The Crocketts were a British-Irish indie rock band from Aberystwyth. Formed in 1996, the band featured Irish vocalist Davey MacManus, English guitarist Daniel Harris, English bassist Richard Carter and Welsh drummer Owen Hopkin. The Crocketts were signed to Blue Dog Records and released two studio albums: We May Be Skinny & Wirey in 1998 and The Great Brain Robbery in 2000. After the band split up in 2002, MacManus and Hopkin went on to form the Crimea. History 1996–1999: Formation and debut album The Crocketts formed in late 1996 while band members Davey MacManus, Daniel Harris, Richard Carter and Owen Hopkin were attending Aberystwyth University. An early lineup of the band known as the Crocketts 20th Century Vikings, featuring second vocalist Hannah Fowler and Graham Salisbury in place of Hopkin, released an EP in 1996 entitled Frog on a Stick. Shortly after forming the band, each member also created a nickname by which to be credited: MacManus used "Davey Crockett" (the inspiration for the band's moniker), Harris used "Dan Boone", Carter used "Rich Turpin/Wurzel" and Hopkin used "Owen Cash". After finishing university, the group signed with Blue Dog Records (a sub-label of V2 Records) and released their debut EP Hello & Good Morning in September 1997. The song "Stunner" from the EP received airplay on the animated TV series Daria, while "Will You Still Care" was named by Kerrang! as their "Song of the Week" during 1997. The rest of the year was spent touring and recording. On 9 March 1998, the band released the first single from their upcoming debut album, "Loved Ya Once", which registered on the UK Singles Chart at number 181. This was followed on 11 May by "Flower Girl", which peaked at number 185 on the chart. The band toured England through April and May, before releasing their debut full-length album We May Be Skinny & Wirey on 14 September 1998. The album, produced by David M. Allen, was generally well received by critics; a review in music magazine NME praised the album for its "hard and curdle folk melodies with Davey [MacManus]'s splendidly Americanised primal howl and an intriguing array of influences". "Explain" was released as the final single from We May Be Skinny & Wirey on 26 October, although it failed to register on the UK Singles Chart. 1999–2001: The Great Brain Robbery Returning to the studio in 1999, the Crocketts released their