Elastica
Sign in to saveElastica were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by guitarist/singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch after their departure from Suede. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock, post-punk and new wave music. The band's members changed several times, with Frischmann and Welch being the only members who remained in Elastica from its formation to its dissolution.
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- Musical artist.name
- Elastica
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- Elastica The Menace press kit.jpg
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- Elastica in 2000
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- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- London, England
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1992–2001
- Musical artist.spinoff_of
- Suede
- Musical artist.past_members
- Justine Frischmann Justin Welch Donna Matthews Annie Holland David Bush Kevin Ind Tim Warren Pete Goodfellow Sheila Chipperfield Paul Jones Sharon Mew
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- 1992-00-00
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- 1992-00-00
- name
- Elastica
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- Extended play
- Compilation album
- Singles
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Elastica were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by guitarist/singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch after their departure from Suede. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock, post-punk and new wave music. The band's members changed several times, with Frischmann and Welch being the only members who remained in Elastica from its formation to its dissolution.
Elastica quickly rose to prominence after the release of their debut single "Stutter" in November 1993, and the band's next three singles charted in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Elastica (1995) was an immediate success and broke records for the fastest-selling debut album in the UK; the album also found success in the United States and produced the band's highest-charting US Hot 100 hit, "Connection". However, the band would later find itself in controversy over accusations of plagiarism, which were settled out-of-court.