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| Discography: Rollerskate Skinny |
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| Rollerskate Skinny | |
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| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Shoegazing, indie rock, Dream Pop, Noise Pop |
| Years active | 1992 - 1996 |
| Label(s) | Showbiz, Placebo, WEA |
| Associated acts | Kid Silver Favourite Sons The Radio Wounded Knees |
| Former members | |
| Ken Griffin Ger Griffin Jimi Shields Steve Murray |
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Rollerskate Skinny were an Irish band that enjoyed their greatest success during the 1990s.
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Ken Griffin, Ger Griffin (no relation) and Steve Murray had been in The Hippyshakes in the 1980s. Later the band became "Shake" and was characterized by a strawberry logo. In 1991, Jimi Shields (younger brother of My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields) joined the band and suggested a name change to Rollerskate Skinny, chosen from a line in The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger:[1]
"She's quite skinny, like me, but nice skinny, rollerskate skinny."
The band relocated to London and released their debut EP, Novice in September 1992.[2]. They were named in the NME's "Top Ten New Bands of the Year" in 1992. They were signed to Beggars Banquet offshoot label Placebo, who released their Trophy EP in April 1993: awarded single of the week in the NME. The following month, the band recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show,[3] and their debut album Shoulder Voices (awarded
Shields left the band and moved to Chicago. The band's first release on WEA was their second album, 1996's Horse Drawn Wishes. This was followed by the "Speed to My Side" single, but the band split up before any further releases.[2]
All of the members of Rollerskate Skinny have gone on to other musical projects. Ken Griffin moved to New York City and formed the band, Kid Silver, releasing the album Dead City Sunbeams in 1999.[4] In 2004 Ken, along former members of Philadelphia band, Aspera, formed Favourite Sons who signed to Vice Records.[4] Since the demise of Rollerskate Skinny, Ger and Steve worked on the project, Walker. Stevie since started the band Empire, now known as The Radio, which released its debut album in 2005.[4] Jimi Shields went on to form Lotus Crown, and then later Wounded Knees with Suzanne Thorpe formerly of Mercury Rev.[4]
Ger Griffin has recently began recording again under the name of Super Electric, and in a recent interview he admitted that there is a third, unreleased, Rollerskate Skinny album that may yet see the light of day, and stated that although the members have all put their past differences behind them and remain friends, that a reunion isn't on the cards.
Rollerskate Skinny remains influential on the Irish music scene. In 2004, Hot Press magazine readers voted "Horsedrawn Wishes" #14 on a list of the 100 greatest Irish albums.
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