InMe
(sometimes shown as Inme or INME) are an English alternative rock band from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996. To date they have released three albums.
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History
The group originally formed as "Drowned" in 1996. The members of the band at that time were
Dave McPherson on guitar and vocals, Joe Morgan on bass and backing vocals and Simon Taylor on drums. They played several local venues, getting their first interviews and airplay on Brentwood-based station
Phoenix FM. They signed with
MFN in 2001 and changed their name to "InMe" to avoid confusion with the
American Christian rock group of the same name.
During 2004, however, the record company MFN collapsed and InMe were left without a label. They signed with
V2 Records and created their own "Pandora's Box Records".
As of the 19 July 2006 Joe Morgan ceased to play bass for InMe. He has been replaced by Dave's brother Greg McPherson. Joe has chosen to leave the band on good terms and to pursue a different career.
In 2007 InMe agreed a deal with
Graphite Records for the release of their
Daydream Anonymous
album.
In summer/autumn 2008, second guitarist Ben Konstantinovic joined the band.
Their fourth album
Herald Moth
is due for release in 2009.
Music style
Their musical style of simple riffs combined with angst-ridden lyrical material has led many to dub them as 'nu-metal', although since they emerged onto the screens of Kerrang! TV shortly after the popularity of this genre had waned and the term had ceased to be applied so widely, the most accurate label for InMe's music would probably be post-grunge.
In the early days of
Overgrown Eden
, InMe were labelled by many as 'nu-metal', but upon the release of
White Butterfly
, it became clear that the band had matured. Early performances of tracks off
Daydream Anonymous
have suggested to many that InMe may be heading back slightly towards the music heard in
Overgrown Eden
. It could be argued that InMe's music style on
Daydream Anonymous
is more progressive and technical. Their new album is said to go even further
down this direction and contain a very technical and progressive sound and will also incorporate mathcore influences.
Overgrown Eden
InMe's first single, "UnderDose", was released in 2002 and entered the UK charts at #66. This was followed by the single 'Firefly' which narrowly missed out on an Official UK Top 40 position, entering at 43. The band released one more single before the album; 'Crushed like fruit' which reached #25 in the UK charts. Their debut album was delayed several times until its eventual release on 30 January 2003 titled
Overgrown Eden
. The record entered the UK album charts at #15. This was followed by the single 'Neptune'.
On June 5 2006 Overgrown Eden was re-released in its original format. This was due to the band finally getting the rights for the album from MFN.
White Butterfly
Their second album,
White Butterfly
, was released 20 June 2005. It was released in two forms in the UK, a standard edition with thirteen tracks, and a limited edition with two bonus tracks 'Every whisper aches' and 'Angels with Snipers'. The first single from White Butterfly was technically "Faster The Chase" back in 2004 when the band were still with MFN. Before the release of the album, there was a leak where several tracks, due to be released for the first time on the album, escaped and were downloaded by many InMe fans. This incident is often used to explain why White Butterfly did not reach as high as Overgrown Eden in the UK chart. After, download-only single, "Otherside", was released at a cost of £0.99 (GBP) per download. The first in-store single to be released on the new label, however, was "7 Weeks" which reached #36 in the UK singles chart. The second single from the album
So You Know
reached #33. The release of White Butterfly was sandwiched between a tour of the UK. White Butterfly was produced by
Josh Abraham, known for his work with other big name bands such as
Korn.
The band released a double a-side download single "White Butterfly/Safe In A Room" on 19 December 2005 with a 5 track live EP. It can be purchased from the HMV download store, which turned up at #36 in the National download chart.
The album White Butterfly was written dedicated to James Austin, a friend of the group who met Joe during secondary school. James passed away six weeks before his 19th birthday in July 2002 after an accident on holiday with friends celebrating the end of A-Level exams. James is the reason behind the name white butterfly. When he was a child, he had once stroked a white butterfly's wing, he had always remind people that he was 'special' as it is obviously, for an encounter such as this, very rare indeed. It has been said that on several occasions after his passing when his family or friends thought or spoke of him, a white butterfly flew past, making them feel he was close.
In late 2007, members of the official InMe forum voted "Faster The Chase" as the best song that the band had ever recorded.
Caught: White Butterfly
A live album, titled
Caught: White Butterfly
was recorded at the
London Astoria on 17 December 2005 at the end of a massive UK tour. It was released on the
14 August 2006. InMe have always played a mixture of both the new and the old material, playing tracks from
Overgrown Eden,
White Butterfly and some of their B-sides live.
The album was a prelude to an eagerly awaited live DVD of the bands performance at the London Astoria at the same date, named "White Butterfly Caught Live", which was released on 9 October 2006. On release, the demand was very high and prices rose quickly on both www.amazon.co.uk and www.play.com
Joe Morgan's departure
This note was posted by Dave and Simon of InMe on the band's message board along with their
MySpace account, reading:
"This is an official announcement to let you know that Joe will no longer be playing bass with InMe. He is going to pursue a different career and we wish him all the best. We have had 10 amazing years doing what we love together and we have no regrets. Good luck mate.
