In 1985, Tim Gane co-founded McCarthy , an indie pop band known for their left-wing politics, in Barking, London . Gane met Lætitia Sadier, born in France, at a 1988 McCarthy concert in Paris, and the two quickly fell in love. Sadier was disillusioned with the rock scene in France, and soon moved to London to be with Gane and to pursue a music career; she appeared on McCarthy’s final album Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today in 1990. Following McCarthy’s split later that year, Gane and Sadier formed Stereolab with ex- Chills bassist Martin Kean, drummer Joe Dilworth of Th’ Faith Healers and Gina Morris on backing vocals. Stereolab’s name was taken from a division of Vanguard Records demonstrating hi-fi effects.
Co-founded McCarthy
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