One of the most exciting new live acts on the London scene of the mid-90s, Scarfo were led by Jamie Hince (vocals, guitar), a man possessed of extraordinary self-belief and steely convictions: "The thing people should realise is that music is life-threateningly important. People should want to take a bullet for their favourite band. It's a punk thing. Music should be fucking dangerous and subversive, and it just isn't like that any more." Scarfo formed in Andover, before relocating to Deptford, London, in early 1995. After a handful of performances in the capital, they signed with Deceptive Records, but not before recording a debut single for Fierce Panda Records. The 12 tracks on Luxury Plane Crash, characterized by Hince's obsession with low-life living and crime, were at least the equal of the bands who had begun to steal Scarfo's thunder - among them Placebo, led by Hince's old collegiate friend Brian Molko. In the early 00s Hince linked up with Alison Mosshart to form the duo The Kills.
great band..I have a cassette of them live on R1 somewhere..must get around to converting/uploading it ;)
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