mid 2001, including a support slot at a pair of Stereophonics stadium shows in July. 2001–2002: Breakup and The Crimea In late 2001, V2 Records dropped 23 of their 60 acts, including The Crocketts, leaving the band without a label. Hopkin filled in for Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable on the band's tour of Japan in January 2002, after Cable returned home to Wales due to "family reasons", and in March the group lost Carter, who decided to leave. The remaining three members later recorded an EP under the name Klutzville, before Harris also left in May and the band officially broke up. At the time of their breakup, The Crocketts had been recording material for a planned third album, but the departure of Harris was described as a "tragic and unforeseen blow" which signalled the end of the band. Shortly after the breakup of The Crocketts, MacManus and Hopkin returned with a new band, The Crimea, and recorded their first album quickly. In a letter sent to the press, the band proclaimed that "The beast with two backs is back ... If The Crocketts were four cavemen banging stones together, this is the sound of four Tchaikovskys banging Kylie Minogue". The group were signed to Warner Bros. Records, and released three studio albums before disbanding in 2013. Band members Davey "Crockett" MacManus – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Daniel "Dan Boone" Harris – lead guitar, backing vocals Richard "Rich Turpin/Wurzel" Carter – bass, backing vocals Owen "Cash" Hopkin – drums Discography Studio albums Extended plays Singles References External links Unofficial website Welsh rock music groups Musical groups from Aberystwyth Musical groups established in 1996 Welsh indie rock groups 1996 establishments in Wales