Career
The band was formed in 1993 by Monteiro, Hunter and Chylinski. Shortly before the release of their first single "Alive" in 1994, Hunter was replaced by Daron Robinson. Soon after this, the band signed a major record deal with Go! Discs. A number of singles earned them 'Single Of The Week' awards, as Drugstore's rise continued. The band came to prominence at the following year's Phoenix Festival, at which Monteiro took the stage in the national football strip of Brazil, followed by performances both at the Reading and Glastonbury festivals. Tours with Radiohead, Tindersticks, Jeff Buckley and The Jesus and Mary Chain followed.
Following the sale of Go! Discs to PolyGram, the band released its second album, White Magic for Lovers, on Roadrunner Records. The third album, Songs for the Jet Set, was released by GlobalWarming Records in 2001, and was followed by a compilation of extra tracks in 2002, Drugstore Collector Number One (compilation of b-sides and out-takes).
Drugstore played at a protest in London, which called for the extradition of the Chilean General Augusto Pinochet. Their song "El President", a duet with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, is dedicated to former Chilean president Salvador Allende, who was ousted in a 1973 coup d'état in which Pinochet played a key role.
Drugstore's music has been featured on four film soundtracks. "Superglider", from the album Drugstore, is used on All Over Me and House of America, both released in 1997. "Fader", also from Drugstore, is featured on the credits of the 2000 film Cherry Falls. "Old Shoes", originally written and performed by Tom Waits from the album Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits, is used in the 2004 film East of Sunset. The band's music was also featured throughout the BBC series This Life, whose music producer was Ricky Gervais.
In 2002 the band began a seven-year hiatus. They returned with a gig at Dingwalls, London, in September 2009.
Early in 2010, Monteiro announced a revamped line-up, which was unveiled at a sold-out gig, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, on May 5, 2010.
In the summer of 2010 the band performed at Glastonbury Festival, for the charity 'Attitude is Everything', and at the Secret Garden Party Festival in Huntingdon.
In October 2010 Drugstore signed a record deal with London-based indie label Rocket Girl, which has previously released works by Robin Guthrie, Television Personalities, A Place to Bury Strangers and others.
The band spent three weeks in January 2011 at a studio in Platts Eyot, recording material for a new album, Anatomy, which was released that summer.
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