Troublegum: Iconic Therapy? album turns 30

Following on from the modest success of early albums Babyteeth, Pleasure Death, and Nurse, Troublegum was released in 1994.

“When we made the record, I remember thinking this is a huge step up, sonically, performance-wise [and] lyrically,” says Michael.

“Everything sat together really well. All the songs had their own identity but were all tied together and that’s something we maybe hadn’t had before.

“It just seemed to land at a time when people were looking for something that was a bit different.

“There were so many great things [that] aligned at the same time,” he reflected.

The album reached No.5 in the UK album charts as well as other countries across the globe and included hits including Nowhere, Screamager and Trigger Inside.

The band rejected the trappings of 1990s rock fame that could have followed and instead remember revelling in the visceral thrill of connecting with audiences through live performance.

“We’ve always been musicians, it’s what we do, it’s our craft,” said Andy.

“Sometimes people will say to me, you had Troublegum once and it was a big selling record, why are you still doing it?

“We’ve always considered ourselves musician’s first… as long as we feel we are musicians; we’ll still keep on doing it.”