Last updated: 30 January 2009
For a year or two, Murry The Hump were one of the hottest tickets in Welsh indie music.
In 2000 they moved to Cardiff, parted company with Curig, and former Topper member Siôn Glyn strapped on the MTH bass. The band signed to Too Pure, and a split single with Hefner, The House That Used To Be A Ship, was released.
We exist because we really like playing music together. When you're unsigned, you think get a deal, and everything will be OK - but if you four people don't really enjoy making music together, it doesn't really make any difference.
Matth Evans
By this time Murry's fans included John Peel and Steve Lamacq, who fell in love with the band's instant-classic songs and Matt's inimitable humour.
Support slots with acts including Stereophonics, The Crocketts and Big Leaves.
The album Songs Of Ignorance came out in May 2001. Featuring several Murry favourites re-recorded, and a handful of new tunes, it did the band's burgeoning reputation no harm, but it was generally felt that the best was still to come.
Sadly it wasn't to be. In September 2001 Murry The Hump called it a day, partly because success was slow in finding them, but also because of the frustration at having such a stupid name. It's hard to blame them really. However, they came back the following year as The Keys, minus their drummer and the old songs.
