Our biggest high this year
May 7th, 2008
Channel: The Hoosiers
Channel: The Hoosiers
10 quick and quirky facts about the Hoosiers
1. Their common TV favourites include Ren and Stimpy, Baywatch and The New Adventures of Superman
2. Satirist Chris Morris is a Hoosier hero
3. The video for their single Worried about Ray was inspired by the films of ace stop-frame animator Ray Harryhausen
4. They took their name from the state of Indianapolis in the US
5. They dub their music “odd pop”
6. The drummer from 1970s pop act Sailor set them on a journey of discovery
7. The bassist Martin Skarendahl is Swedish and once worked as a fireman
8. They sang the Little Drummer Boy with Ricky Gervais
9. They hail from the general area of Reading
10. They are produced by ex-Jamiroquai keyboardist Toby Smith
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