Fine Young Cannibals - Fine Young Cannibals

When Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger split from the rest of The English Beat to form General Public, Andy Cox and Dave Steele originally advertised on MTV for a new lead singer for The Beat. When that didn't pan out (although it did work for Wall of Voodoo), Cox and Steele hooked up with the unique and soulful singer Roland Gift and formed The Fine Young Cannibals. Though the trio first hit the mass U.S. consciousness with 1989's electronic dance-pop The Raw and the Cooked, their 1985 debut was a soul-jazz pop charmer that's more low key but every bit as entertaining. Read More