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 | Steve Mack John O'Neill Raymond Gorman Damian O'Neill Ciaran McLaughlin John Marchini Brendan Kelly |
That Petrol Emotion were a London-based Northern Ireland-originating band with an American vocalist, Steve Mack. It featured the O'Neill brothers from celebrated Derry pop-punk band The Undertones plus ex-members of fellow Derry bands Bam Bam and The Calling and The Corner Boys. They recorded five albums between 1986 and 1994, exploring an eclectic fusion of alternative rock, post-punk, garage rock and dance music (including sampling) which in part anticipated and overlapped with the dance-pop era of the 1990s.
Following a 14-year break, the band reunited in 2008 for various dates, tours and festival appearances before returning to hiatus in 2010. Four members of the band went on to form The Everlasting Yeah.