New Fast Automatic Daffodils

New Fast Automatic Daffodils — known as the Daffodils — formed in Manchester in 1988, Andy Spearpoint, Dolan Hewison, Justin Crawford, Perry Saunders, and Icarus Wilson-Wright developing a sound rooted in indie dance and post-punk that was immediately rhythmically inventive and groove-driven. Their music drew on funk, post-punk, and the Madchester scene while finding its own distinctive voice.

They were signed to Play It Again Sam and released two albums — 'Pigeonhole' (1990) and 'Body Exit Mind' (1992) — that earned strong reviews and a devoted following. Their live shows were particularly acclaimed, and they were widely regarded as one of the more interesting acts to emerge from the Manchester scene of the early 1990s.

New Fast Automatic Daffodils dissolved in 1993. They are remembered as one of the most underrated acts of the early-1990s Manchester scene — a band whose groove-driven, rhythmically inventive sound deserves wider recognition than it has received. Their two albums reward rediscovery.