In a world of scowling, shoegazing indie kids mumbling snivelling heartbreak
into the microphone, Les Savy Fav - led by front man Tim Harrington - hit like a
hurricane. Pot-bellied, balding and sporting a big, bushy, ginger beard,
Harrington's flamboyant, energetic stage performances came with a fondness for
stripping off, diving into the crowd and writhing around like a beached whale
undergoing an exorcism. Making their name as a full-throttle, DIY, garage rock
band, they ploughed a fiercely independent path, becoming cult favourites yet
never really making the mainstream breakt...