Feb 21, 2008 • 1 min read

Freebass announce frontman

Haven's Gary Briggs has been named as the main singer for Freebass, the project of Andy Rourke, Peter Hook and Mani.

Ah, Haven, remember them? No? Well, the frontman of the Cornwall-via-Manchester indie band has been announced as the singer for Freebass, that much previously reported new bass heavy project from The Smiths' Andy Rourke, New Order's Peter Hook and The Stone Roses/Primal Scream's Mani.

It wasn't clear if the band would have a permanent frontman after Ian Brown, Billy Corgan, Happy Mondays' Rowetta, Tim Burgess and Liam Gallagher were all said to be providing guest vocals on Freebass recordings. But Hookie has confirmed that Haven's Gary Briggs will be taking on the main singer role.

Speaking to BBC 6Music he said: "We have had trouble getting it together and I have had a lot of trouble finding a vocalist and we now have another one. This is about our 15th one".

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