The Crimea (band)

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The Crimea
The Crimea at The 100 Club, London, UK. January 2006.
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Indie
Years active	2002–2013
Labels	Warner Records, Alcopop Records, Lazy Acre Records
Members	Davey MacManus Joe Udwin Andrew Stafford Owen Hopkin
Past members	Andrew Norton Julz Parker
Website	The Crimea website

The Crimea were a British indie band, formed in 2002 and based in Camden, London. The Guardian has described the Crimea's songs as "mini-epics" that reduce frontman Davey MacManus to "spasms of jerking anguish". The Crimea released three studio albums over 11 years, finally disbanding in 2013.