Space were an indie rock band from Liverpool, UK, who came to prominence in the mid- 1990s with hit singles such as "Female of the Species", "Neighbourhood" and "Avenging Angels". The basis of their sound has inspirations from late 1960s-early 1970s rock groups mixed with black humoured lyrics and peculiar vocal/music samples (see musical style).
Until their break-up in 2005, the line-up of Space had been comprised of: Tommy Scott - vocals, guitar (1993-2005) Franny Griffiths - keyboards and various electronic instruments, vocals (1995-2005) Dave "Yorkie" Palmer - bass, keyboards, vocals (1996-2005) Leon Caffrey - drums, vocals (1998-2005)
Previous members of Space: Jamie Murphy - lead guitar, vocals (1993-2002) Andy Parle - drums (1993-1998)
Scott (then bass player), Murphy and Parle formed Space in 1993 and aimed for a Who-influenced sound. After Griffiths - an old friend of Scott - joined them on keyboards a year later, they secured a record deal with Gut Records who released their first single proper "Neighbourhood"' in 1996. The subsequent release of their next single, "Female of the Species", provided much popular acclaim. This song was also the theme song to the UK television series Cold Feet.
Their debut album Spiders, was released in September 1996 and enjoyed moderate success and went platinum in the U.K.. "Female of the Species" also gained moderate airplay on college radio and MTV in America as well. The line-up increased with the addition of bassist/multi-instrumentalist Yorkie - who started working with the band years before their success with Spiders - in late 1996, so that Scott can concentrate more on vocals and guitar.
A tour of the U.S. followed in mid-1997 which was less successful than many had hoped. The death of Yorkie's mother Gladys Palmer, a local Liverpool singer, devastated the band, and Parle left the group straight after the band completed work on their second album. However, Caffrey was quickly chosen to take over from Parle.
