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Line 31: }} '''Shed Seven''' are aan [[alternative rock]] band, formed in [[York]] in 1990. One of the groups which contributed to the [[Britpop]] music scene of the 1990s, they continue to write, record and release music over thirty years later. They originally comprised singer [[Rick Witter]], guitarist/keyboardist Joe Johnson, bassist Tom Gladwin and drummer Alan Leach. Johnson was later replaced by [[Paul Banks (musician, born 1973)\|Paul Banks]], although a later lineup of the band included both Johnson and Banks. They belonged to the post-[[The Smiths\|Smiths]] wave of British musicians such as [[The Sundays]] and [[Marion (band)\|Marion]], with a sound relying heavily on complex guitar [[arpeggio]]s often in a minor key, and wailing vocals. At the height of their popularity between 1994 and 1999 they had fifteen [[Top 40]] singles<ref name="Shed Seven reform for Greatest Hits tour">{{cite web\| title = Shed Seven reform for Greatest Hits tour \| url = https://www.nme.com/news/nme/29588 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121012005049/https://www.nme.com/news/nme/29588 \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 12 October 2012 \|work=NME\| access-date = 27 April 2009}}</ref> and four Top 20 albums in the UK.<ref name="Shed Seven at officialcharts.com">{{cite web\| title = Shed Seven at OfficialCharts.com\| website = [[Official Charts Company\|Official Charts]]\| url = https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/\| access-date = 27 April 2009\| df = dmy-all}}</ref> The band officially broke up in 2003, but reformed for a greatest hits tour in July 2007.<ref name="Shed Seven reform for Greatest Hits tour" /> Shed Seven continued to play shows around Britain periodically until releasing a new studio album in 2017 with the announcement of ''[[Instant Pleasures]]''.

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