Ooberman

Ooberman was founded nearly a decade after the previous band, with the addition of Sophia Churney (keyboards and vocals) and Alan Kelly (drums).

[6] Blur guitarist Graham Coxon heard a demo by Ooberman which he enjoyed; it was released as their first single "Sugar Bum" on his Transcopic record label.

[7][6] This was followed by the "seven-track mini-album" Shorley Wall EP on Tugboat Records which peaked at #13 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and sold 10,000 copies.

[8][9][4] The band then secured up a major recording contract with Independiente,[6] on which they released the Top 40 hit "Blossoms Falling" in May 1999, which peaked at #39.

[12] In October 1999, the band released their critically acclaimed Stephen Street-produced debut album The Magic Treehouse on Independiente.

[16] Hey Petrunko was released on 3 March 2003 by Rotodisc,[citation needed] and peaked at #41 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

[14][22] The album London Town featuring Ooberman members Sophia Churney and Danny Popplewell as "The Magic Theatre" was released on 7 June 2010.

[23] The album's orchestral sound was achieved on a low budget by Popplewell writing library music, designed to be used as background for films and television, that fitted his songs,[20] and re-using the recordings with new vocals by him and Sophia Churney.