Biography
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Years Active
1980 – 1982 (2 years)
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Members
- Angela Jaeger (1980 – 1981)
- Frankie Nardiello (1981 – 1982)
- Paul Cummins (1980 – 1982)
- Simon Godfrey (1980 – 1982)
- Simon Raymonde (1980 – 1982)
Allmusic lists "Drowning Craze", but most if not all singles are credited to "The Drowning Craze".
Initially a vehicle for Angela Jaeger, a New York-born vocalist who had moved to London to study voice and musical theater, The Drowning Craze was only together from 1980 to 1982. Although its post-punk approach put them on the cutting edge of early-80s' British music, they're best remembered as the breeding ground for musicians who went on to greater things. Jaeger, who left the band, following the release of its debut single, "Storage Case", to return to college, went on to sing with The Monochrome Set, Billy McKenzie, Disconnection, the Bush Tetras, Pigboy and Instinct, while bassist Simon Raymunde became an important member of Cocteau Twins. Simon Langford Godfrey went on to play with Passion Puppets. This writer is unaware of any post The Drowning Craze endeavors by Paul Cumming.
The Drowning Craze released its most promising single after Jaeger's departure. Featuring the vocals of Chicago-born Frankie Nardiello, "Trance" was named "single of the week" by British music magazines, NME and Melody Maker. The group, however, never had a chance to fulfill their apparent potential and disbanded by late 1982.
In the late-1980s, Nardiello regained the spotlight as lead singer of Chicago-based alternative rock/pop band, Thrill Kill Kult, adopting the alias, Groovie Mann.
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