Amityville

Ex-Geneva singer Andrew Montgomery moved permanently back to UK in 2003 after Geneva disbanded, and formed this London-based band with guitarist Stuart Peck and drummer David Bevis, plus a number of contributors including Ben Ellis of Serafin and Catherine Wheel, who by this time had also returned to the UK. Amityville did well on the London gig circuit and generated some press and industry interest, and they released a limited edition EP, Pacific Radio Fire, which quickly sold out. But ultimately the band was too indie rock-centred for the mood of the British pop band scene at the time, which was based around highly melodic soft indie such as Coldplay and Keane, and the band failed to get signed. Amityville broke up in 2005.