The frontman of short lived London-based baggy band Flowered Up, Liam Maher, has died, according to the NME.
Formed in 1990, Flowered Up worked with both Heavenly and London Records, the latter releasing their one and only album, the former their highest charting single, the thirteen minute long 'Weekender'.
Notable perhaps as one of the few London bands to have a distinctly Manchester sound, the band released their album, 'A Life With Brian', in 1991. They enjoyed some critical acclaim around the time of the release.
The band split up in 1994 and while keyboardist Tim Dorney went off to form Republica, Maher dabbled with a solo career, signing to Alan McGee's Poptones label in 2001. However nothing was ever released.
The band attempted a reunion in 2007, but it failed to get off the ground because Dorney refused to participate.
Details of Maher's death are not yet known, though the NME says it expects more information to be released later today.