Elastica were a
Britpop band in the
1990s, formed by
Justine Frischmann[?] after leaving
Suede in
1991. Frischmann recruited
Justin Welch[?] (drums),
Annie Holland[?] (bass) and
Donna Matthews[?] (guitar). Their first single was
1993's "Stutter", which was a word-of-mouth hit. In spite of a period of relative quiet, Elastica's fame grew throughout
1994 as Frischmann's relationship with
Blur's
Damon Albarn made
tabloid headlines. In spite of a lawsuit from
Wire climbing that many of the band's melodies were taken from Wire compositions, Elastica's first LP,
Elastica[?], entered the charts at #1.
Elastica was able to garner better American sales than other Britpop bands, replacing Sinead O'Connor on Lollapalooza[?] in 1995. After personnel problems delayed it, the follow-up LP, The Menace[?], was released in 2000 to moderate sales. The band then released a final single and announced their break-up in September 2001.