Space

Space are a British band from Liverpool, who formed in 1993 initially as a trio of Tommy Scott (vocals, bass, guitar), Jamie Murphy (vocals, guitar) and Andy Parle (drums). Keyboard player Franny Griffiths joined the line-up a year later, and the band came to prominence throughout the mid-1990s with hit singles such as "Female of the Species", "Me and You Versus the World", "Neighbourhood", "Avenging Angels" and "The Ballad of Tom Jones", the latter a duet with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia.

Although the band's initial work was inspired by 1960s guitar groups such as The Kinks and The Who, which got them thrown in with the emerging Britpop scene, Space disregarded the term and pursued a more eclectic sound dubbed "queasy listening" by critics, incorporating electronic elements such as synthesizers and sampling and drawing from genres as diverse as hip hop, techno, post-punk, ska, lounge music, easy listening and film scores, the result of the differing tastes between bandmembers. The group also became known for their deliberately tongue-in-cheek, dark humoured lyrics, inspired by Scott's love of camp and cinema, and frequently dealing with topics such as serial killers, failed relationships, social outcasts, and mental illness.

Space experienced several lineup changes, with Scott being the only consistent member, and recorded four studio albums; the third of which, Love You More than Football, was shelved before it was due for release; plus a number of charting singles before eventually disbanding in 2005. Scott went on to form The Drellas, which in 2011 morphed into the second incarnation of Space after Griffiths (and briefly Murphy) joined the group, and have since released two further studio albums. In 2019, twenty years after it was recorded, Love You More than Football was officially released as part of a career-spanning Anthology boxset.