Gomez

Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport. Their first album, Bring It On, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998.

The genesis of Gomez was the meeting of four friends from Southpo

Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport. Their first album, Bring It On, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998.

The genesis of Gomez was the meeting of four friends from Southport. Guitarist and vocalist Ian Ball and drummer Olly Peacock had previously played together in a local heavy metal band called Severed. They joined with guitarist / vocalist / keyboardist Tom Gray and bassist Paul Blackburn. Ian Ball met vocalist / guitarist Ben Ottewell from Matlock Bath in Derbyshire at Sheffield University, where they were both studying.