associated_acts years_active article_title past_members background genre origin name
beggar 's banquet 1995 7 -- 1999 dream city film club
 michael patrick mccarthy j. sheehy andrew park laurence ash alex vald group_or_band rock north london , england dream city film club
dream city film club

dream city film club were a north london rock band founded in july 1995 .
their sound was difficult to categorize in that it encompassed tortured lovelorn balladry , avant-garde flourishes , tin pan alley , straightforward rock and gospel yearnings in both lyrics and subject matter .
ultimately , dream city film club failed to find enough of an audience to sustain them .
vocalist michael j. sheehy had been working as a solo singer/songwriter for several years when he met alex vald and laurence ash , who quickly began writing songs with sheehy .
upon the demise of another local group , `` breed '' , bassist andrew park joined .
the band 's name came from a news story sheehy had seen about an arsonist who had burned down a members-only porno theatre .
they played their first gig as dream city film club on july 31 , 1995 .
they released a single , `` crawl '' for the underground fanzine , `` the organ '' in early 1996 .
soon after , they were contacted by beggar 's banquet and recorded their eponymous debut album in late 1996 .
according to sheehy , the english press reaction to the first single , `` perfect piece of trash '' , was almost unanimous in its derision .
after parting with vald , dcfc continued on as a three piece , recording its second and final album , `` in the cold light of morning '' featuring a more expansive sound best realized on the epic `` god will punish the pervert preacher '' .
the group disbanded in 1999 .
michael j. sheehy has since recorded three solo albums for beggar 's banquet and two for glitterhouse , and has fronted `` saint silas intercession '' with his brother patrick .
