Idiot Savant, popularly (or unpopularly) misconstrued as a bunch of miserable sods, are a 5 piece band from Middlesbrough: the chip-on-shoulder capital of England (even more so now - damn you Location Location Location!).
Formed just after the turn of the millennium by (ex) flatmates Oli Heffernan and Daniel Cochran as an ego project, the band also comprises former Junior Elvis drummer and folk singing monkey hanger Ben Muriel (A.K.A.Folk Daddy A.K.A. F-Diddy), faux nice guy Dean Langstaff and cheekboned new boy Robbie Major.
Sometime in 2005 the band started to do some work, gigging extensively with such up and comers as Leaves, Aidan Smith and Electric Eel Shock, and receiving their first national airplay thanks to Radio One's Welsh love god Huw Stephens. They als osigned to Dont Tell Clare in an attempt to negate their massive gambling debts.
In 2006 the Idiots recorded a new EP (entitled Standards andout now), played lots more gigs, and grew or maintained beards (with varying degrees of success).
2007 saw the clean shaven (for the most part) Idiots recording a new single - 'Emillione', getting nice reviews from the likes of the NME and the ever-present Rob Nicholls as well as airplay on 6Music and Huw Stephens Radio One show. They've also played gigs with The Archie Bronson Outfit, The Young Republic & Echo & The Bunnymen.
In 2008 our erstwhile heroes continue to tour, record, write and do al lthe other mundane things that constitute being 'in a band' - with added flute.
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