The Hermit Crabs has been played on NTS in shows including Idle Hands w/ Zane Landreth, featured first on 26 August 2020. Songs played include Feel Good Factor.

The Hermit Crabs are: Melanie Whittle (guitar and vocals); John Ferguson (lead guitar); Chris Gillies (bass guitar) and Jo Bunyan (keyboards). They are from Glasgow, Scotland.

The Hermit Crabs were formed in 2003 when Mel's band California Snow Story were on hiatus. After various lineup changes, they released their debut EP, 'Feel Good Factor', on Matinée Recordings in January 2007, followed by an album in October 2007, 'Saw You Dancing', which included performances by members of Teenage Fanclub and Camera Obscura. The 'Correspondence Course' EP was released in 2008.

Releases:

matinée 063 Feel Good Factor CDEP

matcd046 Saw You Dancing CD

matcd045 Various Artists - The Matinée Hit Parade CD

SLR 74 various artists - Searching For The Now 1 (split 7" with Roy Moller on Slumberland)

matinée 071 Correspondence Course CDEP

website: www.thehermitcrabs.co.uk myspace: www.myspace.com/thehermitcrabsband facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thehermitcrabs