For this weeks artist of the week I put forward – The Stranglers
 
A difficult thing to pick out one of your favourite bands/artist but I will go with the Stranglers as they were one of my first favourites and the songs all have good memories attached to them.
 
Formed in 1974 and originally called The Guildford Stranglers, the founding members came from drastically varied backgrounds and were Jet Black (drums), JJ Burnel (bass/vocals), Hans Warmling (Keyboard/Guitar) and Hugh Cornwell (Guitar/Vocals). The Guildford Stranglers were soon to be renamed The Stranglers and Hans Warmling was replaced by Dave Greenfield which became the bands best known line-up.
 
Leading man Hugh Cornwell left the band in 1990, however the remaining members continued the band and have recruited various musicians over the years to fill the void left by Cornwell. Cornwell will unlikely ever re-join The Stranglers and it is a sad thing not to see one of your favourite bands as they were best known.
 
A distinctive sound, often misinterpreted and never ones to shy away from controversy, The Stranglers are a hugely underrated British band and this week’s Artist of the Week.