Severed Limb formed in South London in 2008 as a punk skiffle trio, recording their first cassette in the cellar of drummer Charlie Michael’s pub. After building a local following, they supported Imelda May at Bush Hall and Koko, expanded their line-up, and recorded the DIY EP WOO EEE HA HA!. Released on vinyl only, the EP attracted the attention of Steve Lamacq, leading to a live session at BBC Maida Vale Studios. A second EP, The Shake Up, earned support from Lamacq, Mark Radcliffe, Gideon Coe, John Kennedy and Andrew Weatherall. In 2012, Severed Limb opened for Imelda May at a sold-out Royal Albert Hall and were later named by Hot Chip in their “dream festival lineup” alongside Kraftwerk and Aphex Twin. Their debut album, Kill You and Bill You the Price of the Bullet (2013), established their roots-and-punk sound. The band also featured prominently on the soundtrack to BBC Radio 4’s dramatisation of Allan Sillitoe’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Their second album, recorded at Marco Nelson’s all-analogue Studio 65 and released by Damaged Goods in 2015, received positive reviews and led to a live Radio X session with John Kennedy. After adopting a heavier garage-rock sound on 2018’s Good and Gone, the band disbanded later that year. Eight years later, Severed Limb returned with Skiffle in the Rain. Featuring Dan Gray (formerly of Skinny Lister), Samantha Jean Scuffham and Mike Brown, the band has returned to the acoustic spirit of its early years.
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The Severed Limb plays an energetic blend of punk skiffle, neo-rockabilly, and folk punk, known for releasing music through Damaged Goods Records. Follow The Severed Limb on Mood.
The current lineup of The Severed Limb features Dan Gray, Samantha Jean Scuffham, and Mike Brown.
The Severed Limb originated in South London in 2008.
