Johnny Boy
There are three artists with this name: 1. A British indie pop duo best known for the single "You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve" 2. An American punk band 3. An British rapper formerly called BangBang 4. ...show more
There are three artists with this name: 1. A British indie pop duo best known for the single "You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve" 2. An American punk band 3. An British rapper formerly called BangBang 4.
A French electronic/indie band 5. An American rapper 1. Johnny Boy are a London-based two-piece, comprising of Lolly Hayes and Davo. They rely heavily on loops to supplement guitars and, quite often, dreamy vocals which results in the sort of "Wall of Sound" effect that Phil Spector would be proud of.
They caught the attention of James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers, who produced the two tracks released as singles: Johnny Boy Theme and You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve. Both of these tracks received critical acclaim; You Are The Generation made it onto various Best Single of 2004 lists and even Johnny Marr's Best Album list. Despite this, Johnny Boy have not found success in their native UK. They parted company with Vertigo Records shortly before their eponymous album was due to be released after Vertigo's lack of promotion saw You Are The Generation chart at a disappointing Number 50 in the UK singles chart. ...show less



