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{{Short description|UK musical group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist | 
| name = New Fast Automatic Daffodils
| Caption =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Manchester]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[Madchester]]}}
| years_active = 1988–1995
| label = [[Playtime Records|Playtime]], [[PIAS Recordings|Play It Again Sam]], [[Strange Fruit Records|Strange Fruit]], [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Andy Spearpoint (vocals)<br />Dolan Hewison (guitar)<br>Justin Crawford (bass)<br>Perry Saunders (drums)<br>Icarus Wilson-Wright (percussion)
| past_members =
| website =
}}

'''New Fast Automatic Daffodils''' (later shortened to '''New FADS''') were an [[alternative rock]] group from [[Manchester]], England, active between 1988 and 1995.

==History==
Formed in 1988 by Dolan Hewison (guitar), Justin Crawford (bass), Perry Saunders (drums) in [[Hulme]] whilst students at [[Manchester Polytechnic]], the line-up was complete when Andy Spearpoint, who at the time was at drama school in Manchester,<ref name="Dawn">Dawn, Rendee (1991) "Going Down a Storm", ''Lime Lizard'', October 1991, p. 38-40</ref> joined on vocals. The name comes from a poem by [[Adrian Henri]] that mixed an advertisement for the Dutch [[DAF Trucks|DAF]] car with the [[Wordsworth]] poem<ref name="Dawn" /> "[[I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud]]". Often associated with the [[Madchester]] scene of the late 1980s, but never really part of that scene,<ref name="Robb">Robb, John (1991) ''Yellow Peril'', SIREN, Issue 5, pp.57-58, Pegasus Publishing Ltd</ref> taking more inspiration from post punk labels such as [[Postcard Records]], the band's debut single, "Lions" was released in 1989 on Playtime Records (then home to [[Inspiral Carpets]]), followed the same year by the ''Music Is Shit'' EP. In 1990, after the success of their breakthrough single "Big" they signed to [[PIAS Recordings|Play It Again Sam]] Records, September of that year seeing the release of "Fishes Eyes", and debut album ''Pigeonhole'' appearing in November, which reached the UK top 50.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, {{ISBN|0-86241-913-1}}</ref>

They developed a brilliant live reputation{{fact|date=June 2024}} touring the UK, Europe and the US having secured deals with [[Mute Records|Mute]] / [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] in the States. Further singles followed in 1991 working with legendary [[Factory Records|Factory]] producer [[Martin Hannett]] on a rerecorded version of "Get Better". and in 1992 they de-camped to Belgium to work with the equally famous [[Craig Leon]] on their second album ''[[Body Exit Mind]]'', a more experimental record that was mostly recorded in live takes trying to capture the elusive live performances the band were famed for.{{fact|date=June 2024}} Released in October 1992 and reaching No. 57 in the UK it spawned two NME singles of the week with 'Its Not What You Know" and "Stockholm" which became a top 10 college radio hit in the US. 1994 saw the band shorten their name to New FADS, with 2 EPs released that year, before a final album, ''Love It All'' in 1995. The band split up in 1995.

The band recorded three sessions for [[John Peel]]'s radio show,<ref name="KIP">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/n/newfastautomatic/|title=BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - New Fast Automatic Daffodils|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> the first two of which were compiled onto an album, ''The Peel Sessions'' in 1991. Their song "Big" also reached No. 14 in the [[Festive Fifty]] in 1990<ref name="KIP" /> and featured on the influential 1990 compilation album [[Happy Daze (Madchester album)|Happy Daze]]. Their lone charting success in the [[United States]] was the single "Stockholm", which reached No. 30 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Modern Rock charts in 1993.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p13787|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], [[AllMusic]]</ref>

Singer Andy Spearpoint also flirted with acting, having a small part in ''[[Coronation Street]]''.<ref name="Robb" />

