I only found out today they're splitting. Which is a grand shame. Fucking ten years! The First Big Weekend was one of the first 7"s I picked up as a confused little 14-yr-old, and still sounds great a whole decade later. Many times their particular brand of miserable comedy has comforted a cold winter night. If either of them bother to die, they'll rightly be called seminal legends.
Just thought some of you might like to know. And if you're not familiar with the band, where have you been for the last ten years? You utter prick.
http://www.chemikal.co.uk/tenyearsoftears/