Senseless Things

Senseless Things was an English indie rock band, formed in 1986 in London. around the partnership of Mark Keds (Vocals), Morgan Nicholls (Bass). Ben Harding (Guitar, Vocals) and Cass Browne (Drummer).
The band released four albums and achieved two UK Top 20 hit singles before splitting up in 1995.
Senseless Things reformed in 2017 to play several gigs including Shepherd's Bush Empire, as well as to record and release new material.
In 2021, singer Mark Keds died at the age of 50.
== Links to Peel ==
In an interview with Louder Than War in 2017, guitar player Ben Harding described his biggest break was getting a Peel session with the band:
"The big break was the Peel session (Senseless Things’ first of three Peel Sessions was recorded in March 1988, produced by the late great Dale Griffin). That was when we thought, ‘Oh my God, this is actually for real’, you know? Everyone listened to the John Peel show, so all of a sudden you’re a known quantity. It got a lot easier to get gigs, there were more people at the gigs, and it just kinda snowballed from there. We pulled all those songs together, we worked with a fantastic producer, and it was just like, ‘yeah, here we go, this is it!’" 
In another interview with Gigwise also in 2017, drummer Cass Browne also said mentioned that the Peel session was his proudest achievement with the group:
"The moment we got invited to do our very first John Peel session has to be up there. I always thought that was the point where we became a real band. We were on the radar after that. Even today it has to rank as one of the biggest thrills if not greatest achievements of my life. Just to see our name on the cover of the old John Peel sessions vinyls. It felt like we’d become legit as a band." 
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*1989 Festive Fifty: Too Much Kissing #42
== Sessions ==
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Three sessions. All officially released on Peel Sessions CD, 1994 (Strange Fruit, SFRCD127).
1. Recorded: 1988-03-27. Broadcast: 27 April 1988. Repeated: 18 May 1988
*Passions Out Of Town / I've Lost My Train / When You Let Me Down / The Only One
2. Recorded: 1990-02-27. Broadcast: 21 March 1990. Repeated: 14 May 1990
*Tangled Lines / Leo/Is It Too Late / Tell Me What Is On Your Mind / Someone's Talking 'Bout You
3. Recorded: 1993-10-28. Broadcast: 20 November 1993. Repeated: 10 December 1994
*Touch Me On The Heath / Jerk / Role Models / Christian Kille
== Other Shows Played ==
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*23 March 1988: All Over You (v/a 7" - Sniffin' Rock #6) Sniffin' Rock #6 SR003A7
*05 April 1988: All Over You (v/a 7" - Sniffin' Rock #6) Sniffin' Rock #6 SR003A7
*06 April 1988: All Over You (v/a 7" - Sniffin' Rock #6) Sniffin' Rock #6 SR003A7
*12 December 1988: I Want To Go Back (12" - Up And Coming E.P.) Red Recording
;1989
*29 March 1989: Girlfriend (7") Way Cool
*19 April 1989: Girlfriend (7" - Girlfriend / Standing In The Rain) Way Cool
*21 September 1989: Busload To Bingo (v/a LP - Underground Rockers Volume 2) Link
*thumb|330x330px10 October 1989: Too Much Kissing (7" - Too Much Kissing / Trevor) Way Cool
*24 October 1989 (Radio Bremen): Too Much Kissing (7" - Too Much Kissing / Trevor) Way Cool
*26 October 1989: Too Much Kissing (7" - Too Much Kissing / Trevor) Way Cool
*28 October 1989 (BFBS): 'Too Much Kissing (7")' (Way Cool)
*01 November 1989: Too Much Kissing (7") Way Cool
*11 November 1989 (BFBS): 'Too Much Kissing (7")' (Way Cool)
*27 November 1989: Sneaking Kisses (white label album - Postcard CV) Way Cool
*11 December 1989: Sneaking Kisses (album - Postcard C.V.) Way Cool
*20 December 1989: 'Too Much Kissing (LP-Postcard C.V.)' (Way Cool) FF #42
;1990
*thumb|330x330px06 March 1990: Andi In A Karmann (12") What Goes On
*13 March 1990: Break It Away (v/a 7" EP - Pssst E.P.) Hoss 45
*13 March 1990: Andi In A Karmann (12") What Goes On
*31 March 1990 (BFBS): 'Andi In A Karmann (12")' (What Goes On)
*07 April 1990 (BFBS): 'Break It Away (Compilation 7"-Pssst E.P.) (Hoss 45 Recordings)
*21 April 1990 (BFBS): 'Break It Away (Compilation 7"-Pssst E.P.) (Hoss 45 Recordings)
*12 October 1990 (BFBS): Can't Do Anything
;1992
*05 December 1992: 'Homophobic Asshole (7")' (Epic)
;1993
*10 April 1993: Keepsake (v/a album - Volume Six) Volume
;1994
*18 February 1994: The Only One (CD - Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
*25 February 1994: ‘Body Bag (Various Artists CD - Progression Rape Crisis Compilation)’ (Progression Records)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists