Echo And The Bunnymen's dark, swirling fusion of gloomy post-punk and Doors-inspired psychedelia brought them a handful of British hits in the Eighties, and attracted them a cult following in the United States.
After several decades of coming and going, founder members Ian McCulloch (vocals) and Will Sergeant (guitar) reunited in 1997. The pair originally met in the late Seventies and, before adding a drummer (Pete de Freitas) and bass player (Les Pattinson), began recording demos with a drum machine which they dubbed Echo.
"Echo was just a word we liked," says Sergeant, unravelling the mystery behind their name. "Now, Bunnymen: There was an idea behind that, of these weird, spirit, bunny things that, like, existed only in folklore."
Talking of weird, twisted bunnies, the group's song The Killing Moon - their second Top Ten hit at the beginning of 1984 - was featured in the film Donnie Darko, a match made in heaven if ever there was one.
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