associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
pop mechanix , the swingers , midnight oil 1982 -- 1984 mushroom records coconut rough
 andrew whare stuart pearce paul hewitt bones hillman snoid mark bell dennis `` choc '' te group_or_band pop , new wave new zealand coconut rough
coconut rough

coconut rough were a short-lived new zealand pop/new wave band formed in 1982 .
despite their 1983 first single , `` sierra leone '' , hitting the top five , and the band being named `` most promising group of the year '' at that year 's rianz awards they split up in 1984 .