==Post band activities==
Andy Spearpoint<ref name="Andy Spearpoint">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/altogether/world_music/carabali.shtml|title=BBC - Leeds - all_2gether_now - Carabali|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> now lives in Ireland and is embarking on an MA in music. Dolan Hewison<ref name="Dolan Hewison">{{Cite web |url=http://www.beyondengagement.org.uk/index.php?q=biographies_dh |title=Dolan Hewison | Beyond Engagement |access-date=9 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710013735/http://www.beyondengagement.org.uk/index.php?q=biographies_dh |archive-date=10 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is Managing Director of the ad agency Ear to the Ground and has recently released an album under the name [https://www.auturn.com/ Au-Turn.] Icarus Wilson-Wright<ref name="Icarus Wilson-Wright">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/backstage/feature.php/12676/gig-rigging |title=The Stage / Features / Backstage / Gig rigging |access-date=9 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611232728/http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/backstage/feature.php/12676/gig-rigging |archive-date=11 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as working with [[Basement Jaxx]] as a percussionist is also a Video Artist working with [[Massive Attack]] and also exhibiting in the [[Tate Modern#The Turbine Hall|Turbine Hall]] at the [[Tate Modern]]. Justin Crawford<ref name="Justin Crawford">{{Cite web |url=http://www.outlar.com/artist.php?id=280 |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209132101/http://www.outlar.com/artist.php?id=280 |archive-date=9 December 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is one part of DJ duo Unabombers and the infamous [https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/unseen-footage-legendary-manchester-nightclub-12297766 Electric Chair] night as well as a prolific career as an artist recording solo under the name Only Child.

==Discography==
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===Singles===
*"Lions" (1989, Playtime) 12" tracks:
# Lions
# Fate Don't Fail Me Now
# Your Dreams My Nightmares
*"Music Is Shit" EP (1989, Playtime) 12" tracks:
# Beam Me Up
# A Man Without Qualities
# Music Is Shit parts 1-3
CD version (AMUSE 6CD) contained an extra track Lions, taken from the first 12”
*"Big" (1990 Amuse 7CD, Playtime) [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 109
cd tracks:
# Big 6:13
# Big (Baka) 6:30
# Big (Instrumental) 6:32
*"Fishes Eyes" (1990 BIAS162 CD, Play It Again Sam) [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 77
cd tracks:
# Fishes Eyes 6:46
# Fishes Eyes (Underwater) 5:19
# White 3:51
*"Get Better" (1991 BIAS193 CD, Play It Again Sam) [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 85
cd tracks:
# Get Better 4:30
# Pigeonhole (Edit) 4:52
# I Found Myself in Another Room 3:52
# Get Better (Version 1) 4:29
*"All Over My Face" (1991 BIAS199 CD, Play It Again Sam) [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 96
cd tracks:
# All Over My Face 3:53
# All Over My Face (Split Decision) 5:20
# All Over My Face (Off the Road) 4:56
# Why The Hard Man Fail 4:42
*"Big" (1991, Playtime, Play It Again Sam & Mute) cd tracks:
# Big (Edit) 4:12
# Big (Baka) 6:30
# Get Better 4:30
# Get Better (Extended) 6:30
# White 3:50
*"It's Not What You Know" (1992, Play It Again Sam) [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 82
cd tracks:
# It's Not What You Know 4:07
# Head On 3:28
# Beatlemania 4:50
# Beautiful 4:40
*"Stockholm" (1992, Play It Again Sam) [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 89
cd tracks:
# Stockholm 5:10
# Stockholm (Edit) 4:12
# Cannes 4:25
10" tracks:
# Stockholm (Demo Version)
# It's Not What You Know (Demo Version)
# Hexagon Spring
*"Bong" (1993, Play It Again Sam) cd tracks:
# Bong 4:06
# It's Not What You Know 4:08
# Head On 3:28
# Beautiful 4:40
# Cannes 4:25
*"Life Is An Accident 1" (1994 BIAS249 CD1, Play It Again Sam) (as New FADS) cd tracks:
# Life Is An Accident 3:02
# Every Once In A While (Fuzzy Logic) 6:04
# Aches And Pains 3:50
*"Life Is An Accident 2" (1994 BIAS249 CD2, Play It Again Sam) (as New FADS) cd tracks:
# Life Is An Accident 3:02
# PSV (VPL) 7:55
# Mad Pop 3:03
*"These Foolish Things" (1994, Play It Again Sam) (as New FADS) 10" tracks:
# These Foolish Things 4:31
# Every Once In A While 4:15

