shows at London's Lexington in April 2015. With the line-up officially expanded to a quintet of Andrea Lewis Jarvis (vocals), Chris McDonagh (bass), Matt Gray (guitar), Paul 'Chaz' Watkins (guitar, keyboards), and Erik Stams (drums), The Darling Buds released the Evergreen EP on Oddbox Records on 28 April 2017. It was their first new material in 25 years. Chris McDonagh decided to leave the band in the summer of 2018. Dave Corten replaced him on bass, and the group issued a digital-only single, "New Year", on 15 December 2018. The band have continued to play live around the country and are currently working toward recording new material. Members Andrea Lewis Jarvis – vocals Matt Gray – guitar (1992–1993, 2010, 2013–present) Paul "Chaz" Watkins – guitar (1992–1993, 2010, 2013 to present) Erik Stams – drums (2010 to present) Dave Corten – bass guitar (2018–present) Former members Simon – bass guitar (1986) Geraint "Harley" Farr – guitar (1986–1993) Richard "Bloss" Gray – drums (1986–1990) Jimmy Hughes – drums (1990–1993) Jon Lee – drums (1992– two of the B-sides on "Sure Thing"; later of the band Feeder) Dennis McCarthy – drums (1993) Chris McDonagh – bass guitar (1986–2018) Discography Albums Pop Said... (1989) No. 23 (UK) [reissued 2006 with extra tracks] Crawdaddy (1990) Erotica (1992) Compilations Shame on You (The Native Years) (1990) Singles Flexi Disc "Spin" (1987 – So Naive fanzine – shared release with Bubblegum Splash!) References External links Biography from BBC Wales Biography and Discography People from Caerleon Welsh alternative rock groups British indie pop groups British indie rock groups Musical groups from Newport, Wales