revealed that EMI "had made us play the game a little bit, we didn’t want to. They were saying, “Just write us one song like Coldplay and you can do whatever you want after that. Just give us something to go with”, but we couldn’t do it". Post break-up Singer Lee Gorton has not performed or released new material since the band split, except for a guest vocal on a track "Buying a Lie" that appeared as a bonus track on the Unkle album War Stories. He initially focused on DJing and organising gigs for other artists in Stoke Newington, London, and then Manchester under the "Down at The Redbricks" moniker Plans for a “psychedelic supergroup” in which Gorton hoped to get singers from bands Alfie had previously toured with including The Flaming Lips, The Zutons and Snow Patrol to record vocals over songs written by unsigned acts he'd come across were seemingly abandoned. The project was to be released under the name "Red Thread" He has since gone on to co-run the Jackalope parlour bar in Chorlton, Manchester and currently works as Sales Director for First Chop Brewing Arm in Salford. After the band split up, guitarist Ian Smith and bassist Sam Morris played in The Beep Seals who were active between 2006 and 2009. Smith co-fronted the band with Jack Cooper, who went on to form Mazes and Ultimate Painting. Morris now works as a music instructor at One Education Music. Drummer Sean Kelly has gone on to work as a live sound engineer, working as Head of Sound for Trof who operate venues across Manchester including the Deaf Institute, Albert Hall and Gorilla. Cellist Matt McGeever has continued performing, and recorded with Last Harbour and singer-songwriter Russell Kostulin who works under the Mammoeth moniker. Band members Lee Gorton (vocals) Ian Smith (guitar) Matt McGeever (guitar, cello) Sam Morris (bass, keyboards, french horn) Sean Kelly (drums) Discography Studio albums EPs "Alfie" (EP) (2000) "Bookends" (EP) (2000) "Montevideo" (EP) (2000) Singles References External links English indie rock groups Musical groups from Manchester Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2005