The Karelia were a short-lived Scottish rock and roll band formed in 1996 by vocalist Alex Kapranos, before he founded the group Franz Ferdinand.
The Karelia formed in 1996 from the original rock/jazz band The Blisters, with Huntley, Alan Wylie, Glen Thomson and Thom Falls (later replaced by the Greek drummer Tassos Bobos).
Produced by Bid of The Monochrome Set,[1] it was an off the wall mix of rock and jazz trumpet with unusual lyrics.
Their album sold only a few hundred copies, and the band split in 1998 after contributing to an EP for the Guided Missile label.
Upon the success of Franz Ferdinand, fans began to exchange originals of Divorce at High Noon for £50-£100.