The Wave Pictures

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  • Formed: Wymeswold, Leicestershire, Englan
  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

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The Wave Pictures are an English rock band consisting of David Tattersall (vocals and guitar), Franic Rozycki (bass guitar) and Jonny Helm (drums).

Background

The band has its origins in a group called Blind Summit, which David and Franic formed with Hugh Noble in Wymeswold, near Loughborough in Leicestershire, in 1998. The band changed its name to the Wave Pictures and Hugh was eventually permanently replaced by Jonny Helm. They recorded and self-released a string of albums before settling in London.

The Guardian has described their work as "charming, witty pop songs shot through with Jonathan Richman's gawky glee and Suede's doomed provincial romanticism... They owe a certain debt to The Smiths, and Tattersall has Morrissey's knack of marrying the ridiculous and the sublime".

The band is closely linked to artists Darren Hayman (formerly of Hefner), Herman Dune, Daniel Johnston, Jeffrey Lewis and the Mountain Goats, all of whom they have collaborated with live and on record.

Related appearances

Streets of Philadelphia (2003) (as André Herman Düne and David Tattersall)Madrid (2007) (as Darren Hayman and the Wave Pictures)Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee (2008) (as Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee)Dan of Green Gables (2008) (as Dan of Green Gables)Jonny "Huddersfield" Helm (2008) (as Jonny "Huddersfield" Helm)Happy For a While (2009) (as David Tattersall)Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures (2010) (as Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures)The Lobster Boat (2011) (as David Tattersall and Howard Hughes)How to Draw Sandwiches (2011) (as The Last Swimmers - Franic Rozycki & Dave Tattersall)Another One Just Like That (2011) (as Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures)