The Deep Freeze Mice
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'''The Deep Freeze Mice''' were an [[England|English]] [[New Wave music|New Wave]] band that were active between [[1979]] and [[1989]]. They were based in [[Leicester]], and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins ([[guitar]]s and singing), Sherree Lawrence ([[organ (music)|organ]] and other [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]), and [[Mick Bunnage]] ([[bass guitar]]). The band had two different drummers over the years: Graham Summers and Pete Gregory.
The band released 10 albums during their existence on their own labels: from 1979 to 1983 on Mole Embalming Records, from 1983 to 1989 on [[Cordelia Records]]. Their music was odd, often consisting of [[absurd]] and [[surrealism|surreal]] lyrics delivered in Alan's [[deadpan]] voice accompanied by bouncy [[popular music|pop]]/[[progressive rock]] music. Favoured lyrical concerns included [[animal rights]], [[conformity]], and [[science fiction]].
Alan Jenkins was also a member of [[The Chrysanthemums (band)|The Chrysanthemums]] in the late 1980s, and joined up with members of [[Po!]] and [[The Ammonites]] in [[Jody & The Creams]] (later as "Alan Jenkins & The Creams") and [[Ruth's Refrigerator]]. He has played guitar with [[The Thurston Lava Tube]] since 2001.
==Discography==
*''My Geraniums are Bulletproof'' (1979)
*''Teenage Head in My Refrigerator'' (1981)
*''The Gates of Lunch'' (1982)
*''Saw a Ranch House Burning Last Night'' (1983)
*''I Love You Little Bo Bo with Your Delicate Golden Lions'' (double L.P.) (1984)
*''These Floors Are Smooth'' (7" single) (1985)
*''Hang on Constance, Let Me Hear the News'' (EP) (1985)
*''War, Famine, Death, Pestilence and Miss Timberlake'' (1986)
*''Rain Is When the Earth is Television'' (1987)
*''Neuron Music'' (12" EP) (1988)
*''Live in Switzerland'' (1989)
*''The Tender Yellow Ponies of Insomnia'' (1989)
==External links==
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