Fat White Family are an English rock band, formed in 2011 in Peckham, South London.

Contents 1 History 2 Other projects 3 Members 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 EPs 4.3 Singles 5 References 6 External links History

The band, fronted by Southampton-born[1] and Huddersfield-raised Lias Kaci Saoudi,[2] formed in 2011. Lead guitarist Saul Adamczewski was previously the frontman of indie pop band the Metros, which also featured Fat White Family's bass player, Jak Payne.[3]

They released their debut album, Champagne Holocaust, in 2013, on UK label Trashmouth Records. It was released in 2014 in the U.S. on Fat Possum Records. The band released Fat Whites/Taman Shud, a split EP with Taman Shud, on 11 December 2013 on Trashmouth.[4]

On 10 March 2014, Fat White Family issued their first single, "Touch the Leather", on Hate Hate Hate Records.[5]

In early 2014, the band launched a PledgeMusic campaign to fund their show at the South by Southwest festival, with a subsequent US tour.[6] Pledgers were given the self-released EP Crippled B-Sides and Inconsequential Rarities. Next was the single "I Am Mark E Smith" (referencing singer Mark E. Smith of the Fall), released 15 December 2014.[7]

Their second album, Songs for Our Mothers, was released in 2016 by the Without Consent label.[8][9] It was promoted with a single for "Whitest Boy on the Beach",[10] which was later chosen for the closing credits of the 2017 film T2 Trainspotting.

Fat White Family's next single, "Breaking Into Aldi", was released on 16 August 2016.[11]

On January 9th, 2019 Fat White Family announced that their third album, "Serfs Up" [12] , would be released on the 19th of April 2019 on Domino Records. This was followed by the singles "Feet" and "Tastes Good With The Money", the latter featuring a video directed by Irish Singer-Songwriter Róisín Murphy. The album has thus far produced a positive response from critics

Other projects

In 2015, Adamczewski and Lias Saoudi collaborated with Adrian Flanagan and Dean Honer of experimental band Eccentronic Research Council on their album Johnny Rocket, Narcissist & Music Machine... I'm Your Biggest Fan. After its release, the partnership took concepts from the album to form a new band called the Moonlandingz. The act ended up touring together, as well as working with Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono, Philip Oakey, Randy Jones and Slow Club frontwoman Rebecca Taylor, resulting in the 2017 release of their debut album, Interplanetary Class Classics.[13]

In January 2017, Adamczewski formed the band Insecure Men with Lennon (guitar), Ben Romans-Hopcraft (bass), Jack Everett (drums), Jon Catfish de Lorene (keyboards) and Alex White (saxophone).[14][15] Lennon co-produced their eponymous album, released in February 2018.[16][17]

Members Current members Lias Kaci Saoudi – lead vocals Saul Adamczewski - guitar, vocals Nathan Saoudi – keyboards Adam J. Harmer – guitar Sam Toms – drums Adam Brennan – bass Alex White - Saxophone Former members Ciaran Hartnett – bass Jack Everett – drums Joseph Pancucci-Simpson – bass Dan Lyons – drums Jak Payne – bass Taishi Nagasaka-bass Severin Black-drums Temporary members Chris O.C – drums Dale Barclay – guitar (d. 2018) Martin Dean – drums Mike Brandon – guitar Mairead O'Connor – guitar Discography Studio albums Champagne Holocaust (2013, Trashmouth Records/Fat Possum Records) Songs for Our Mothers (2016, Without Consent/Fat Possum Records) Serfs Up! (2019, Domino Recording Company) EPs Fat Whites/Taman Shud (2013, Trashmouth Records) Crippled B-Sides and Inconsequential Rarities (2014, self-released) Singles "Touch the Leather" (2014, Hate Hate Hate Records) "I Am Mark E Smith" (2014, Without Consent) "Whitest Boy on the Beach" (2016, Without Consent) "Breaking Into Aldi" (2016, Without Consent) "Feet" (2019, Domino Recording Company) References ^ "England & Wales Births 1837-2006". search.findmypast.co.uk. 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016. ^ "Repertoire Search". Broadcast Music, Inc. 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.[permanent dead link] ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/how-the-metros-are-making-a-big-noise-in-peckham-792586.html ^ "Fat White Family* / Taman Shud* - Fat Whites / Taman Shud". ^ "The Fat White Family - Touch The Leather". ^ NME.COM. "SXSW and US tour Send The Fat White Family to America". NME.COM. Retrieved 2016-09-12. ^ "The Fat White Family - I Am Mark E Smith". ^ Petridis, Alexis (21 January 2016). "Fat White Family: Songs for Our Mothers review – still testing the boundaries of taste". The Guardian. ^ Clements, Jaymz (25 January 2016). "Fat White Family - Songs For Our Mothers". Rolling Stone Australia. ^ "The Fat White Family - Whitest Boy On The Beach". ^ "The Fat White Family - Breaking Into Aldi". ^ <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFatWhiteFamily%2Fposts%2F2398607103501770&width=500" width="500" height="430" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe> ^ Sendra, Tim (24 March 2017). "Interplanetary Class Classics - The Moonlandingz | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.com. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-12-08. ^ Cecilia, Woody (25 January 2017). "Saul Adamczewski from Fat White Family played his first gig with his new 10-piece band last night - Loud And Quiet". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 2017-01-28. ^ Murray, Eoin (27 January 2017). "The Quietus | News | Insecure Men: Live Report". The Quietus. Retrieved 2017-01-28. ^ Petridis, Alexis (22 February 2018). "Insecure Men: Insecure Men review – slacker supergroup find redemption in pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-27. ^ Monger, Timothy (February 2018). "Insecure Men". AllMusic.com. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-12-08. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Fat White Family.