Channel: The Arkive

Category: Music

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Description: Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. Subscribe to The Arkive ➤ bit.ly/2ELeyze Beggars Banquet Archive ➤ bit.ly/2VBHdvZ 21 of the Arkive's favourite videos ➤ bit.ly/2TcPYAf The 'Readers wives' single was released on the 10th January 1994 and taken from the album "Hold On It Hurts" The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and guitar), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums), and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura). The band name originated from a stereotype referring to British Asians often owning corner shops. Their music is a fusion of Indian music, indie rock, alternative, and electronic dance music. "