Do Me Bad Things

History

Do Me Bad Things began on 14 February 2003 when Alex Lewis, Tom Shotton and Adam Mallett decided to form a rock trio for fun, initially without aspirations of fame. The material required three vocalists in places, and another vocalist for other songs, leading to the addition of Nicolai Prowse, who had previously been in bands with Shotton and Rich Aldhurst, as did Lewis. Chantal Brown joined after working with Shotton in a bookshop. After rehearsing and playing local gigs, a performance at the Archway pub was seen by Must Destroy Records, who signed the band to Atlantic Records. Summer 2004 was spent supporting other acts and performing at the Reading and Leeds festival and Download Festival. In November and December 2004 the band toured UK arenas supporting The Darkness on their Permission to Land tour. Their debut album Yes! was issued in 2005, and the third single "What's Hideous" entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart after an appearance on CD:UK. Near the end of 2005, backing vocalists Kimberley Whalley and Clare Macdonald-Haig left for undisclosed reasons. The band officially split on 11 January 2006. Chantal Brown later became lead vocalist for Chrome Hoof and Vodun. In February 2015 the band's Facebook page became active, announcing rehearsals and posting a reunion picture, leading to speculation about a reunion.