bôa

bôa (official capitalisation) is an English alternative/ indie band formed in London in 1993 by drummer Ed Herten, keyboard player Paul Turrell, and guitarist/vocalist Steve Rodgers. The band progressed from a funk band to a rock band over the years, as bassist Alex Caird and multi-instrumentalist Ben Henderson joined the group, Steve's sister Jasmine was added as vocalist and Lee Sullivan took over on drums. Their track "Duvet" was the opening theme song to the anime television series Serial Experiments Lain. The band was originally signed by Polystar in Japan which released their first album "Race of a Thousand Camels" (1998). However, the band decided to change labels and signed with Pioneer LDC (now called Geneon) to release Twilight (2001). Following their success with Twilight, the band created their own independent label called Bôa Recordings. Get There was released on 1 February 2005. It took bôa in a new direction, with more structure in lyrics and melody, as well as a more mellow, yet harder-edged/ indie rock format. It also had more acoustic elements than the first album. Following a hiatus, they reformed in the early 20s, releasing new music and touring globally. bôa's current lineup consists of Jasmine Rodgers (vocals & guitar), Alex Caird (bass), and Lee Sullivan (drums & piano).