That Petrol Emotion | |
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| Origin | Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Post-punk, Indie rock |
| Years active | 1984–1994; 2008–2010 |
| Labels | Polydor, Virgin, Koogat |
| Past members | Raymond Gorman Brendan Kelly Steve Mack John Marchini Ciaran McLaughlin Damian O'Neill John O'Neill |
That Petrol Emotion was a London-based rock band formed in 1984 by musicians from Northern Ireland with an American vocalist. They recorded five albums between 1986 and 1994, exploring an eclectic fusion of indie rock, post-punk, garage rock and dance-punk, which anticipated both the dance-pop era of the early 1990s and the post-punk revival of the early 2000s. They were described by Rolling Stone magazine as "The Clash crossed with Creedence", and by the New York Times as "a youthful Rolling Stones" crossed with a "revved-up Television".[1][2] Following a fourteen-year break, the band reunited in 2008 for various dates, tours and festival appearances before returning to hiatus in 2010.