The Bluetones The Bluetones Origin Hounslow , London Country England Years active 1994 - Present Genres Indie Rock Alternative Rock Britpop Labels Fierce Panda Records , Superior Quality Recordings , Cooking Vinyl Members Mark Morriss Adam Devlin Scott Morriss Eds Chesters Past members Richard Payne The Bluetones is an English indie rock band , formed in Hounslow , Greater London , in 1994 . It comprises Mark Morriss on vocals , Adam Devlin on guitar , Scott Morriss on bass guitar , and Eds Chesters on drums . A fifth member , Richard Payne , came on board between 1998 and 2001 . The band 's biggest hit , `` Slight Return '' , was released in 1995 and re-released the following year . They achieved seven Top 20 UK chart placings in total and retain a loyal fanbase . After the release of two singles on Fierce Panda Records , they released Expecting to Fly on the Superior Quality Recordings label . The album ( one of only a few debut albums to enter the charts at number one ) featured the singles `` Bluetonic '' and `` Slight Return '' , with the latter being beaten to number one by one-hit-wonders Babylon Zoo 's `` Spaceman '' . Following the touring and promotional duties for Expecting to Fly , the band released a standalone single , `` Marblehead Johnson '' , as a bridge gap between albums . The second album , Return To The Last Chance Saloon , was released in 1998 and possessed a decidedly Mexican flavour . While failing to generate the commercial success of their debut , it did spawn hits in the form of `` Solomon Bites The Worm '' and `` If ... `` and remains a favourite amongst fans . Whilst many of their mid-'90s peers had disbanded by 2000 , The Bluetones released their third album , Science & Nature , which again reached the Top 10 and featured the hit singles `` Keep The Home Fires Burning '' and `` Autophilia '' . Due to a change in musical climate and lack of press ( most notably from the NME ) the album failed to generate the commercial success of the previous efforts . After releasing a best-of album in 2002 , the band followed up with Luxembourg , somewhat stylistically spikier and less jangly than previous efforts and highly influenced by the bands of the day , such as The Strokes . The album received little attention in the music press and failed to produce any hit singles . After signing a three-album deal with the Cooking Vinyl record label in late 2005 , a comprehensive boxset of all singles and B-sides , A Rough Outline , was issued in early 2006 by Universal . A new single , entitled `` My Neighbour 's House '' , was released in the United Kingdom on September 18 , 2006 . The single is taken from their self-titled album , which was released on October 9 , 2006 . Despite largely positive reviews for the album , it failed to chart in the Top 75 UK Albums Chart after its first week on sale . The album was also released in the United States , the first such occurrence since their debut . On October 1 , 2006 , it was announced that a planned nine-date tour of North America and Australia had been scrapped . No reason has yet been given . Discography Studio albums 1 . Expecting to Fly - 30 May 1996 - # 1 ( UK ) 2 . Return To The Last Chance Saloon - 9 March 1998 - # 10 ( UK ) 3 . Science & Nature - 12 April 2000 - # 7 ( UK ) 4 . Luxembourg - 12 May 2003 - # 49 ( UK ) 5 . The Bluetones - October 9 2006 - # 100 ( UK ) EPs 1 . A Bluetones Companion - 1996 2 . Mudslide - October 30 2000 3 . Serenity Now - November 14 2005 ( limited release ) Compilations 1 . Are You Blue ? - May 2000 ( limited edition promotional CD ) 2 . The Singles - 23 April 2002 - # 14 ( UK ) 3 . A Rough Outline : The Singles & B-Sides 95 - 03 - 7 March 2006 - # 156 ( UK ) Singles 1995 - `` Slight Return / The Fountainhead '' - limited edition 7 '' From A Bluetones Companion : 1995 - `` Are You Blue Or Are You Blind ? `` - # 31 UK From Expecting to Fly : 1996 - `` Bluetonic '' - # 19 UK 1996 - `` Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock '' - # 7 UK 1996 - `` Slight Return '' ( re-issue ) - # 2 UK Standalone single : 1996 - `` Marblehead Johnson '' - # 7 UK From Return To The Last Chance Saloon : 1998 - `` Solomon Bites The Worm '' - # 10 UK 1998 - `` If ... `` - # 13 UK 1998 - `` Sleazy Bed Track '' - # 35 UK 1998 - `` 4-Day Weekend '' - Did not chart ( Mail order-only release ) From Science & Nature : 2000 - `` Keep The Home Fires Burning '' - # 13 UK 2000 - `` Autophilia ( Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Car ) `` - # 18 UK 2000 - `` Mudslide '' ( EP ) - 5 track EP : ineligible for the chart From The Singles : 2002 - `` After Hours '' - # 26 UK From Luxembourg : 2003 - `` Fast Boy / Liquid Lips '' - # 25 UK 2003 - `` Never Going Nowhere '' - # 40 UK From The Bluetones : 2006 - `` My Neighbour 's House '' - # 68 UK 2006 - `` Head on a Spike '' - To be released on December 12 Trivia Members of the band have made cameo appearances in the British comedy shows Spaced , Little Britain and the Adam and Joe Show . The band was formerly named `` The Bottlegarden '' . References ^ http : //www.bluetones.info/ ^ http : //www.bluetones.org.uk/faq/band_history.html External links www.bluetones.info The Bluetones ' official website www.myspace.com/thebluetones The Bluetones ' official MySpace www.bluetones.org.uk A Bluetones fan page www.bluetonic.co.uk A fans website with downloads The Bluetones at All Music Guide The Bluetones Mark Morriss • Adam Devlin • Scott Morriss • Eds Chesters • Richard Payne Discography Studio albums : Expecting to Fly ( 1996 ) • Return To The Last Chance Saloon ( 1998 ) • Science & Nature ( 2000 ) • Luxembourg ( 2003 ) • The Bluetones ( 2006 ) EPs : A Bluetones Companion ( 1996 ) • Mudslide ( 2000 ) • Serenity Now ( 2005 ) Compilations : Are You Blue ? ( 2000 ) • The Singles ( 2002 ) • A Rough Outline : The Singles & B-sides 95 - 03 ( 2006 ) Categories : English musical groups | Britpop musical groups | Music from London | Peel Sessions artists In other languages : Suomi The Bluetones 1994 - Present Hounslow , London England Indie Rock Alternative Rock Britpop Fierce Panda Records , Superior Quality Recordings , Cooking Vinyl Mark Morriss Adam Devlin Scott Morriss Eds Chesters Richard Payne 11 : dd2vad3kt8w6 The Bluetones 