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The Supernaturals are a 5-piece guitar-based indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Fronted by singer-songwriter James McColl, they signed to Parlophone in 1996, and had a string of singles which were taken from their three albums and four EPs. Other members included Mark Guthrie, Derek McManus, Gavin Crawford and Ken McAlpine.〔 The band's best known songs ("Smile" and "I Wasn't Built To Get Up") were featured prominently in a series of television advertisements. In total they scored five Top 40 entries in the UK Singles Chart. ==Career== The band's sound is similar to many 1960s rock bands, with elements of 1990s synth culture, especially later on. The band were nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in 1998 for best contemporary song for "Smile" along with The Verve's "The Drugs Don't Work" and Radiohead's "No Surprises". The band won a Tartan Clef award in 1997 as the best new Scottish band. Songs are often related to other songs on the same album by a common theme. The album ''It Doesn't Matter Anymore'' received good reviews (8/10 ''NME'' and 4/5 ''Q'') as did the follow-up ''A Tune a Day'' (7/10 ''NME'' and 4/5 ''Q''). The band's third album saw a change of musical direction into Europop and electronica. This album struggled to get good reviews, with the lead single not receiving media coverage of its release following the September 11 attacks. The creative output saw around 100 songs written in five years. They played at music festivals in the UK,〔(Efestivals.co.uk )〕〔(TV.com )〕〔(Last.fm )〕〔(Songkick.com )〕 and around Europe,〔(Lysator.liu.se )〕 and supported other artists including Robbie Williams, Paul Weller, The Boo Radleys, Gene, Blondie, Dodgy, The Bluetones, Ocean Colour Scene, Texas, Sleeper and Tina Turner. They were also a staple on compilation albums such as ''Shine'', and played radio sessions for BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, Virgin and others. Television appearances included ''Top of the Pops'', ''TFI Friday'', ''The Jack Docherty Show'', ''Fully Booked'' and ''The Big Breakfast'', with keyboardist Ken McAlpine appearing as a contestant on ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' (for Phill Jupitus' team). The band performed at each T in the Park festival between 1995 and 1998. "The Day Before Yesterday's Man" was used in the TV series ''Teachers'',''Hollyoaks'' and the film ''Shooting Fish''. The song "Smile" was the theme tune for bank Smile.co.uk's TV advertisements, Arnold Clark Automobiles, Sky Movies UK, Pearl Drops, and mayonnaise in Japan, and was re-recorded for use as the main theme of the Nine Network idents in Australia 2008, and was also parodied in ''Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights''. The song was also used on ''As If'', ''Holiday Showdown'', ''Wife Swap'', ''That'll Teach 'Em'' and ''Grumpy Old Men'', ''X Factor'', ''Clarkson's Car Years'', and in 2005 was included in VH2's list of the best indie songs of all time. The song was also used as the theme music for the television review show ''Manic Episodes''. "I Wasn't Built to Get up" was used in an advertising campaign for Direct Debits on UK television in 1999. The song "Monday Mornings" was used in the film ''Fast Food'' in 1998. "Life is a Motorway" has been used in the BBC TV show ''Homes Under the Hammer''. The band took a break after their third album's release in 2002. At their peak, they enjoyed a loyal fanbase, with several high-quality fansites.〔Webuser magazine, Issue 38, page 58, August 2002〕 In February 2012 the band began rehearsing again. Over the next two years they wrote and recorded a fourth album (360) at Gorbals Sound Studios in Glasgow. The album was released on 6 April 2015. Rod Stewart recorded the band's song "Dylan's Day Off" for his album "The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971–1998".〔http://www.discogs.com/Rod-Stewart-The-Rod-Stewart-Sessions-1971-1998/release/1948882〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Supernaturals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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