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Geneva is tagged as: britpop, indie, alternative, indie rock, underrated

Geneva were a British indie band from aberdeen, scotland.
The band were formed in 1992 by vocalist Andrew Montgomery and guitarist Steven Dora. They recruited second guitarist Stuart Evans, bass player Keith Graham and drummer Douglas Caskie. Originally the band were called Sunfish.
One of their demos found their way to Suede’s record label nude who signed the band in 1996. The band changed their name and released their debut single No One Speaks the same year. The band garnered enough press to headline NME’s annual Bratbus tour of up and coming bands in early 1997. The band released second single Into the Blue to coincide with the tour.
The band fitted well with the current musical scene and were well promoted by the UK music press of the time. As a reaction to the fading Britpop scene many bands rejected the laddish ideals of bands like Oasis and wrote darker more intelligent songs. This was perfectly shown by Radiohead’s OK Computer and other bands like Strangelove. Montgomery’s high pitched vocals were often compared to Suede. However it could be said that being on Suede’s record label did them few favours because they were unable to find their own sound and own fanbase compared to the more successful band.
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Top 10 Geneva Songs
Into the Blue
If You Have to Go
Dollars In The Heavens
No One Speaks
Killing Stars
Cassie
Guidance System
Museum Mile
Morricone
Amnesia Valley
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Top 10 Geneva Albums
Weather Underground
Further
No One Speaks
If You Have To Go
Weather Underground
Dollars in the Heavens No 2
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