The Psychedelic Furs are a British new wave band founded in London in February 1977.
Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, to later touching on new wave and hard rock.
The band scored several hits in their early career. In 1986, filmmaker John Hughes used their song "Pretty in Pink" for his movie of the same name.
They went on hiatus after they finished touring in 1992, but resumed in 2000 and continue to perform live.
In 2017, the band's 1984 single "The Ghost in You" was featured in the second season of Netflix hit series Stranger Things, and was included on the Sony Music soundtrack companion to the season, Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, released in October 2017. That same year, the band's 1982 single "Love My Way" was played several times in the Oscar-nominated film Call Me by Your Name.
The band released Made of Rain, their first studio album in nearly three decades, on 31 July 2020.
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Band Members:
Richard Butler – vocals
(1977–1992, 2000–present)
Tim Butler – bass
(1977–1992, 2000–present)
Mars Williams – saxophone
(1983–1989, 2005–present)
Amanda Kramer – keyboards
(2002–present)
Rich Good – guitars
(2009–present)
From:
London, England, United Kingdom
Genres:
Post-punk, new wave, alternative rock
Instruments:
Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Saxophone, Guitar
Years active:
1977–1992, 2000–present
Associated acts:
Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses
Tour Dates: