Octopus

Signed to Food Records in 1996 and making their debut with singles such as ‘Your Smile', Octopus were first spotted by former Levitation drummer David Francolini. Through his auspices a demo tape was sent to Andy Ross at Food who signed the group before seeing them play live. Led by Marc Shearer, Octopus are a quartet which is expanded on stage to an eight-piece line-up including a horn section. Shearer's lyrics also led to a concurrent contract with EMI Publishing, whose Mike Smith stated: ‘I have seldom come across a band with as much breadth to their songwriting.' The band...