Denim

Denim was the project of Lawrence — the singular, obsessive figure who had previously led Felt through a decade of underappreciated indie pop. After Felt dissolved in 1990, Lawrence formed Denim, a project that channelled his love of 1970s glam rock, British pop culture, and sheer eccentricity into something genuinely new. He was signed to Boy's Own Records and released 'Back in Denim' in 1992.

'Back in Denim' (1992) was a remarkable record — arch, witty, and full of songs that celebrated and satirised 1970s British culture in equal measure. 'Middle of the Road' and 'The Osmonds' were among the highlights. 'Denim on Ice' (1996) continued the project with equal ambition, though commercial success remained as elusive as it had been throughout Lawrence's career.

Denim dissolved in the late 1990s, and Lawrence subsequently formed Go-Kart Mozart. His body of work — across Felt, Denim, and Go-Kart Mozart — represents one of the most singular and consistently underappreciated careers in British indie music. Denim in particular has been reassessed as a genuinely original and prescient project, its celebration of 1970s kitsch anticipating much of what came later.