Cornershop Readers Wives
Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single Brimful of Asha, originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. Subscribe to The Arkive Beggars Banquet Archive 21 of the Arkive s favourite videos The Readers wives single was released on the 10th January 1994 and taken from the album Hold On It Hurts The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhamptonborn Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and guitar), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums), and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura). The band name originated from a stereotype referring to British Asians often owning corner shops. Their music is a fusion of Indian music, indie rock, alternative, and electronic dance music.
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