Black Box Recorder are an English pop/indie group. They debuted in 1998 with England Made Me, a collection of lyrically sophisticated pop tunes. They followed this up with The Facts Of Life, which gave them their first hit with the single of the same name in April 2000. Their third album, Passionoia, was released in 2003. There is also a compilation album, The Worst Of Black Box Recorder, a collections of B-sides, cover versions and remixes.

Musically, the group are influenced by trip hop, ambient music, and French electronic groups such as Air. However the lyrics to these lush and romantic melodies are frequently bleak, ironic or sarcastic: obvious influences are Ray Davies, Morrissey and Pulp. The video for single "The Art of Driving" depicted the band as crash test dummies, and one photo shoot from around that time portrayed them as survivors of a destructive car crash.

Black Box Recorder are Sarah Nixey, Luke Haines (of The Auteurs) and John Moore (formerly of the Jesus and Mary Chain). John Moore and Sarah Nixey married in 2001, have one child. They divorced in 2006. Though the band are not currently active, they have not officially split. A solo album from Nixey is scheduled to be released in 2006 preceded by the singles "The Collector" and "Strangelove".

Discography

Albums

• England Made Me (20 July 1998)
• The Facts of Life (1 May 2000) (#37)
• Passionoia (3 March 2003)

Singles

• Child Psychology (4 May 1998)
• England Made Me (6 July 1998)
• The Facts Of Life (10 April 2000) (#20)
• The Art Of Driving (3 July 2000)
• These Are The Things (24 February 2003)
• The School Song (30 June 2003)

Compilations

• The Worst Of Black Box Recorder (21 August 2001)

External links

• Black Box Recorder - Official Myspace
• Black Box Recorder - Record Label Homepage
• Sarah Nixey's Official Webpage
• John Moore's Official Webpage
• Luke Haines' Official Webpage
• Black Box Recorder Fansite

English musical groups

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