Deep Blue Something

Another potential entry for the one hit wonder category here, in the form of Deep Blue Something; back in 1995, ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ became one of the biggest radio hits not only of the years, but of the decade, and endures in popularity today, but the Texans never did quite manage to match its success again, despite the fact that Home, the album from which it was lifted, sold enough copies to go gold. Instead, label troubles led to the delay of their second album, Byzantium, which received a limited release in select countries in 1998, but ultimately wouldn’t hit the domestic market until 2001, under a different name. The upheaval forced the dissolution of the band shortly afterwards; at the time of their split, they remained a popular live act in their home country - running through sets that leant heavily on their then-unreleased self-titled album - but, frankly, their sound has dated badly since, meaning they likely bowed out at the right time. Singer Todd Pipes continues to record solo albums, whilst drummer John Kirtland now runs an independent record label - Kirtland Reccords - out of Dallas, Texas. More esoterically, former member Clay Bergus now manages a seafood restaurant in the same city - I wonder how many diners there know that the manager was behind one of the biggest hits of the nineties?