Spraydog are an English indie rock band that formed in 1994 in Chester-le-Street and Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Formed around 1994, Spraydog have released five studio albums, (4 on their own Ferric Mordant label), nine EPs on Beautiful Pigeon Records, and numerous singles and compilation contributions on a variety of independent labels including Fierce Panda, Stupidcat and Fortuna Pop! Their last album, Karate Summer Camp was released in late 2006.
Spraydog kick-started their career touring with the band Kenickie and continue to play live both in their home town and occasionally elsewhere in the UK and Europe. The band's musical influences include Pixies, My Bloody Valentine and Pavement. NME magazine described them in 2006 as "very great, scrummy lo-fi scuzz". Spraydog celebrated their 20th anniversary in April 2017.
Links to Peel[]
Peel first played the band's music in 1997 and did two sessions for his shows between 1998 and 2000. Some of the group's records were also nominated as one of his favourites during the months of April 2000 (Peel's Record Box), May 2000 (Peel's Record Box), August 2001 (Peel's Record Box) and May 2002 (Peel's Record Box).
Sessions[]
SPRAYDOG John Peel 8th February 1998
1. Recorded: 1998-02-08. First Broadcast: 11 March 1998. Repeated: 31 March 1999
- X Lice / Ghost Mutt / False Cv / Wake Up Little Sister / San Andreas
2. Recorded: 2000-05-24. First Broadcast: 01 August 2000
- Seeling Crax / Wait In Vain / Excuse Me Kind City Gent / These Fields May Take Forever To Fill / Durak
Other Shows Played[]
- 09 September 1997: Lemonade (7") Ferric Mordant
- 06 November 1997: Postcard (v/a album - Abuse Your Friends) Abuse
- 06 November 1997 (BFBS): 'Postcard (Compilation CD-Abuse Your Friends)' (Abuse)
- 13 November 1997: Starry Eyes (7") Plastic Cowboy
- 02 December 1997: Starry Eyes (7") Plastic Cowboy
- 1998
- 05 February 1998: Waster I'm ('Melter Twine' 7" b-side) Orgasm
- 08 April 1998: Us Vs Mascis (EP: Run The Lights) Ferric Mordant
- 12 May 1998: Us Vs Mascis (7" EP - Run The Lights) Ferric Mordant
- 10 September 1998: Kissy Lips (album - Citrus Bitumen) Ferric Mordant
- 23 September 1998: Clean With Magma (CD - Citrus Bitumen) Ferric Mordant
- 30 September 1998 (BFBS): 'Clean With Magma (CD-Citrus Bitumen)' (Ferric Mordant)
- 22 October 1998: To The North! (CD - Citrus Bitumen) Ferric Mordant
- 25 October 1998 (BFBS): 'Is The Hallway Blue? (CD-Citrus Bitumen)' (Ferric Mordant)
- 29 October 1998: Clean With Magma (album - Citrus Bitumen) Ferric Mordant
- 04 November 1998: 'Find (CD-Citrus Bitumen)' (Ferric Mordant)
- 08 November 1998 (BFBS): 'Acorn (CD-Citrus Bitumen)' (Ferric Mordant)
- 1999
- 25 February 1999: These People (7") Stupid Cat
- 11 March 1999: These People (single) Stupid Cat
- 2000
- 18 April 2000: Dialling Mitt (7") Fortuna Pop!
- April 2000 (FSK): Dialling Mit (CD - Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- 19 April 2000: My Own El Nino (7" b-side: Dialling Mitt) Fortuna Pop!
- 26 April 2000: 'Bilderbok (CD-Lintered)' (Ferric Mordant)
- 03 May 2000 (Radio Eins): Denotes The Passage Of Time
- 17 May 2000: C-Vier (LP - Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- May 2000 (FSK): C-Vier (CD - Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- 18 May 2000: Bilderbok (LP - Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- 25 May 2000 (Radio Eins): All The Circles Go The Wrong Way
- 01 June 2000: All The Circles Go The Wrong Way (LP – Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- 07 June 2000: Shadow, Box, Lunch (LP – Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- 08 June 2000 (Radio Eins): Cupid On A Dolphin Mosaic (CD - Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- June 2000 (FSK): Dialling Mit (CD - Lintered) Ferric Mordant
- 2001
- 01 August 2001: You Are What I Love (single)
- 23 August 2001 (Radio Eins): You Are What I Love
- 11 December 2001: Cal-Neva (album - Mint Hand) Stupidcat
- 11 December 2001: Peardrops (album - Mint Hand) Stupidcat
- 2002
- 06 February 2002: 'Cal-Neva' (Stupidcat)
- 26 February 2002: 'Dry Riser Outlet' (EP 'Girls') Stupid Cat
- 04 April 2002 (Radio Eins): Summer's Waiting (album - Mint Hand) Stupid Cat
- 02 May 2002: Free To Disagree (album - Mint Hand) Stupid Cat
- 02 May 2002 (Radio Eins): Like Me (album - Mint Hand) Stupid Cat
- 23 May 2002: These Fields May Take Forever To Fill (LP – Mint Hand) Stupidcat