Between Inspiral Carpets and Poets of the Fall, is Inspiral Carpets the English alternative rock band?
yes
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an English alternative rock band, formed in 1983 in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
 The band's most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley, drummer Craig Gill, guitarist Graham Lambert, bassist Martyn Walsh and keyboardist Clint Boon.
Poets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall (POTF) is a Finnish alternative rock band from Helsinki.
 The group consists of Marko Saaresto (lead vocals), Olli Tukiainen (lead guitar), Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen (keyboards, production), Jani Snellman (bass guitar), Jaska Mäkinen (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Jari Salminen (drums, percussion).
The Rainkings
The Rainkings are an English indie rock band, formed in 1989 by former members of Inspiral Carpets and The Bodines.
 Stephen Holt had been the original singer in Inspiral Carpets, performing on their first few releases, including the "Planecrash" and "Trainsurfing" EP's plus the "Dung 4" demo album.
 Holt left, along with Dave Swift in 1988, forming The Rainkings along with ex-Bodines drummer John Rowland, and bassist Carl Wolstenholme.
 The band released two singles on Playtime Records in 1989 and 1990. Joe (Inspiral Carpets song)
Joe is a single by British Alternative rock and psychedelic rock band Inspiral Carpets.
 It was released in 1989. The Singles (Inspiral Carpets album)
Inspiral Carpets The Singles Is a compilation of singles by English band Inspiral Carpets, released 18 September 1995 on Mute Records. Life (Inspiral Carpets album)
Life is the debut studio album by the British indie rock band Inspiral Carpets.
 It was released on 23 April 1990 on Cow Records, through Mute Records, during the period dubbed Madchester by the British media.
 The group released three singles from this album: "Move", "This Is How It Feels" and "She Comes In The Fall", with the latter two in different versions from those found on the album. Madchester
Madchester is a music and cultural scene that developed in the Manchester area of the United Kingdom in the late 1980s, in which artists merged alternative rock with acid house culture and other sources, including psychedelia and 1960s pop.
 The label was popularised by the British music press in the early 1990s, and included groups such as Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets, Northside, 808 State, James and The Charlatans, amongst others. The Clint Boon Experience
The Clint Boon Experience (stylised as The Clint Boon Experience!)
, also known as CBX, are an English alternative rock band formed by ex-Inspiral Carpets keyboard player Clint Boon after Inspiral Carpets disbanded in the mid 1990s. Soulfire (Tom Hingley album)
Soulfire came at a time when Tom Hingley (ex-frontman of Inspiral Carpets) was at an all-time low contemplating his career, the future and having doubts that he was good enough to make a stab at a solo career.
 Damon Gough (aka Badly Drawn Boy) persuaded Tom that you've just got to follow that gut instinct and go for what you believe in.
 After the release of the critically acclaimed solo acoustic 2000 album, Keep Britain Untidy, this return to a full band rock album allowed a base to build on and showed off the voice that had been hidden amongst the Inspiral's trademark organ sound. Dung 4
Dung 4 is a demo album by the British indie rock band Inspiral Carpets.
 It was first released in May 1989 on Inspiral Carpets' own Cow Records and only on cassette.
 The name refers to the catalogue number.