Feeder were born from duo Grant Nicholas (singer/guitarist) and Jon Lee (drummer), who had a band called Reel. They advertised for a bassist in the music press and the result was the arrival of Taka Hirose from Tokyo. The bands name was then changed from Reel to Feeder, the name of Grant's pet goldfish, and the band signed to the Echo label in 1995.
They soon released their debut EP, "Two Colours", which was well received. Following this, they released a mini album entitled "Swim", which was also a success, enabling Feeder to develop a large following of fans in the UK.
Feeder's first full-length album, "Polythene", was released in 1997. This album received a great deal of accolades, and solidified Feeder's presence in the British rock scene. However the band had not yet cracked America - but that was all to change with the release of single "High" from the movie soundtrack of "Can't Hardly Wait". This song became quite popular in the US, and something of an anthem to British feeder fans, and so "Polythene" was repackaged and re-released with "High" replacing 'Waterfall' on the track listing.
The release was followed by a grand tour of the UK and America, and then it was back to the studio for work on their second album - "Yesterday Went Too Soon". Released in mid 1999, "Yesterday Went Too Soon" had a much more refined sound, and was very well received. It also made for four excellent singles - "Day In Day Out", "Insomnia", "Yesterday Went Too Soon" and "Paperfaces", of which "Insomnia" was the most successful, peaking at number twenty-two in the UK charts.
A year later, in January 2001, Feeder released "Buck Rogers", which gave them their highest ever position in the singles chart, entering at number five. Soon after, "Seven Days In The Sun" was released and it also performed well in the charts, peaking at fourteen. These singles brought Feeder very much into the public eye and paved the way to success for their third album - "Echo Park", which entered the UK album charts at number five, proving that Feeder are one of the biggest acts around on the British rock scene at the moment.