Si and I however will be continuing InMe and will be joined by
Greg McPherson on bass duties. We will be playing all announced dates and we hope to hit you with some new music soon. Sir Joe Morgan, we salute you. Dave and Si. X"
In various interviews, InMe have confirmed that Joe Morgan went to university. One interview was conducted with 'Planet-Loud', whereby Dave discusses the line-up change, stating: "Joe wanted to go to uni before he misses the opportunity which we fully support. It's been on the cards for sometime and although it's sad to see him go Greg is the absolute bollocks".
Daydream Anonymous
In September 2007, InMe released their third album
Daydream Anonymous
. It charted in the UK at number 71, making it the lowest charting InMe album yet. It had a more technical style.
Herald Moth
and future
On 5 October 2007 Dave McPherson announced on his personal MySpace that in the next few months he will be working on a new album for InMe. From his blog:
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Dave has started playing a new InMe song acoustically on his solo shows together with his solo lead-guitarist Ben Konstantinovic who is also rumored to become the 4th member of InMe as Dave replied this on the InMe forum:
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On 18 September, Dave revealed through his solo myspace that the fourth album will be titled
Herald Moth
. He also released a video blog on youtube where talking about the fourth opus.
On 19 September, Dave revealed that
Herald Moth
will be recorded at Chapel Studios where
Overgrown Eden
was recorded with the producer Ewan Davies who produced InMe songs such as "Gelosea", "Inside", "The End", "Your Pain", "Angels with Snipers", "Every Whisper Aches" and more.
On 24 November the band revealed that their upcoming UK tour with Pendulum had been cancelled due to money problems but would however try and make the Brixton Academy dates possible. The band also revealed that they would be entering the studio to put the finishing touches to upcoming album
Herald Moth
on 5 January 2009 meaning that the album could be out as early as spring 2009
On 1 December 2008 a selection of clips from the demos recorded for
Herald Moth
were uploaded to InMe's Myspace.
On 5 January 2009 InMe started recording
Herald Moth
with producer Ewan Davies at Chapel Studios in Lincoln. The band made a series of video diaries ("InMedia") of their studio antics.
In February 2009 it was confirmed that InMe finished recording
Herald Moth
.
A short UK tour was announced to commence in late April, leaving many to believe that this is when the album will be released.
On 6 April, InMe uploaded a new track from
Herald Moth
called "Nova Armada" to their MySpace.
It is also rumoured that the album will be released in August.
On 7 April, Greg posted the final track list for the album on InMe's forums;
# "You Won't Hear From Me Again"
# "Belief Revival"
# "Nova Armada"
# "All Terrain Vehicle"
# "Captain Killjoy"
# "The Art of Moderation"
# "Single of the Weak"
# "Ferocity in Desire"
# "Happy to Disappoint You"
# "I will Honour You"
# "A Mouthful of Loose Teeth"
# "Master Storm"
He also stated that the band will be uploading one song a month until the album's release (probably in late August) with a single to be released beforehand.
The first of these tracks to be released on Myspace was "Nova Armada" followed by "The Art of Moderation".
On June 1, the band uploaded the track "Belief Revival" (taken from
Herald Moth
) to their MySpace page.
Before official announcement fans speculated about which song from
Herald Moth
will be released as the first single, with many fans believing it to be the track entitled "Single of the Weak".
On 4th June 2009, speculation was then ended with a circular message sent to memebers of the InMe mailing list from InMe management. The email stated that the single will indeed be "Single of the Weak" and announced the release date to be 10th August 2009. This was then changed on the 15th July when band member Greg McPherson announced the release date had moved to 17th August 2009 with a post on the official forums. Fans are still eagerly awaiting its release.
On 29 June 2009, the band's MySpace page showed the album artwork for
Herald Moth
, as well as a release date of 31 August.
Discography
Albums
- Overgrown Eden
- 2003 UK #15
- White Butterfly
- 2005 UK #56
- Daydream Anonymous
- 2007 UK #71
- Herald Moth
- 2009 [Released 14/09/09]
Live albums
- Caught: White Butterfly
- 2006 UK Rock #24
- InMe iTunes Live: London Festival 2008 - EP
Singles
| Year
| Song
| UK Singles Chart
| UK Download Chart
| UK Rock Singles
| Album
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| 2002
| "Underdose"
| 66
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| 22
| Overgrown Eden
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| 2002
| "Firefly"
| 43
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| 9
| Overgrown Eden
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| 2003
| "Crushed Like Fruit"
| 25
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| 3
| Overgrown Eden
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| 2003
| "Neptune"
| 46
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| 9
| Overgrown Eden
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| 2004
| "Faster the Chase"
| 31
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| 8
| White Butterfly
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| 2004
| "Otherside"
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| 29
| -
| White Butterfly
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| 2005
| "7 Weeks"
| 36
| 36
| 10
| White Butterfly
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| 2005
| "So You Know"
| 33
| 32
| 17
| White Butterfly
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| 2005
| "Safe in a Room/White Butterfly"
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| 36
| 38
| White Butterfly
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| 2007
| "I Won't Let Go"
| 77 [1]
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| 2
| Daydream Anonymous
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| 2009
| "Single Of The Weak"
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| -
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| Herald Moth
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Videos
Influences for new album
References
- Chart log UK 2007 [1]