Biting Tongues were a post-punk band formed in Manchester, England in 1979, whose members went on to join Simply Red, Yargo, and 808 State.
[4] They then moved to Factory Records, with Hollings and Sherwood leaving (the latter joining Simply Red), and Basil Clarke (vocals), Tom Barnish (trombone), and Phil Kirby (drums) replacing them.
After three further twelve-inch singles, and the video album Wall of Surf, the band split up in 1989 after Massey had formed 808 State, which became the focus of his efforts.
[5] A final album, Recharge - Part 1, remained unreleased at the time apart from promotional copies, due to the collapse of the Cut Deep label, eventually being released in 2003 by LTM..
The band reunited in 2003 to perform at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London with a line-up of Massey, Hollings, Walmsley, Seddon and Sherwood, and reformed again in 2009 to play at the 'A Factory Night' event in Brussels .