Boy Kill Boy
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Boy Kill Boy are an English rock band based in Leytonstone, East London. The band name came from the lead singer mishearing the name of a band called "Boy Called Roy".
Boy Kill Boy was originally a band called Future of Junior but changed their name to Boy Kill Boy and lost original bassist Jim Lewis who went on to play with Cherryfalls, while they gained bassist Kev Chase.
In May 2005 they released their debut single "Suzie" for record label Fierce Panda. In the summer the band opened the Radio 1 stage on Sunday/Friday of the 2005 Reading and Leeds Festivals. The second single followed later in the year now being signed to Fallout. "Civil Sin" was featured in Zane Lowe's "Hottest Track In The World Today". In 2006 the Vertigo single "Back Again" (released on 13 February) reached #26 in the UK Singles Chart and the re-release of "Suzie" on 16 May reached #17. The debut album "Civilian" was released on 22 May 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart at #16.
One of their major breaks came in May 2005 when the band stepped in to replace Nine Black Alps on the NME New Music Tour 2005 after the band's singer caught the mumps. Boy Kill Boy had only been billed to play one support slot on the whole tour but ended up playing numerous extra slots supporting Maxïmo Park and The Rakes. They returned the following year as headliners for NME's New Bands Tour 2006, supported by The Automatic, ¡Forward, Russia!, and The Long Blondes. They toured in the US supporting The Charlatans and played an extensive UK Headline tour in October. On 7 November 2006, they supported Feeder for one of their dates in aid of War Child at the Camden Roundhouse. This was also in conjunction with the "Shoot Me Down" single, released for the charity. Chris Peck said that the band achieved one of their dreams supporting a band like Feeder.
The Fierce Panda release of "Suzie" appeared on the soundtrack of the street football video game FIFA Street 2, released in winter 2006 by Electronic Arts. "Civil Sin" appeared on the soundtrack to the FIFA 07 football video game. Also, their single "Back Again" also appears in the Test Drive Unlimited videogame.
Boy Kill Boy have recorded their second album and return with the single No Conversation on October 29th. on august 29th Boy Kill Boy - 'No Conversation' Was one of Zane lowe's Hottest records in the world.
Members
As of 2006, Boy Kill Boy is composed of:
- Chris Peck (lead vocals, guitar)
- Shaz Mahmood (drums)
- Pete Carr (keyboards)
- Kev Chase (bass guitar, vocals)
Trivia
- The Apartment song "My Brother Chris" is named after and dedicated to Boy Kill Boy frontman Chris Peck. The two bands have a "unique alliance".
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Song | UK Singles Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Suzie" | - | "Civilian" |
| 2005 | "Civil Sin" | - | "Civilian" |
| 2006 | "Back Again" | #26 | "Civilian" |
| 2006 | "Suzie" (re-release) | #17 | "Civilian" |
| 2006 | "Civil Sin" (re-release) | #44 | "Civilian" |
| 2006 | "Shoot Me Down" | #63 | "Civilian" |