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Senseless Things was an English indie rock band, formed in 1986 in London. around the partnership of Mark Keds (Vocals), Morgan Nicholls (Bass). Ben Harding (Guitar, Vocals) and Cass Browne (Drummer).
The band released four albums and achieved two UK Top 20 hit singles before splitting up in 1995.
Senseless Things reformed in 2017 to play several gigs including Shepherd's Bush Empire, as well as to record and release new material.
In an interview with Louder Than War in 2017, guitar player Ben Harding described his biggest break was getting a Peel session with the band:
"The big break was the Peel session (Senseless Things’ first of three Peel Sessions was recorded in March 1988, produced by the late great Dale Griffin). That was when we thought, ‘Oh my God, this is actually for real’, you know? Everyone listened to the John Peel show, so all of a sudden you’re a known quantity. It got a lot easier to get gigs, there were more people at the gigs, and it just kinda snowballed from there. We pulled all those songs together, we worked with a fantastic producer, and it was just like, ‘yeah, here we go, this is it!’"[1]
In another interview with Gigwise also in 2017, drummer Cass Browne also said mentioned that the Peel session was his proudest achievement with the group:
"The moment we got invited to do our very first John Peel session has to be up there. I always thought that was the point where we became a real band. We were on the radar after that. Even today it has to rank as one of the biggest thrills if not greatest achievements of my life. Just to see our name on the cover of the old John Peel sessions vinyls. It felt like we’d become legit as a band."[2]
