Revolver (British band)
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Defunct | 1994 |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Key people | Mat Flint, Hamish Brown, Nick Dewey |
| Products | Albums, singles, EPs |
Revolver was a guitar-driven band based in London, active between 1990 and 1994, featuring Mat Flint on guitar and vocals, Hamish Brown on bass, and Nick Dewey handling drums. Flint and Dewey, who had played together in school bands, met Brown after moving to London in 1990. The group reunited in 2025, announcing live performances scheduled for Skegness and Nottingham.
The band attracted attention from multiple record companies such as Dedicated Records, One Little Indian, and Creation Records before ultimately signing with Hut Records, a Virgin Records subsidiary, in the summer of 1991. Revolver rapidly gained momentum by supporting acts like Chapterhouse, Slowdive, Teenage Fanclub, and Blur, while receiving notable coverage in publications including NME, Melody Maker, and The Face. Their initial three singles—"Heaven Sent An Angel," "Crimson," and "Venice"—each reached the top position on the UK independent charts. Known for their vibrant yet edgy guitar-pop combined with catchy melodies, Revolver found it challenging to set themselves apart from similar bands of the era. Although frequently linked by the British media to the shoegaze scene, the band themselves were reluctant to embrace this categorization.
In the United States, a compilation album titled Baby's Angry, featuring their first singles, was released by Caroline Records and gained traction on college radio stations. During the fall of 1992, Revolver toured the US as co-headliners alongside Drop Nineteens.
In 1993, Revolver issued the single "Cradle Snatch" followed by their album Cold Water Flat. Despite the increased musical complexity of these releases, commercial performance declined; following the failure of "I Wear Your Chain" to enter the top 75 UK charts, Virgin Records dropped the band. After producing demo recordings without securing a new contract, Revolver disbanded in early 1994.
Following the breakup, Mat Flint became bassist for Death In Vegas starting in 1996 and later released a single titled "Commodity" with his new project Deep Cut in 2007 under Club AC30 Records. Meanwhile, Nick Dewey performed drums for James Dean Bradfield during his solo tour in 2006.
Albums
- Baby's Angry (1992), Hut — A compilation combining tracks from their first three EPs.
- Cold Water Flat (1993), Hut
Singles, EPs
- 45 EP (1991), Hut – Reached UK chart position no. 85
- "Crimson" (1991), Hut – Peaked at UK no. 88
- "Venice" (1992), Hut – Charted at UK no. 101
- "Cradle Snatch" (1993), Hut – UK no. 101
- "I Wear Your Chain" (1993), Hut – Reached UK no. 125
Music Videos
- "Heaven Sent An Angel" (1991)
- "Crimson" (1991)
- "Venice" (1992)
- "Cradle Snatch" (1993)