Stretch Princess

Stretch Princess (sometimes referred to as simply Stretch) was a British alternative rock band that formed in London, England in 1996. The band consisted of Jo Lloyd (vocals, bass, and piano), James Wright (guitar), and Dave Magee (drums). They released two albums: Stretch Princess (1998) and Fun with Humans (2002). ^[1]

Stretch Princess
Origin	London, England
Genres	Alternative rock, pop rock
Years active	1996–2006
Labels	Wind Up Records
Past members	Jo Lloyd James Wright Dave Magee

History

Vocalist and bassist Jo Lloyd used to perform casually alongside other musicians until she met drummer Dave Magee. The two would eventually place an advertisement in an english music pamphlet, which called the attention of guitarrist James Wright from Australia, who had been in the country for a few weeks at that point. Stretch Princess was properly formed in 1996, after Wright auditioned to join Lloyd and Magee.

The band had trouble fitting in with the British music scene of the time, which was dominated by the britpop genre. This motivated them to move to the United States, where they would stay for the remainder of their years of activity.^[1]

"Freakshow", featured in the album Fun with Humans (2002), reached #30 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart in 2002.^[2]

Songs in popular media

The song "Universe", from their self-titled debut, was featured in the first episode of the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and their song "Time and Time Again" was featured in the first episode of the second season of Smallville. "Sugar" was featured in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's 1999 film Passport to Paris, as well as She's All That (1999) during the beach volleyball scene.

"Sorry" was released as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut, and a year prior to the album's release, was also featured on a British compilation album titled Discovered '97. In 1999, "Sorry" peaked at #27 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart,^[2] and was featured in the 1999 film Teaching Mrs. Tingle during the final graduation scene and the closing credits. The song is included as the opening track on the film's official soundtrack album, released by Capitol Records.^[3] It was also featured in the 17th episode of the first season of The West Wing during a scene at a diner between Charlie and Zoey. "Oooh!" was the title song of the German TV show Mein Leben & Ich, broadcast from 2001 to 2009. "Sorry" and "Oooh!" were also featured in the Courteney Cox and David Arquette film The Shrink Is In (2001).

Discography

• 1998: Stretch Princess
• 2002: Fun with Humans