current_members years_active label article_title background genre origin name
will -rrb- dave allsopp -lrb- bass -rrb- matt carey -lrb- drums copley -rrb- -lrb- vocals/guitar -rrb- clive powell -lrb- guitar/vocals 1987 - ? polygram fretblanket
 group_or_band power pop stourbridge , uk fretblanket
fretblanket

fretblanket are a power pop band from stourbridge , england .
fretblanket have had more success in the united states than in their native britain , which the band put down to the attitude of the british music press .
the band has been described as `` one of the first british groups to reflect the worldwide influence of nirvana 's `` nevermind '' '' , although ride , the wedding present , and swervedriver have also been identified as influences .
the band signed to polygram in 1993 and released their first album , `` junkfuel '' , a year later .
fretblanket had a fairly successful hit in 1997 with the song `` into the ocean '' .
the video for that song had a short life in regular rotation on mtv the same year , and at the time was the highest-rated video ever on mtv 's `` 12 angry viewers '' .
the same year saw the release of a second album , `` home truths from abroad '' .
