DAVID MCALMONT
Genres: Pop, Art Song, Folk, Vocal Jazz, RnB • United Kingdom

Undoubtedly one of the most flamboyant frontmen of the '90s, David McAlmont also gained a reputation as one of Britain's most underrated vocalists. Born in Croydon in 1967, McAlmont moved to Guyana with his mother and sister at the age of 13, and after becoming a born-again Christian, began singing at his Pentecostal church. After completing his A-levels in history and literature, in 1987 he returned to Croydon, where he met Saul Freeman through an advertisement in Melody Maker. The pair formed Thieves, but split before they released their debut album, and after supporting Morrissey on tour, McAlmont released the album under his own name. In 1994 he teamed up with ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler to form McAlmont & Butler. Despite a critically acclaimed debut album, The Sound of...McAlmont & Butler, and a Top Ten single, the anthemic "Yes," it was a short-lived project. The pair only performed in public read more...