Discography
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Businessmen & Ghosts
2007
Most popular
Businessmen & Ghosts
2007
Working for a Nuclear Free City (sometimes abbreviated to WFANFC) is an indie nu gaze band from Manchester, England.Original members Phil Kay (production and keyboard) and Gary McClure (guitar) formed as a studio entity in 1999; WFANFC began performing live in 2004, after adding drummer Jon Kay and bassist Ed Hulme to the group. Guitarist Neil Harris joined the band shortly before their American tour in 2008. The band's self-titled debut album was released in the UK in 2006. Tracks from the album also formed part of their debut American release, Businessmen & Ghosts, which came out in November 2007. The band cites a wide array of influences, including artists as disparate as Bill Evans, Devo, The Grateful Dead, and Yes. WFANFC's sound has been described as "a flawless lucid-dream trip through a thousand fantastical influences" and "as fresh as morning rain on Piccadilly Gardens". Regarding their importance, major media outlets such as the BBC have stated: "it’s the way that have distilled Manchester’s history into an exciting future brew that makes them important." WFANFC's releases have won them praise from a variety of media outlets, including Spin (magazine), the BBC, Stylus …