===Albums===
*''[[Pigeonhole (album)|Pigeonhole]]'' (1990, Play It Again Sam) [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 49 cd tracks:
# Get Better 3:52
# Fishes Eyes 7:04
# Working for Him 4:17
# Part 4 4:13
# Big 6:08
# You Were Lying When You Said You Loved Me 4:17
# Amplifier 3:57
# Reprise 3:47
# Partial 6:26
# Penguins 3:51
# I Found Myself In Another Room 3:51
# Pigeonhole 6:06

Some vinyl copies of Pigeonhole had a free 7" with a cover of the Velvet Underground's 'I'm Set Free'

*''The Peel Sessions'' (1991, [[Strange Fruit Records]]) cd tracks:
# Purple Haze 1:46
# Man Without Qualities II 3:19
# Jaggerbog 3:42
# Big 5:32
# Get Better 3:25
# Part 4 4:29
# Man Without Qualities One 4:44

*''[[Body Exit Mind]]'' (1992, Play It Again Sam) UK No. 57 cd tracks:
# Bong 4:05
# It's Not What You Know 4:07
# Stockholm 5:12
# I Take You To Sleep 3:52
# Bruises 6:58
# How Much Longer Must We Tolerate Mass Culture? 1:19
# Kyphos 4:44
# Teenage Combo 0:25
# Beatlemania 4:50
# What Kind Of Hell Is This? 0:39
# American Money 4:28
# Missing Parts Of Famous People 1:05
# Patchwork Lives 5:08
# Music 8:08
# Exit Body, Exit Mind 1:02

*''Love It All'' (1995, Play It Again Sam) (as New FADS) cd tracks:
# These Foolish Things 4:31
# Life Is An Accident 3:02
# Left Right 3:59
# Every Once In a While 4:15
# Why Waste Your Love 3:35
# Monday It Is 4:15
# Saxophone 3:35
# What I Feel 3:52
# PSV 4:15
# Kill My Instincts 3:34
# Souvenir 1:54

===Other appearances===
* ''Wake Up and Make Love Before 8.30 in the Morning'' - Limited edition numbered VHS cassette (Visionary Communications Ltd). Eight songs recorded live and filmed using three cameras at the Palace in Bradford in 1989.
* ''Big In Manchester (Special Meagre Mix)'' - Promotional 12" single limited to 500 copies. Strange Fruit (SF45) 1990.
* ''Volume Two'' - Various Artists (Contains unique mix of "All Over My Face" (Scam Mix))
* “home” - various artists (Contains Jaggerbog) sheer joy records 1990
* ''[[Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground]]'' (1994, [[Imaginary Records]] – ILLCD 047P, includes "I'm Set Free" by New F.A.D.S.
* ''This Is Fascism'' (1996, M.C. Projects – PROCD 14. A 2CD collection of remixes of the New Fast Automatic Daffodils cover of the song "This Is Fascism" by Consolidated)
* ''Kitchen Demos'' - Band released cassette (2023). Limited to 500 copies (#DAF 3). Recreation of eight original demos recorded at The Kitchen, Hulme, Manchester in 1988.

<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 391}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/New+Fast+Automatic+Daffodils discogs.com discography]
*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p13787|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Guide profile]
*[http://www.myspace.com/newfads Myspace.com site]

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[[Category:Madchester groups]]
[[Category:English alternative rock groups]]
[[Category:Mute Records artists]]
[[Category:Alternative rock groups from Manchester]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1988]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1995]]

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