History

The Inspiral Carpets emerged, alongside bands like Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, from the indie scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their sound is based around harmonic (and often psychedelic) keyboards and jangly guitars. The band were propelled to fame after being 'discovered' by the Radio 1 DJ John Peel and had their greatest chart success in the UK with a single entitled "This is How it Feels", which is a song about loneliness and unemployment.

Band Members

Early Line-up

• Stephen Holt - Vocals
• Graham Lambert - Guitars
• David Swift - Bass
• Clint Boon - Keyboards, vocals
• Craig Gill - Drums

Height of Success Through to Present Day

• Tom Hingley - Vocals (born Thomas Hingley, on 9 July 1965, in Abingdon)
• Graham Lambert - Guitars - (born Graham Paul Lambert, on 10 July 1964, in Chadderton, Oldham)
• Martyn Walsh - Bass - (born Martyn John Walsh, on 3 July 1968, in Rusholme, Manchester)
• Clint Boon - Keyboards, vocals (born Clinton David Boon, on 28 June 1959, in Oldham)
• Craig Gill - Drums - (born Craig Douglas Gill on 5 December 1971, in Salford)

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Trivia

• The guitarist for rock band, Oasis, Noel Gallagher, was orignally a roadie for the Inspiral Carperts.

• Inspiral Carpets Biography. Mute Records. (Accessed 4 December 2005).