dizgo Girl" (Parkway Records 1995)
"Afrodisiac" / "Shave Me" (Parkway Records 1995) - UK Singles Chart|UK #72cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 432
"Deep Fried" / "Memo From Turner" / "Sold Out" (Parkway Records 1995)
Albums
MCMXCV (Parkway Records 1997)
References
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