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Formed in London in the mid-90s by singer Jamie Hince, Scarfo's quirky take on alt.rock attracted the attention of almost-legendary indie label Fierce Panda in 1995 for a debut single 'Lifeline', but the band permanently signed to Elastica's home, Deceptive shortly afterwards. The making of their 1997 debut 'Luxury Plane Crash' was not without its problems - Hince got an attack of cold feet while recording with producer Nigel Godrich, who promptly buggered off to work on Radiohead's 'OK Computer'. As you do. Hince also got run over by a car during the sessions, meaning by the time he'd recovered enough to promote the record, any momentum had been lost and the band split soon after. Hince has since returned to form The Kills with Alison Mosshart to much critical acclaim.