Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band is a London-based indie rock band led by singer-songwriter Keith Top of the Pops.
The band was formed at an Art Brut gig in New York City in 2006, after a support band dropped out, and Keith, who had produced Art Brut's first two singles, played some of his songs with members of Art Brut. The band has subsequently featured a rotating line-up of musicians, with two rules, of avoiding soundchecks and never having rehearsals.
The band has released three albums. The first, Fuck You! I'm Keith Top of the Pops (released in 2011), was given 5 stars by and made Album of the Month by Artrocker. The second album TOTP 2 (released in 2013) was reviewed well by PopMatters, which described it as "hard to fault". It was also given 5 stars by Artrocker. A third album, Livin' the Dream, was released in 2018.
Members
On the first two released albums, the credited artists, aside from Keith, are:
The third album also features Dino Bardot, Joel Black, Steve Brummell, Sean Clothier, Simon Drowner, Mikey Georgeson, Rob Hardy, Ben Lambert, Ally Moss, Aug Stone and Stuffy; with a string section arranged by Martin White consisting of Amy Butterworth, Heather Newton, Jeremy Limb, Ben Handysides, Patrick Ahern and Eric Donohue.
Other musicians to have performed in the band include Zachary Amos and Jennifer Denitto.
Discography Albums Fuck You! I'm Keith Top of the Pops (Corporate Records, 2011) TOTP 2 (Corporate Records, 2013) Livin' the Dream (Corporate Records, 2018)
Singles Split ("I Hate Your Band"/"Girl", Filthy Little Angels Singles Club, 2007, with The New Royal Family, as Keith TOTP) "#ProperMusic" (2013) "You Wish You Were in My Band)" (2013) "If You Want Twee (You Got It)" (2018)
Compilation appearances "Two of the Beatles Are Dead", on Two of the Beatles Have Died (Helen Llewelyn Product Nineteen Records, 2009)
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